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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • habitable/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/adjectiveC1Fit for people to live in.
  • habitat/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/nounB22 meaningsThe kind of natural place where a particular animal or plant normally lives.
  • hackles/ˈhækəlz/nounC1The hairs on an animal's neck that rise in anger.
  • haggard/ˈhæɡ.əd/adjectiveC1Looking exhausted and worn out.
  • haggle/ˈhæɡəl/verbC1To argue the price down.
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Frozen rain falling as small hard balls of ice.
  • hairy/ˈhɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in a lot of hair.
  • half-lightnounC1The dim light between day and night.
  • hallmark/ˈhɔːlmɑːk/nounC13 meaningsAn official mark stamped on gold, silver or platinum to certify its purity and where it was assayed.
  • hallowed/ˈhæləʊd/adjectiveC1Made holy, and treated with deep respect.
  • halter/ˈhɔltɚ/nounC1A rope or strap put over an animal's head to lead it.
  • haltingadjectiveC1Stopping and starting, and lacking fluency.
  • hammer pricenounC1The sum a lot finally sold for.
  • hamstring/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo destroy somebody's ability to act.
  • handicap/ˈhændikæp/nounB24 meaningsAn advantage given to a weaker competitor, or a disadvantage given to a stronger one, so that a contest is even.
  • handler/ˈhænd.lə/nounC12 meaningsThe officer who runs and instructs an agent.
  • handling/ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe way something is dealt with.
  • handmaidennounC1A female personal servant.
  • handshake/ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/nounB13 meaningsA grip and shake of right hands, used in greeting or to seal an agreement.
  • handwrittenadjectiveC1Written by hand rather than typed or printed.
  • hanger-onnounC1Somebody who stays close to the important for gain.
  • haphazard/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/adjectiveC1Lacking any plan, order or system.
  • happen/ˈhæpən/verbA14 meaningsTo take place; to occur.
  • harass/həˈɹæs/verbC12 meaningsTo trouble someone repeatedly with unwanted attention, demands or threats.
  • harassment/həˈɹæsmənt/nounC1Repeated unwanted behaviour that makes life or work unbearable.
  • harbor/ˈhɑːbə/nounB12 meaningsProtected water where ships rest.
  • harbournounB22 meaningsA sheltered place where boats are safe.
  • hard-coreadjectiveC12 meaningsUtterly committed and unwavering.
  • hard-headedadjectiveC1Practical and refusing to be swayed by feeling.
  • hard-wearingadjectiveC1Standing up to heavy use without wearing through.
  • hard-won/hɑːd ˈwʌn/adjectiveC1Gained only after great effort.
  • hardly/ˈhɑːdli/adverbB13 meaningsAlmost not at all.
  • hardware/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/nounB23 meaningsThe physical parts of a computer or other machine.
  • harlot/ˈhɑːlət/nounC1A prostitute, in old and insulting use.
  • harmony/ˈhɑːmə.ni/nounC13 meaningsA state in which people or things exist together peacefully and agree with each other.
  • harp/hɑːp/nounB1+3 meaningsA large stringed instrument with a triangular frame, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
  • harpsichord/ˈhɑː(ɹ)p.sɪ.kɔː(ɹ)d/nounC1An early keyboard whose strings are plucked, not struck.
  • harpy/ˈhɑɹpi/nounC1A monster of legend, or an insulting word for a woman.
  • harrowing/ˈhæɹəʊ.ɪŋ/adjectiveC1Deeply distressing to go through or to hear.
  • harry/ˈhæɹi/verbC1To keep attacking or pestering somebody.
  • hash/ˈhæʃ/nounC12 meaningsA short fingerprint calculated from data.
  • hasten/ˈheɪ.sn̩/verbC12 meaningsTo cause something to happen sooner.
  • hatchway/ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/nounC1An opening in a deck or a floor.
  • haul/hɔːl/verbB23 meaningsTo pull or drag something heavy with effort.
  • haul inphraseC1To pull a net or a line aboard.
  • haulage/hɔːləd͡ʒ/nounC1The business of carrying goods by road.
  • haunch/hɔːn(t)ʃ/nounC1The upper leg and hip of an animal.
  • haunt/hɔːnt/verbB23 meaningsTo appear repeatedly in a place, as a ghost is said to.
  • have a gophraseB22 meaningsTo make an attempt at something.
  • have your wits about youphraseC1To stay alert and ready to react.
  • hawk/ˈhɔːk/nounB12 meaningsA sharp-eyed bird of prey that hunts by day.
  • hawker/ˈhɔːkə/nounC1A trader who sells goods by calling them out.
  • hawthorn/ˈhɔː.θɔːn/nounC1A thorny shrub with white blossom and red berries.
  • hayloftnounC1The upper storey of a barn where dried grass is kept.
  • hazard/ˈhæzəd/nounC1Something with the power to cause harm.
  • haze/heɪz/nounB22 meaningsThin dust or moisture that blurs the air.
  • headfirstadverbC12 meaningsWith the head leading the way.
  • headhunt/ˈhɛdˌhʌnt/verbC1To approach someone in another company and tempt them away.
  • headless/ˈhɛdləs/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving no head.
  • headline/ˈhɛd.laɪn/nounB1+4 meaningsThe title printed in large type at the top of a news story.