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

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  • headlong/ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/adverbC1Rushing forward without stopping to think.
  • headstrongadjectiveC1Determined to have your own way whatever the advice.
  • heady/ˈhɛdi/adjectiveC1Strong enough to go straight to your head.
  • health visitornounC1The nurse who checks on new babies at home.
  • hear/ˈhɪə/verbA13 meaningsTo notice a sound through your ears, without trying to.
  • hearsay/ˈhɪəseɪ/
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Information heard from others and not checked.
  • hearth/ˈhɑːθ/nounC1The stone floor of a fireplace.
  • heartland/ˈhɑːtlənd/nounC1The central region of a country, and its core support.
  • heath/hiːθ/nounC1Open uncultivated land with low shrubs.
  • heathen/ˈhiːðən/nounC1Somebody who follows none of the main religions.
  • heave/ˈhiːv/verbB25 meaningsTo lift, pull or throw something heavy with great effort.
  • heavy-dutyadjectiveC1Designed to withstand hard use or heavy loads.
  • hedge/ˈhɛd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsA living wall of bushes dividing fields.
  • hedonistic/ˈhɛdənɪstɪk/adjectiveC1Devoted to pleasure above everything else.
  • heed/ˈhiːd/verbC1To pay careful attention to a warning.
  • heedless/ˈhiːdləs/adjectiveC1Taking no notice of danger or advice.
  • heel/hiːl/nounB25 meaningsThe rounded back part of the human foot, below the ankle.
  • heft/hɛft/verbC12 meaningsTo lift something to judge how heavy it is.
  • heifer/ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/nounC1A young cow that has not yet had a calf.
  • heighten/ˈhaɪ̯.tən/verbC1To make a feeling or an effect stronger.
  • heimlich manoeuvrenounC1Sharp pressure under the ribs to clear a blocked throat.
  • heinous/ˈheɪnəs/adjectiveC1Wicked in the extreme.
  • heir apparentnounC1The person certain to inherit a title.
  • helix/ˈhiːlɪks/nounC12 meaningsA spiral that climbs as it turns.
  • hell-bent/ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/adjectiveC1Absolutely determined, whatever the cost.
  • hellhole/ˈhɛlˌhoʊl/nounC1A thoroughly wretched and unpleasant place.
  • helm/hɛlm/nounC12 meaningsThe wheel or tiller used to steer a boat.
  • helter-skelter/ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚ/nounC1A tall tower with a spiral slide around it.
  • hem/hɛm/nounB2+2 meaningsThe folded and stitched bottom edge of a garment.
  • hemline/ˈhɛmˌlaɪn/nounC1The line where the bottom edge of a skirt falls.
  • hemlock/ˈhɛmˌlɒk/nounC12 meaningsA poisonous plant of the parsley family.
  • hence/ˈhɛns/adverbB22 meaningsFrom this reason.
  • heraldry/ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/nounC1The system of coats of arms and their designs.
  • herbicide/ˈhɜːbɪsaɪd/nounC1A chemical sprayed to kill unwanted plants.
  • here goes nothingphraseC1Said just before trying something that may well fail.
  • hereafter/hɪɹˈæftɚ/adverbC12 meaningsFrom this point onward.
  • hereditary/həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPassed down from parent to child.
  • herein/hɪɹˈɪn/adverbC1In this document or place.
  • heresy/ˈhɛɹəsi/nounC12 meaningsA belief judged to contradict the accepted teaching.
  • heretic/ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/nounC1Somebody whose beliefs go against the accepted teaching.
  • heretical/həˈɹɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC1Going against what the faithful are supposed to believe.
  • heritage/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe buildings, traditions and culture passed down from earlier generations and thought worth keeping.
  • heroic/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsShowing very great courage.
  • herringbone/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/nounC1A pattern of short slanting lines in alternating directions.
  • heyday/ˈheɪdeɪ/nounC1The period of greatest success or vigour.
  • hiatus/haɪˈeɪtəs/nounC1A gap or break in the middle of something.
  • hibernate/ˈhaɪbə(r)ˌneɪt/verbC1To sleep through the whole winter.
  • hibernation/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1The deep winter-long sleep of some animals.
  • hick/hɪk/nounC1An unsophisticated country dweller.
  • hide/haɪd/verbA14 meaningsTo put something where it cannot be seen or found.
  • hierarchical/ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/adjectiveC1Arranged in ranks from highest to lowest.
  • hierarchy/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/nounB23 meaningsA system in which people or things are ranked one above another.
  • hieroglyph/ˈhaɪ.ɹəˌɡlɪf/nounC1One of the picture signs of ancient Egyptian writing.
  • high-handedadjectiveC1Using authority without regard for others.
  • high-profileadjectiveC1Attracting a great deal of public attention.
  • highbrowadjectiveC12 meaningsAppealing to cultivated or intellectual tastes.
  • highway/ˈhaɪweɪ/nounB12 meaningsA wide fast road between cities.
  • hike/haɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo walk a long way over rough country.
  • hilt/hɪlt/nounC1The handle of a sword or a dagger.
  • hip/hɪp/nounB13 meaningsThe joint and bone at each side of the body below the waist.