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

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188 words · showing 121–180

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  • hip flasknounC1A small flat bottle carried in a pocket.
  • hit the hayphraseC1To go to bed.
  • hit the nail on the headphraseC1To describe a situation exactly right.
  • hit the sackphraseC1To go to bed.
  • hit uponphraseC1To think of an idea suddenly.
  • hither/ˈhɪðə/adverbC1To this place, in old use.
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hobble/ˈhɒbəl/verbB2+2 meanings
To walk awkwardly and painfully.
  • hoist/hɔɪst/verbC13 meaningsTo raise something heavy, especially with ropes or a machine.
  • hold swayphraseC1To have controlling influence over something.
  • holding patternnounC1Circling in the air while waiting to land.
  • holler/ˈhɒlə/verbB23 meaningsTo shout loudly, especially to somebody far away.
  • hollow/ˈhɒləʊ/adjectiveB26 meaningsHaving an empty space inside.
  • holy grailnounC1The legendary cup, and any object endlessly sought.
  • homage/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsPublic respect and honour shown to someone or something.
  • hombre/ˈɒmbɹeɪ/nounC1A man, in informal borrowed Spanish.
  • homeboy/ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/nounC1A male friend from your own neighbourhood.
  • homely/ˈhəʊmli/adjectiveC12 meaningsSimple and comfortable, in British use.
  • homogeneous/ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/adjectiveC1All of the same kind throughout.
  • honeycomb/ˈhʌnikəʊm/nounB1+2 meaningsThe wax grid of six-sided cells bees store honey in.
  • honeymoon periodnounC1The first happy weeks of a marriage or an arrangement.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
  • honorific/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/nounC1A title or word used to show respect.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • hood/hʊd/nounB14 meaningsA soft covering for the head, attached to the back of a coat or jacket.
  • hoodwink/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/verbC1To deceive somebody by a trick.
  • hook/hʊk/nounA22 meaningsA curved piece of metal that things hang from.
  • hoot/huːt/verbB22 meaningsTo make the low call of an owl.
  • hop/hɒp/verbB15 meaningsTo jump a short distance, especially on one leg.
  • hopeful/ˈhəʊpfl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsFeeling that good things may come.
  • hopper/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A funnel-shaped container that feeds material out below.
  • horizon/həˈɹaɪ.zən/nounC1The far line where the sky seems to meet the land or sea.
  • horizontal/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsFlat and level, parallel to the horizon.
  • horn/hɔːn/nounB14 meaningsOne of the hard pointed growths on the head of a bull, goat, ram or rhino.
  • horticulture/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/nounC1The science of growing garden plants.
  • hospice/ˈhɑspɪs/nounC1A home caring for people near the end of life.
  • hospitable/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsWelcoming and generous to guests.
  • hostess/ˈhoʊstɪs/nounC1A woman who receives and looks after guests.
  • hostility/hɒsˈtɪlɪti/nounC1Open unfriendliness.
  • hot desknounC1A desk nobody owns, used by whoever turns up.
  • hotlyadverbC1With strong and angry feeling.
  • hotshot/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/nounC1Somebody dazzlingly good and rather pleased about it.
  • hound/haʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA dog bred for hunting by scent.
  • housetrain/ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/verbC1To teach an animal where it may relieve itself.
  • hovel/ˈhɒvəl/nounC1A small wretched dwelling.
  • hubbub/ˈhʌbʌb/nounC1The confused noise of a crowd talking.
  • hue wheelnounC1The circle showing how colours relate to one another.
  • hulk/hʌlk/nounC12 meaningsThe body of an old ship, no longer sailing.
  • hulking/ˈhʌlkɪŋ/adjectiveC1Very large and heavy-looking.
  • hull/hʌl/nounB22 meaningsThe main body of a boat that sits in the water.
  • humanitarian/hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/adjectiveC1Concerned with saving lives and easing suffering.
  • humble/ˈhʌmbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot proud; not boasting about what you have done.
  • humdrum/ˈhʌmdɹʌm/adjectiveC1Dull through endless repetition.
  • humus/ˈhjuːməs/nounC1The dark rich matter in soil made of rotted plants.
  • hunker/ˈhʌŋkə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crouch down low on your heels.
  • hurricane/ˈhʌɹɪkən/nounB12 meaningsA very violent spinning tropical storm.
  • hurtle/ˈhɜːtl̩/verbC1To move at great speed and without control.
  • hurtle downphraseC1To rush downward with great and uncontrolled speed.
  • hydra/ˈhaɪdɹə/nounC1A many-headed monster of legend, or a tiny freshwater animal.
  • hydrogen/ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/nounC1The lightest element, and the commonest in the universe.
  • hymnbooknounC1The collection of songs used in worship.