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

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  • 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.
  • hail/heɪl/nounB14 meaningsFrozen rain falling as small hard balls of ice.
  • 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.
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/ˈhɔltɚ/
nounC1
A rope or strap put over an animal's head to lead it.
  • 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.
  • hanger-onnounC1Somebody who stays close to the important for gain.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • hash/ˈhæʃ/nounC12 meaningsA short fingerprint calculated from data.
  • hatchway/ˈhæt͡ʃweɪ/nounC1An opening in a deck or a floor.
  • haul/hɔːl/verbB23 meaningsTo pull or drag something heavy with effort.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • headline/ˈhɛd.laɪn/nounB1+4 meaningsThe title printed in large type at the top of a news story.
  • health visitornounC1The nurse who checks on new babies at home.
  • hearsay/ˈhɪəseɪ/nounC1Information 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.
  • hedge/ˈhɛd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsA living wall of bushes dividing fields.
  • 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.
  • heimlich manoeuvrenounC1Sharp pressure under the ribs to clear a blocked throat.
  • heir apparentnounC1The person certain to inherit a title.
  • helix/ˈhiːlɪks/nounC12 meaningsA spiral that climbs as it turns.
  • 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.
  • heraldry/ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/nounC1The system of coats of arms and their designs.
  • herbicide/ˈhɜːbɪsaɪd/nounC1A chemical sprayed to kill unwanted plants.
  • hereafter/hɪɹˈæftɚ/adverbC12 meaningsFrom this point onward.
  • heresy/ˈhɛɹəsi/nounC12 meaningsA belief judged to contradict the accepted teaching.