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

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  • honest/ˈɒn.ɪst/adjectiveA23 meaningsTelling the truth and not cheating, stealing or deceiving.
  • honesty/ˈɒn.ɪ.sti/nounB22 meaningsThe quality of telling the truth and not cheating or stealing.
  • honey/ˈhʌni/nounA12 meaningsThe golden sweet liquid that bees make.
  • honeycomb/ˈhʌnikəʊm/nounB1+2 meaningsThe wax grid of six-sided cells bees store honey in.
  • honeymoon/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/nounB13 meaningsThe holiday a couple takes just after their wedding.
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honeymoon period
nounC1
The first happy weeks of a marriage or an arrangement.
  • honeysuckle/ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/nounB2+A climber with tubes of flower full of sweet nectar.
  • hong kongnounB1The skyscraper harbor city of dim sum and neon, in southern China.
  • honk/hɒŋk/verbB23 meaningsTo sound a horn, especially a car horn.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
  • honorary/ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/adjectiveB2+Given as an honour, with no duties or pay attached.
  • honorific/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/nounC1A title or word used to show respect.
  • honors/ˈɑn.ɚz/nounB2The distinction awarded to degrees earned with excellent grades.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • honourableadjectiveB2Deserving respect for acting rightly.
  • hood/hʊd/nounB14 meaningsA soft covering for the head, attached to the back of a coat or jacket.
  • hooded/ˈhʊdɪd/adjectiveB2+Wearing or fitted with a covering for the head.
  • hoodie/ˈhʊdi/nounA2+A casual warm top with a hood attached.
  • hoodwink/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/verbC1To deceive somebody by a trick.
  • hoof/hʊf/nounB1+The hard foot of a horse, cow or deer.
  • hook/hʊk/nounA22 meaningsA curved piece of metal that things hang from.
  • hook and eyenounB2A small two-part clothing fastener.
  • hooligan/ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/nounB2A young person who behaves violently and destructively in public.
  • hoop/huːp/nounB1A large ring of wood or metal.
  • hoopla/ˈhuːplɑ/nounC2A game of throwing rings over prizes.
  • hoot/huːt/verbB22 meaningsTo make the low call of an owl.
  • hoover/ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/verbB1+2 meaningsTo clean a floor with a suction machine.
  • hop/hɒp/verbB15 meaningsTo jump a short distance, especially on one leg.
  • hope/ˈhəʊp/nounA24 meaningsThe feeling that a good outcome is still possible.
  • hopeful/ˈhəʊpfl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsFeeling that good things may come.
  • hopefully/ˈhəʊp.fə.li/adverbB12 meaningsIf all goes well.
  • hopeless/ˈhəʊplɪs/adjectiveB13 meaningsWith no chance of success or improvement.
  • hopelessly/ˈhoʊplɪsli/adverbB2+In a way that offers no chance of success.
  • hopelessnessnounB2+The state of seeing no way things can improve.
  • hopper/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A funnel-shaped container that feeds material out below.
  • hopper wagonnounC2A wagon that empties its load from below.
  • hopscotch/ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/nounB2The pavement game of jumping through numbered chalk squares.
  • horde/hɔːd/nounB2+A great crowd, often an unwelcome one.
  • 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.
  • horizontallyadverbB2+Flat and level from side to side.
  • hormonal/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the body's chemical messengers.
  • hormone/ˈhɔːməʊn/nounB2+2 meaningsA chemical made in one part of the body and carried in the blood to change how other parts work.
  • horn/hɔːn/nounB14 meaningsOne of the hard pointed growths on the head of a bull, goat, ram or rhino.
  • hornet/ˈhɔː.nɪt/nounB2A large wasp with a painful sting.
  • horoscope/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/nounB1+A forecast made from the position of the stars.
  • horoscope columnnounB2The daily piece predicting your fortune by birth date.
  • horrendous/həˈɹɛndəs/adjectiveB2+Shockingly bad or frightening.
  • horrid/ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/adjectiveB2Extremely unpleasant.
  • horrify/ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/verbB2+To shock somebody deeply.
  • horrifying/ˈhɔːɹɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveB2Causing shock and disgust.
  • horror/ˈhɒɹə/nounB1A feeling of shock and dread.
  • horse/hɔːs/nounA1A large fast animal that people ride.
  • horse racingnounB1Racing horses ridden by professional riders.
  • horseback/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/nounB2The back of a horse, as a place to ride.
  • horseboxnounB2A vehicle for carrying horses by road.
  • horsefly/ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/nounB2+A large fly whose bite draws blood.
  • horseman/ˈhɔɹsmən/nounB2+A male rider skilled at handling a horse, especially in hunting or cavalry.
  • horsepower/ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/nounB2A unit for measuring the power of an engine.
  • horseshoe/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/nounB1+The curved iron plate nailed to a hoof.