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

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  • huge/hjuːd͡ʒ/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely large in size or amount.
  • hula hoop/ˈhuːlə ˌhuːp/nounB1A large ring spun around the waist.
  • 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.
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Scraping growth off the underside of a boat.
  • hullo/hʌˈləʊ/nounC2A greeting or call for attention, written in the older British way with a u where the usual spelling has an e.
  • hum/ˈhʌm/verbB14 meaningsTo sing a tune with your lips closed, making no words.
  • human/ˈhjuː.mən/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with people rather than animals or machines.
  • human cannonballnounB2A performer fired from a great tube.
  • humane/hjuːˈmeɪn/adjectiveB2+Showing kindness and mercy to people and animals.
  • humanitarian/hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/adjectiveC1Concerned with saving lives and easing suffering.
  • humanity/hjuˈmænɪti/nounB2People as a whole, or kindness towards them.
  • humankind/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/nounB2All the people of the earth taken together.
  • humanoid/ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/nounB2+A machine or creature shaped like a human being.
  • humble/ˈhʌmbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot proud; not boasting about what you have done.
  • humbly/ˈhʌmbli/adverbB2In a modest way, without claiming importance.
  • humdrum/ˈhʌmdɹʌm/adjectiveC1Dull through endless repetition.
  • humid/ˈhjuːmɪd/adjectiveB1+With heavy wet air.
  • humidity/hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/nounB1+How much water vapour the air is carrying.
  • humiliate/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/verbB2To make someone feel ashamed and foolish in front of others.
  • humiliatedadjectiveB2Made to feel ashamed in front of everyone.
  • humiliating/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/adjectiveB2Making somebody lose their dignity in front of others.
  • humiliation/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of shame that comes from being made to look foolish or weak in front of others.
  • humility/hjuːˈmɪlɪti/nounB2A modest view of your own importance.
  • hummingbird/ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/nounB1+A tiny bird whose wings beat too fast to see.
  • hummock/ˈhʌmək/nounC2A small rounded hill.
  • hummus/ˈhʊməs/nounB1+A smooth dip of crushed chickpeas and sesame.
  • humor/hjuː.mə(ɹ)/nounB1The ability to see and make fun.
  • humorous/ˈhjuːməɹəs/adjectiveB2Meant to be funny.
  • humpback/ˈhʌmpbæk/nounB2A hunched back, or the whale that has one.
  • humus/ˈhjuːməs/nounC1The dark rich matter in soil made of rotted plants.
  • hunch/hʌnt͡ʃ/nounB22 meaningsA feeling that something is true, formed without proof or reasoning.
  • hunchback/ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/nounC2An outdated and offensive word for a person with a curved spine.
  • hundred/ˈhʌn.dɹəd/nounA12 meaningsThe number 100.
  • hungarynounB1+The central European country of Budapest.
  • hunger/ˈhʌŋɡə/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling or condition of needing food.
  • hungry/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/adjectiveA12 meaningsNeeding or wanting food.
  • hunk/hʌŋk/nounB2A thick clumsy piece broken off something.
  • hunker/ˈhʌŋkə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crouch down low on your heels.
  • hunt/hʌnt/verbA22 meaningsTo chase wild animals to catch them.
  • hunter/ˈhʌntə/nounA2+2 meaningsSomebody who tracks and kills animals.
  • hurdle/ˈhɜːdl̩/nounB1+One of the small fences runners leap over on the track.
  • hurdlesnounB2+A race in which runners jump barriers on the way.
  • hurl/hɜːl/verbB23 meaningsTo throw something with great force.
  • hurricane/ˈhʌɹɪkən/nounB12 meaningsA very violent spinning tropical storm.
  • hurry/ˈhʌ.ɹi/verbA23 meaningsTo move or do something more quickly than usual because time is short.
  • hurt/hɜːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSuffering pain or damage in the body.
  • hurtful/ˈhɜːtfʊl/adjectiveB2Causing emotional pain.
  • hurtle/ˈhɜːtl̩/verbC1To move at great speed and without control.
  • hurtle downphraseC1To rush downward with great and uncontrolled speed.
  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/nounA12 meaningsThe man somebody is married to.
  • hush/hʌʃ/nounB12 meaningsA sudden quiet, especially one that falls over a group of people.
  • hushed/hʌʃt/adjectiveB2Quiet, as when people lower their voices.
  • husk/hʌsk/nounB2+The dry outer covering of a grain or nut.
  • husky/ˈhʌs.ki/adjectiveB22 meaningsLow and slightly hoarse in voice.
  • hut/hʌt/nounB1A small rough building of one room.
  • hutch/hʌt͡ʃ/nounB1+The wooden house a rabbit lives in.
  • hyacinth/ˈhaɪ̯əsɪnθ/nounB2+A spring bulb with a dense scented spike of flowers.
  • hybrid/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsSomething made by combining two different things.