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

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  • halter/ˈhɔltɚ/nounC1A rope or strap put over an animal's head to lead it.
  • haltingadjectiveC1Stopping and starting, and lacking fluency.
  • halve/hɑːv/verbB1+2 meaningsTo divide something into two equal parts.
  • halyard/ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/nounC2The rope that hauls a sail up.
  • ham/ˈhæm/nounA2Salted or smoked meat from a pig's leg.
  • hamlet/ˈhæm.lɪt/noun
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A settlement too small to be a village.
  • hammer/ˈhæmə/nounB12 meaningsA tool with a heavy head used for driving in nails.
  • hammer pricenounC1The sum a lot finally sold for.
  • hammer thrownounB2Throwing a heavy ball on a wire after spinning round.
  • hammock/ˈhæmək/nounB1+A hanging bed of cloth or net slung between supports.
  • hamper/ˈhæm.pə/nounB2A large lidded basket, often of food.
  • hamster/ˈhæm(p)stə/nounA2+A small rodent kept as a pet.
  • hamstring/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/verbC12 meaningsTo destroy somebody's ability to act.
  • hand/hænd/nounA13 meaningsThe part at the end of the arm, with five fingers.
  • hand inphraseB12 meaningsTo submit completed work to somebody in authority.
  • hand luggagenounB1The bag you carry onto the plane with you.
  • hand outphraseB1To distribute something to each member of a group.
  • hand washphraseB1To wash clothes gently by hand, not by machine.
  • hand-held/ˈhændˌhɛld/adjectiveB1Small enough to be held and used in one hand.
  • hand-me-downnounB2A garment passed on from an older child.
  • handbag/ˈhændˌbæɡ/nounA2+A small bag carried by hand or on the shoulder for personal items.
  • handballnounB1+A team game of throwing a ball into a goal.
  • handbook/ˈhændˌbʊk/nounB1+A short book of practical instructions.
  • handbrakenounB1+The lever that holds a parked car still.
  • handcuff/ˈhændˌkʌf/nounB1+2 meaningsA locking metal ring joined in a pair, used to restrain the wrists.
  • handcuffs/ˈhændˌkʌfs/nounB1Linked metal rings locked around a prisoner's wrists.
  • handful/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/nounB12 meaningsAs much as one hand can hold.
  • handheldadjectiveB2+Filmed without a stand, so the picture moves slightly.
  • handholdnounB2+The place a climber grips with a hand.
  • handicap/ˈhændikæp/nounB24 meaningsAn advantage given to a weaker competitor, or a disadvantage given to a stronger one, so that a contest is even.
  • handicraft/ˈhændɪkɹæft/nounB2+Skilled work made by hand rather than machine.
  • handkerchief/ˈhæŋkəːt͡ʃɪf/nounB1A small square of cloth for wiping the nose.
  • handle/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/nounB14 meaningsThe part of an object made to be held.
  • handlebar/ˈhændəlbɑː/nounB1+The bar a rider steers a cycle by.
  • handlebarsnounB1+The bar you hold and steer a bicycle with.
  • handler/ˈhænd.lə/nounC12 meaningsThe officer who runs and instructs an agent.
  • handling/ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe way something is dealt with.
  • handmade/ˈhændˌmeɪd/adjectiveB1+Made by a person rather than a machine.
  • handmaidennounC1A female personal servant.
  • handout/ˈhændaʊt/nounB2A sheet given out to a class or an audience.
  • handover/ˈhændˌoʊvɚ/nounB2+Passing work and knowledge to whoever takes over.
  • handrail/ˈhændˌɹeɪl/nounB2A rail to hold onto for support.
  • handsawnounB2+A saw pushed and pulled by hand alone.
  • handshake/ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/nounB13 meaningsA grip and shake of right hands, used in greeting or to seal an agreement.
  • handsome/ˈhæn.səm/adjectiveA14 meaningsGood-looking, said above all of a man.
  • handstand/ˈhændˌstænd/nounB1+Balancing upside down on your hands.
  • handwriting/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/nounB1The way a person forms letters by hand.
  • handwrittenadjectiveC1Written by hand rather than typed or printed.
  • handy/ˈhæn.di/adjectiveB13 meaningsUseful and easy to reach for.
  • hang/hæŋ/verbB15 meaningsTo fix something at the top so that the rest of it swings free.
  • hang in therephraseB2What you tell someone struggling: keep going, do not quit.
  • hang on a minutephraseB1Asking for a short pause, or objecting mildly.
  • hang out/ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/phraseB1To spend relaxed time with friends, doing nothing much.
  • hang upphraseA22 meaningsTo end a telephone call.
  • hang-outnounB2A place somebody likes to spend time.
  • hangar/ˈhæŋ.ə/nounB2A large shed where aircraft are kept.
  • hanger/ˈhæŋ.ə/nounA2+The shape a garment hangs on.
  • hanger-onnounC1Somebody who stays close to the important for gain.
  • hangman/ˈhæŋˌmæn/nounB2The official who carries out a hanging.
  • hangover/ˈhæŋəʊ̯vəː/nounB1+The sick heavy feeling the morning after drinking.