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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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107 words · showing 61–107

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  • hire/ˈhaɪ(.)ə/verbA25 meaningsTo give someone a job and pay them to do it.
  • hiss/hɪs/verbB25 meaningsTo make a long sharp s-sound, the way a snake or an angry cat does.
  • hit/hɪt/verbA16 meaningsTo strike someone or something with your hand or an object.
  • hitch/hɪt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo fasten something with a knot or hook.
  • hitchhike/ˈhɪt͡ʃhaɪk/verbB1+To travel free by asking passing drivers for a lift.
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/hɔɹd/
verbB2+
To store far more than you need and refuse to part with it.
  • hobble/ˈhɒbəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo walk awkwardly and painfully.
  • hoist/hɔɪst/verbC13 meaningsTo raise something heavy, especially with ropes or a machine.
  • hold/həʊld/verbA17 meaningsTo keep something in your hands or arms.
  • holler/ˈhɒlə/verbB23 meaningsTo shout loudly, especially to somebody far away.
  • hollow/ˈhɒləʊ/adjectiveB26 meaningsHaving an empty space inside.
  • hone/hoʊn/verbB2+To sharpen a blade, or to refine a skill.
  • honeymoon/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/nounB13 meaningsThe holiday a couple takes just after their wedding.
  • honk/hɒŋk/verbB23 meaningsTo sound a horn, especially a car horn.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • hoodwink/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/verbC1To deceive somebody by a trick.
  • 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.
  • horrify/ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/verbB2+To shock somebody deeply.
  • hose/həʊz/nounB12 meaningsA flexible pipe for directing water.
  • host/həʊst/nounB14 meaningsThe person who has people to their home and looks after them.
  • hound/haʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA dog bred for hunting by scent.
  • house/haʊ̯s/nounA13 meaningsA building made for people to live in.
  • housetrain/ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/verbC1To teach an animal where it may relieve itself.
  • hover/ˈhɒvə/verbB22 meaningsTo stay in one place in the air.
  • howl/ˈhaʊ̯l/verbB24 meanings(Of a dog, wolf or similar animal) to make a long, loud, mournful cry.
  • huddle/ˈhʌdəl/verbB2To crowd together closely for warmth or safety.
  • huff/hʌf/nounB23 meaningsA fit of offence and bad temper that does not last long.
  • hug/hʌɡ/verbA23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them close.
  • hum/ˈhʌm/verbB14 meaningsTo sing a tune with your lips closed, making no words.
  • humble/ˈhʌmbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot proud; not boasting about what you have done.
  • humiliate/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/verbB2To make someone feel ashamed and foolish in front of others.
  • hunch/hʌnt͡ʃ/nounB22 meaningsA feeling that something is true, formed without proof or reasoning.
  • hunker/ˈhʌŋkə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crouch down low on your heels.
  • hunt/hʌnt/verbA22 meaningsTo chase wild animals to catch them.
  • hurl/hɜːl/verbB23 meaningsTo throw something with great force.
  • 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.
  • hurtle/ˈhɜːtl̩/verbC1To move at great speed and without control.
  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/nounA12 meaningsThe man somebody is married to.
  • hush/hʌʃ/nounB12 meaningsA sudden quiet, especially one that falls over a group of people.
  • hype/haɪp/nounB2+3 meaningsExaggerated publicity and excitement built up around something.
  • hyperventilateverbC2To breathe abnormally fast, usually from anxiety.
  • hypothesise/haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz/verbC1To propose an idea specifically so it can be tested.