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

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  • hank/ˈhæŋk/nounC2A coil of wool or rope.
  • haphazard/(ˌ)hæpˈhæz.əd/adjectiveC1Lacking any plan, order or system.
  • hapless/ˈhæplɪs/adjectiveC2Unlucky, and to be pitied for it.
  • happen/ˈhæpən/verbA14 meaningsTo take place; to occur.
  • happenstance/ˈhap(ə)nˌstɑːns/nounC2A chance occurrence with no plan behind it.
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More content than before or than another.
  • happily/ˈhæp.ɪ.li/adverbA2+2 meaningsIn a cheerful way.
  • happily ever after/ˈhæpɪli ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈɑːftə/phraseB1The traditional happy ending of a fairy tale.
  • happiness/ˈhæpinɪs/nounB1The state of feeling good about your life.
  • happy/ˈhæpi/adjectiveA13 meaningsFeeling good and pleased.
  • happy hournounB1A period when drinks are sold cheaply.
  • harangue/həˈɹæŋ/nounC22 meaningsA long, critical and often angry speech.
  • harass/həˈɹæs/verbC12 meaningsTo trouble someone repeatedly with unwanted attention, demands or threats.
  • harassment/həˈɹæsmənt/nounC1Repeated unwanted behaviour that makes life or work unbearable.
  • harbinger/ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/nounC2A sign that something is on its way.
  • harbor/ˈhɑːbə/nounB12 meaningsProtected water where ships rest.
  • harbournounB22 meaningsA sheltered place where boats are safe.
  • hard/hɑːd/adjectiveA16 meaningsFirm and solid; not soft or easily pressed in.
  • hard drivenounB2The part of a computer that stores files permanently.
  • hard hatnounB1A protective helmet worn on building sites.
  • hard of hearingphraseB2Having difficulty in hearing sounds.
  • hard shouldernounB2The strip at the edge of a motorway for emergencies.
  • hard-bittenadjectiveC2Toughened and unsentimental from hard experience.
  • hard-coreadjectiveC12 meaningsUtterly committed and unwavering.
  • hard-headedadjectiveC1Practical and refusing to be swayed by feeling.
  • hard-wearingadjectiveC1Standing up to heavy use without wearing through.
  • hard-won/hɑːd ˈwʌn/adjectiveC1Gained only after great effort.
  • hard-workingadjectiveB1Putting steady effort into work.
  • hardcore/hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/adjectiveB2Extreme and uncompromising in style or belief.
  • harden/ˈhɑɹdn̩/verbB22 meaningsTo make or become hard.
  • hardly/ˈhɑːdli/adverbB13 meaningsAlmost not at all.
  • hardness/ˈhɑɹdnəs/nounB2How well a mineral resists being scratched.
  • hardship/ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/nounB2Suffering caused by difficult conditions.
  • hardware/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/nounB23 meaningsThe physical parts of a computer or other machine.
  • hardwood/ˈhɑɹdˌwʊd/nounB2+Wood from a broadleaf tree.
  • hardworking/ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/adjectiveB1+Putting steady effort into everything.
  • hardy/ˈhɑɹdi/adjectiveB2+Able to survive hard conditions.
  • hare/hɛə/nounB1+A long-eared animal like a large fast rabbit.
  • harlot/ˈhɑːlət/nounC1A prostitute, in old and insulting use.
  • harm/hɑːm/verbB12 meaningsTo do damage to somebody or something.
  • harmful/ˈhɑːmfl̩/adjectiveB2Causing damage to health or to things.
  • harmless/ˈhɑːmləs/adjectiveB2Unable to hurt anybody.
  • harmonica/ˌhɑɹˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/nounB2A small mouth instrument played by breathing in and out.
  • harmonious/hɑɹˈmoʊni.əs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFree from disagreement and working well together.
  • harmony/ˈhɑːmə.ni/nounC13 meaningsA state in which people or things exist together peacefully and agree with each other.
  • harness/ˈhɑː.nəs/nounB13 meaningsA set of straps fastened round an animal or person, for pulling a load or for safety.
  • harp/hɑːp/nounB1+3 meaningsA large stringed instrument with a triangular frame, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
  • harpoon/hɑːɹˈpuːn/nounB2+2 meaningsA spear on a line, thrown at a large sea animal.
  • 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.
  • harridan/ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/nounC2A bad-tempered scolding old woman.
  • harrier/ˈhæɹi.ə/nounC2A bird of prey that quarters low over open ground.
  • harrow/ˈhæɹəʊ/nounB2+A frame of spikes dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.
  • harrowing/ˈhæɹəʊ.ɪŋ/adjectiveC1Deeply distressing to go through or to hear.
  • harrumphverbC2To clear the throat noisily in disapproval.
  • harry/ˈhæɹi/verbC1To keep attacking or pestering somebody.
  • harsh/ˈhɑːʃ/adjectiveB13 meaningsCruel or severe; showing no softness.
  • hart/hɑːt/nounC2An adult male deer, in old use.
  • harvest/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/nounB22 meaningsThe gathering in of ripe crops.
  • harvest festivalnounB1The celebration held when the crops are safely in.