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

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  • headcount/ˈhɛdˌkaʊnt/nounB2+Counting people to check nobody is missing.
  • headfirstadverbC12 meaningsWith the head leading the way.
  • headhunt/ˈhɛdˌhʌnt/verbC1To approach someone in another company and tempt them away.
  • heading/ˈhɛdɪŋ/nounB2The direction the bow is actually pointing.
  • headlamp/ˈhɛdˌlæmp/nounB1The bright forward light of a vehicle.
  • headland/ˈhɛdlənd/
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A strip of high land jutting into the sea.
  • headless/ˈhɛdləs/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving no head.
  • headlight/ˈhɛdˌlaɪt/nounA2+A powerful light at the front of a vehicle.
  • headline/ˈhɛd.laɪn/nounB1+4 meaningsThe title printed in large type at the top of a news story.
  • headline newsphraseB2The most important stories of the day, read first on every channel.
  • headlong/ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/adverbC1Rushing forward without stopping to think.
  • headmistressnounC2The woman in charge of a school.
  • headphone/ˈhɛdfəʊn/nounA2+One of a pair of small speakers worn over the ears.
  • headphones/ˈhɛdfəʊnz/nounA2+A device worn over or in the ears for private listening.
  • headquarters/ˌhɛdˈk(w)ɔː.təz/nounB1The main office an organisation is run from.
  • heads-up/ˌhɛdzˈʌp/nounB2A warning given in advance.
  • headset/ˈhɛdsɛt/nounB1+3 meaningsEarphones with a microphone, worn for calls.
  • headstrongadjectiveC1Determined to have your own way whatever the advice.
  • headteachernounA2The person in charge of a school.
  • headwaternounC2The stream at the very source of a river.
  • heady/ˈhɛdi/adjectiveC1Strong enough to go straight to your head.
  • heal/ˈhiːl/verbB23 meaningsTo become healthy again after an injury or illness.
  • health/ˈhɛlθ/nounA13 meaningsThe condition of your body and mind.
  • health and safetynounB2The rules that keep a workplace from harming people.
  • health care/ˈhɛlθ ˌkɛə(ɹ)/nounB2The services that look after people's wellbeing.
  • health inspectionnounB2The official check on a kitchen's safety.
  • health visitornounC1The nurse who checks on new babies at home.
  • healthcare/ˈhɛlθkɛɚ/nounB2+The services that look after people's health.
  • healthy/ˈhɛl.θi/adjectiveA13 meaningsNot ill; strong and well.
  • heap/hiːp/nounB22 meaningsA messy mound of things thrown together.
  • hear/ˈhɪə/verbA13 meaningsTo notice a sound through your ears, without trying to.
  • hear outphraseB2To listen to somebody until they have finished.
  • hearing aidnounB1A small device that makes sounds louder.
  • hearsay/ˈhɪəseɪ/nounC1Information heard from others and not checked.
  • hearse/hɜːs/nounB2+A vehicle for carrying a coffin at a funeral.
  • heart/hɑːʔ/nounA13 meaningsThe organ in the chest that pumps blood.
  • heart attacknounB1A sudden blockage stopping blood reaching the heart muscle.
  • heart of goldphraseB2A deeply kind and generous nature.
  • heartache/ˈhɑːteɪk/nounB2Deep sorrow, especially over lost love.
  • heartbreakingadjectiveB2Causing very great sadness.
  • heartbrokenadjectiveB1+Overwhelmed by grief or disappointment.
  • heartfelt/ˈhɑːt.fɛlt/adjectiveB2Deeply and sincerely meant.
  • hearth/ˈhɑːθ/nounC1The stone floor of a fireplace.
  • heartland/ˈhɑːtlənd/nounC1The central region of a country, and its core support.
  • heartless/ˈhɑːt.lɪs/adjectiveB1+Showing no pity at all.
  • heartrendingadjectiveB2Causing deep distress or grief to witness.
  • hearty/ˈhɑɹti/adjectiveB1+Warm and enthusiastic, or large and satisfying.
  • heat/ˈhiːt/nounA22 meaningsThe warm energy that comes off a fire or the sun.
  • heat upphraseB1To become warmer, or to become more intense.
  • heater/ˈhitɚ/nounB1A device for warming a room or a supply of water.
  • heath/hiːθ/nounC1Open uncultivated land with low shrubs.
  • heathen/ˈhiːðən/nounC1Somebody who follows none of the main religions.
  • heating/ˈhiːtɪŋ/nounB1The system that keeps a building warm.
  • heatstrokenounB2+Collapse from being too hot for too long.
  • heatwave/ˈhitˌweɪv/nounB1+A long spell of dangerously hot weather.
  • heave/ˈhiːv/verbB25 meaningsTo lift, pull or throw something heavy with great effort.
  • heaven/ˈhɛvən/nounA22 meaningsThe dwelling place of God and the blessed.
  • heavier/ˈhɛviɚ/adjectiveA2+Greater in weight.
  • heavily/ˈhɛvɪli/adverbB1To a great degree, or with much weight.
  • heavy/ˈhɛv.i/adjectiveA24 meaningsWeighing a lot.