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

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  • heritage/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe buildings, traditions and culture passed down from earlier generations and thought worth keeping.
  • hermit/ˈhɝmɪt/nounB2Somebody who lives entirely apart from other people.
  • hermitage/ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/nounC2The dwelling of somebody who lives apart from the world.
  • hernia/ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/nounB2+A bulge where an organ pushes through a weak muscle wall.
  • hero/ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ/nounA22 meaningsThe brave main figure of a story.
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/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/
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Behaviour of very great courage.
  • heron/ˈhɛɹən/nounB2+A tall grey bird that stands still in shallow water.
  • herring/ˈhɛɹɪŋ/nounB1+A small silvery sea fish caught in shoals.
  • herringbone/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/nounC1A pattern of short slanting lines in alternating directions.
  • hesitation/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/nounB2A pause before acting, caused by uncertainty.
  • heterosexual/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/nounB2+Somebody attracted to people of the other sex.
  • hexagon/ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/nounB1+A flat shape with six straight sides.
  • heyday/ˈheɪdeɪ/nounC1The period of greatest success or vigour.
  • hiatus/haɪˈeɪtəs/nounC1A gap or break in the middle of something.
  • hibernation/ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1The deep winter-long sleep of some animals.
  • hiccup/ˈhɪkʌp/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make a sharp involuntary sound in the throat.
  • hiccups/ˈhɪkəps/nounB1The jumping sounds the chest makes involuntarily.
  • hick/hɪk/nounC1An unsophisticated country dweller.
  • hide/haɪd/verbA14 meaningsTo put something where it cannot be seen or found.
  • hide and seek/ˌhaɪd ən ˈsik/nounA2The children's game where one counts while the others vanish.
  • hideout/ˈhaɪdˌaʊt/nounB2A place where somebody hides from pursuit.
  • hierarchy/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/nounB23 meaningsA system in which people or things are ranked one above another.
  • hieroglyph/ˈhaɪ.ɹəˌɡlɪf/nounC1One of the picture signs of ancient Egyptian writing.
  • high/haɪ/adjectiveA16 meaningsFar above the ground, or measuring a lot from bottom to top.
  • high boardnounB2A fixed platform high above the water.
  • high chairnounB1The tall seat a small child eats from.
  • high five/haɪ faɪv/nounA2A slap of raised palms in celebration.
  • high jumpnounB1Leaping over a bar set as high as it will go.
  • high school/ˈhaɪ.skul/nounA2The school for teenagers before university.
  • high scorenounB1The best result anyone has recorded.
  • high streetnounB1The main shopping road of a town.
  • high tidenounB1The point when the sea has risen as far as it will.
  • high wirenounB2A rope stretched high for walking across.
  • high-risenounB2A tall block of flats or offices.
  • high-speed railnounB2Railways built for very fast trains.
  • highbrowadjectiveC12 meaningsAppealing to cultivated or intellectual tastes.
  • highland/ˈhaɪ.lənd/nounB2+High mountainous country.
  • highlight/ˈhaɪlaɪt/nounB1+The best or most memorable part of something.
  • highlighter/ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ə/nounB1+2 meaningsA bright marker used to colour over important lines.
  • highlightsnounB1+2 meaningsStreaks of lighter colour put through hair.
  • highway/ˈhaɪweɪ/nounB12 meaningsA wide fast road between cities.
  • hike/haɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo walk a long way over rough country.
  • hiker/ˈhaɪ̯kə/nounB1+Somebody who walks long distances in the country.
  • hiking/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/nounB1+Long walks through hills and forests for pleasure.
  • hill/hɪl/nounA2A raised piece of land, smaller than a mountain.
  • hillock/ˈhɪl.ək/nounC2A very small hill.
  • hillside/ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/nounB1+The sloping side of a hill.
  • hilt/hɪlt/nounC1The handle of a sword or a dagger.
  • hindrance/ˈhɪndɹəns/nounC2Something that gets in the way of progress.
  • hindsight/ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/nounC2The clear understanding you only get after it is over.
  • hindsight biasnounC2Believing you knew all along what only became clear later.
  • hinge/ˈhɪnd͡ʒ/nounB1+3 meaningsA joint that lets a door, lid or gate swing open and shut.
  • hint/hɪnt/verbB23 meaningsTo suggest something without saying it outright.
  • hinterland/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/nounC2The remote country lying behind a coast or a city.
  • hip/hɪp/nounB13 meaningsThe joint and bone at each side of the body below the waist.
  • hip flasknounC1A small flat bottle carried in a pocket.
  • hip hop dancenounB1A street style grown out of hip hop music.
  • hippie/ˈhɪpi/nounB22 meaningsA young person of the 1960s counterculture, associated with peace, long hair and rejecting convention.
  • hippo/ˈhɪpəʊ/nounA2+A huge African river animal.
  • hippopotamus/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/nounA2+A huge African animal that lives in rivers.