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

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  • herd/hɜːd/nounB13 meaningsA large group of animals of one kind that live and feed together.
  • here goes nothingphraseC1Said just before trying something that may well fail.
  • hereafter/hɪɹˈæftɚ/adverbC12 meaningsFrom this point onward.
  • hereby/hɪəˈbʌɪ/adverbB2By this act, in formal declarations.
  • hereditary/həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsPassed down from parent to child.
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In this document or place.
  • heresy/ˈhɛɹəsi/nounC12 meaningsA belief judged to contradict the accepted teaching.
  • heretic/ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/nounC1Somebody whose beliefs go against the accepted teaching.
  • heretical/həˈɹɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC1Going against what the faithful are supposed to believe.
  • heritage/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe buildings, traditions and culture passed down from earlier generations and thought worth keeping.
  • hermetic/hə(ɹ)ˈmɛtɪk/adjectiveC2Sealed so that no air passes, or closed to outsiders.
  • 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.
  • heroic/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsShowing very great courage.
  • heroism/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/nounB2Behaviour 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.
  • hesitant/ˈhɛzɪtənt/adjectiveB2+Pausing or uncertain about whether to act.
  • hesitate/ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/verbB2To pause before acting because you are not quite sure.
  • hesitation/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/nounB2A pause before acting, caused by uncertainty.
  • heterosexual/ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/nounB2+Somebody attracted to people of the other sex.
  • hew/hjuː/verbC2To chop or cut with heavy blows.
  • 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.
  • hibernate/ˈhaɪbə(r)ˌneɪt/verbC1To sleep through the whole winter.
  • 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.
  • hideous/ˈhɪd.i.əs/adjectiveB22 meaningsExtremely ugly.
  • hideout/ˈhaɪdˌaʊt/nounB2A place where somebody hides from pursuit.
  • hierarchical/ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/adjectiveC1Arranged in ranks from highest to lowest.
  • 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 heels/haɪ hiːlz/phraseB1Elegant shoes that lift the back of the foot far off the ground.
  • 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-densityadjectiveB2Having many homes packed into a small area.
  • high-handedadjectiveC1Using authority without regard for others.
  • high-pitched/ˌhaɪˈpɪt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2Having a high frequency of sound.
  • high-profileadjectiveC1Attracting a great deal of public attention.
  • high-rankingadjectiveB2Holding a senior position.
  • high-risenounB2A tall block of flats or offices.
  • high-speedadjectiveB1Of a train, chase, or internet line: built to run at very great velocity.
  • high-speed railnounB2Railways built for very fast trains.
  • high-visibilityadjectiveB2Brightly coloured so as to be easily seen.