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

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  • honorific/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/nounC1A title or word used to show respect.
  • honors/ˈɑn.ɚz/nounB2The distinction awarded to degrees earned with excellent grades.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • hood/hʊd/nounB14 meaningsA soft covering for the head, attached to the back of a coat or jacket.
  • hoodie/ˈhʊdi/nounA2+A casual warm top with a hood attached.
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The hard foot of a horse, cow or deer.
  • hook/hʊk/nounA22 meaningsA curved piece of metal that things hang from.
  • hook and eyenounB2A small two-part clothing fastener.
  • hooligan/ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/nounB2A young person who behaves violently and destructively in public.
  • hoop/huːp/nounB1A large ring of wood or metal.
  • hoopla/ˈhuːplɑ/nounC2A game of throwing rings over prizes.
  • 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.
  • hopelessnessnounB2+The state of seeing no way things can improve.
  • hopper/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A funnel-shaped container that feeds material out below.
  • hopper wagonnounC2A wagon that empties its load from below.
  • hopscotch/ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/nounB2The pavement game of jumping through numbered chalk squares.
  • horde/hɔːd/nounB2+A great crowd, often an unwelcome one.
  • horizon/həˈɹaɪ.zən/nounC1The far line where the sky seems to meet the land or sea.
  • hormone/ˈhɔːməʊn/nounB2+2 meaningsA chemical made in one part of the body and carried in the blood to change how other parts work.
  • horn/hɔːn/nounB14 meaningsOne of the hard pointed growths on the head of a bull, goat, ram or rhino.
  • hornet/ˈhɔː.nɪt/nounB2A large wasp with a painful sting.
  • horoscope/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/nounB1+A forecast made from the position of the stars.
  • horoscope columnnounB2The daily piece predicting your fortune by birth date.
  • horror/ˈhɒɹə/nounB1A feeling of shock and dread.
  • horse/hɔːs/nounA1A large fast animal that people ride.
  • horse racingnounB1Racing horses ridden by professional riders.
  • horseback/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/nounB2The back of a horse, as a place to ride.
  • horseboxnounB2A vehicle for carrying horses by road.
  • horsefly/ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/nounB2+A large fly whose bite draws blood.
  • horseman/ˈhɔɹsmən/nounB2+A male rider skilled at handling a horse, especially in hunting or cavalry.
  • horsepower/ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/nounB2A unit for measuring the power of an engine.
  • horseshoe/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/nounB1+The curved iron plate nailed to a hoof.
  • horticulture/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/nounC1The science of growing garden plants.
  • hose/həʊz/nounB12 meaningsA flexible pipe for directing water.
  • hospice/ˈhɑspɪs/nounC1A home caring for people near the end of life.
  • hospital/ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/nounA1A building where doctors and nurses treat sick people.
  • hospitality/ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/nounB22 meaningsFriendly and generous treatment of guests and visitors.
  • host/həʊst/nounB14 meaningsThe person who has people to their home and looks after them.
  • host dutiesnounB2What is expected of the one receiving guests.
  • hostage/ˈhɒs.tɪd͡ʒ/nounB2A person held until demands are met.
  • hostel/ˈhɑstəl/nounB1+A cheap place to sleep, often in shared rooms.
  • hostelry/ˈhɒstəlɹi/nounC2An inn, in old use.
  • hostess/ˈhoʊstɪs/nounC1A woman who receives and looks after guests.
  • hostility/hɒsˈtɪlɪti/nounC1Open unfriendliness.
  • hot air balloonnounB1A basket carried by a great bag of heated air.
  • hot desknounC1A desk nobody owns, used by whoever turns up.
  • hot springnounB1A pool of naturally heated water.
  • hotel/həʊˈtɛl/nounA1A building where travellers pay to sleep.
  • hotelier/həʊˈtɛl.i.ə/nounC2Somebody who owns or manages a hotel.
  • hotlinenounB2+A direct telephone line for urgent calls.
  • hotshot/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/nounC1Somebody dazzlingly good and rather pleased about it.
  • hound/haʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA dog bred for hunting by scent.
  • houndstooth/ˈhaʊndstuːθ/nounC2A broken check pattern of small jagged shapes.
  • hour/aʊə/nounA12 meaningsSixty minutes.
  • hourglass/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/nounB1+A glass timer through which sand falls from one bulb to another.
  • house/haʊ̯s/nounA13 meaningsA building made for people to live in.
  • house specialitynounB2The dish this particular kitchen is proudest of.