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

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  • house winenounB2The cheaper wine a restaurant serves by the glass.
  • household/ˈhaʊshəʊld/nounB2All the people living together under one roof.
  • housekeeper/ˈhaʊskipɚ/nounB2Somebody employed to manage a household.
  • housekeepingnounB1The staff who clean and prepare hotel rooms.
  • housewarmingnounB2+A party given when you move into a new home.
  • housewife/ˈhaʊs.waɪf/nounB2
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A woman whose full-time work is caring for her home.
  • housework/ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/nounB1+The unpaid jobs of cleaning and tidying a home.
  • housing/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/nounB2The buildings people live in, taken together.
  • housing estatenounB2A group of houses built together to one plan.
  • hovel/ˈhɒvəl/nounC1A small wretched dwelling.
  • hovercraft/ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/nounB2+A craft that rides on a cushion of blown air.
  • howl/ˈhaʊ̯l/verbB24 meanings(Of a dog, wolf or similar animal) to make a long, loud, mournful cry.
  • hub/hʌb/nounB23 meaningsThe central part of a wheel, which the axle passes through and the spokes join.
  • hubbub/ˈhʌbʌb/nounC1The confused noise of a crowd talking.
  • hubris/ˈhjuːbɹɪs/nounC2Overbearing pride that invites a fall.
  • huck/hʌk/nounC2A coarse absorbent towelling fabric woven with small raised squares, not with looped pile.
  • hue/hjuː/nounB2+The pure colour itself, apart from lightness.
  • hue wheelnounC1The circle showing how colours relate to one another.
  • huff/hʌf/nounB23 meaningsA fit of offence and bad temper that does not last long.
  • hug/hʌɡ/verbA23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them close.
  • hula hoop/ˈhuːlə ˌhuːp/nounB1A large ring spun around the waist.
  • hulk/hʌlk/nounC12 meaningsThe body of an old ship, no longer sailing.
  • hull/hʌl/nounB22 meaningsThe main body of a boat that sits in the water.
  • hull cleaningnounB2Scraping growth off the underside of a boat.
  • hullo/hʌˈləʊ/nounC2A greeting or call for attention, written in the older British way with a u where the usual spelling has an e.
  • hum/ˈhʌm/verbB14 meaningsTo sing a tune with your lips closed, making no words.
  • human/ˈhjuː.mən/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with people rather than animals or machines.
  • human cannonballnounB2A performer fired from a great tube.
  • humanity/hjuˈmænɪti/nounB2People as a whole, or kindness towards them.
  • humankind/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/nounB2All the people of the earth taken together.
  • humanoid/ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/nounB2+A machine or creature shaped like a human being.
  • humidity/hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/nounB1+How much water vapour the air is carrying.
  • humiliation/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of shame that comes from being made to look foolish or weak in front of others.
  • humility/hjuːˈmɪlɪti/nounB2A modest view of your own importance.
  • hummingbird/ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/nounB1+A tiny bird whose wings beat too fast to see.
  • hummock/ˈhʌmək/nounC2A small rounded hill.
  • hummus/ˈhʊməs/nounB1+A smooth dip of crushed chickpeas and sesame.
  • humor/hjuː.mə(ɹ)/nounB1The ability to see and make fun.
  • humpback/ˈhʌmpbæk/nounB2A hunched back, or the whale that has one.
  • humus/ˈhjuːməs/nounC1The dark rich matter in soil made of rotted plants.
  • hunch/hʌnt͡ʃ/nounB22 meaningsA feeling that something is true, formed without proof or reasoning.
  • hunchback/ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/nounC2An outdated and offensive word for a person with a curved spine.
  • hundred/ˈhʌn.dɹəd/nounA12 meaningsThe number 100.
  • hungarynounB1+The central European country of Budapest.
  • hunger/ˈhʌŋɡə/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling or condition of needing food.
  • hunk/hʌŋk/nounB2A thick clumsy piece broken off something.
  • hunter/ˈhʌntə/nounA2+2 meaningsSomebody who tracks and kills animals.
  • hurdle/ˈhɜːdl̩/nounB1+One of the small fences runners leap over on the track.
  • hurdlesnounB2+A race in which runners jump barriers on the way.
  • hurricane/ˈhʌɹɪkən/nounB12 meaningsA very violent spinning tropical storm.
  • hurry/ˈhʌ.ɹi/verbA23 meaningsTo move or do something more quickly than usual because time is short.
  • hurt/hɜːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSuffering pain or damage in the body.
  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/nounA12 meaningsThe man somebody is married to.
  • hush/hʌʃ/nounB12 meaningsA sudden quiet, especially one that falls over a group of people.
  • husk/hʌsk/nounB2+The dry outer covering of a grain or nut.
  • husky/ˈhʌs.ki/adjectiveB22 meaningsLow and slightly hoarse in voice.
  • hut/hʌt/nounB1A small rough building of one room.
  • hutch/hʌt͡ʃ/nounB1+The wooden house a rabbit lives in.
  • hyacinth/ˈhaɪ̯əsɪnθ/nounB2+A spring bulb with a dense scented spike of flowers.
  • hybrid/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsSomething made by combining two different things.