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

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  • harness/ˈhɑː.nəs/nounB13 meaningsA set of straps fastened round an animal or person, for pulling a load or for safety.
  • hatch/hæt͡ʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo come out of an egg.
  • head/hɛd/nounA13 meaningsThe top part of the body, holding the brain.
  • headline/ˈhɛd.laɪn/nounB1+4 meaningsThe title printed in large type at the top of a news story.
  • helicopter/ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsAn aircraft lifted by rotating blades, able to hover.
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help
/hɛlp/
verbA15 meanings
To make something easier for someone by doing part of it or giving what they need.
  • herd/hɜːd/nounB13 meaningsA large group of animals of one kind that live and feed together.
  • hide/haɪd/verbA14 meaningsTo put something where it cannot be seen or found.
  • hike/haɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo walk a long way over rough country.
  • hint/hɪnt/verbB23 meaningsTo suggest something without saying it outright.
  • hire/ˈhaɪ(.)ə/verbA25 meaningsTo give someone a job and pay them to do it.
  • hit/hɪt/verbA16 meaningsTo strike someone or something with your hand or an object.
  • hold/həʊld/verbA17 meaningsTo keep something in your hands or arms.
  • honeymoon/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/nounB13 meaningsThe holiday a couple takes just after their wedding.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • 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.
  • hose/həʊz/nounB12 meaningsA flexible pipe for directing water.
  • host/həʊst/nounB14 meaningsThe person who has people to their home and looks after them.
  • hum/ˈhʌm/verbB14 meaningsTo sing a tune with your lips closed, making no words.
  • hunt/hʌnt/verbA22 meaningsTo chase wild animals to catch them.
  • hurry/ˈhʌ.ɹi/verbA23 meaningsTo move or do something more quickly than usual because time is short.
  • hush/hʌʃ/nounB12 meaningsA sudden quiet, especially one that falls over a group of people.
  • identify/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/verbA2+4 meaningsTo recognise someone or something and say exactly who or what they are.
  • ignore/ɪɡˈnɔː/verbB12 meaningsTo take no notice of someone or something on purpose.
  • imagine/ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/verbA13 meaningsTo form a picture or idea of something in your mind.
  • import/ˈɪm.pɔːt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo bring goods in from another country.
  • improve/ɪmˈpɹuːv/verbB1To make something better than it was.
  • inch/ɪnt͡ʃ/nounB12 meaningsA unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
  • include/ɪnˈkluːd/verbB12 meaningsTo have something as one of its parts.
  • indicate/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo point towards a fact or direction.
  • influence/ˈɪn.flu.əns/nounB12 meaningsThe power to affect what others think or do.
  • inform/ɪnˈfɔɹm/verbB13 meaningsTo tell someone a fact, especially one they need or have a right to know.
  • initial/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/adjectiveB13 meaningsHappening at the beginning; first.
  • intend/ɪnˈtɛnd/verbB12 meaningsTo have something as your plan or purpose.
  • interest/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/nounB16 meaningsThe feeling of wanting to know or learn more about something.
  • interrupt/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/verbB13 meaningsTo stop someone in the middle of speaking by speaking yourself.
  • interview/ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/nounB14 meaningsA formal meeting where someone is asked questions to decide whether to give them a job or a place.
  • introduce/ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs/verbA2+3 meaningsTo tell two people each other's names so that they can meet.
  • invent/ɪnˈvɛnt/verbB12 meaningsTo think up and build something that never existed.
  • investigate/ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/verbB1To look carefully into a matter to find the truth.
  • iron/ˈaɪ.ən/nounA2+4 meaningsThe common grey metal that rusts, used for tools, gates and machines.
  • issue/ˈɪʃuː/nounB16 meaningsA subject that people disagree about and keep arguing over.
  • itch/ɪt͡ʃ/verbB12 meaningsTo feel a tickle on the skin that begs to be scratched.
  • jack/ˈd͡ʒæk/nounB24 meaningsA device for lifting something heavy a short distance off the ground.
  • jam/ˈd͡ʒæm/nounA2+6 meaningsFruit boiled with sugar until it sets, spread on bread and used in cakes.
  • jar/d͡ʒɑː/nounB15 meaningsA glass container with a wide mouth and a lid, used for keeping food.
  • jerk/ˈd͡ʒɜːk/verbB13 meaningsTo move with a short sharp pull.
  • joke/ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯k/nounA22 meaningsA short funny story told to make people laugh.
  • journal/ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/nounB15 meaningsA periodical that publishes research articles in a particular subject.
  • journey/ˈd͡ʒɝni/nounB13 meaningsAn act of travelling from one place to another.
  • judge/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/nounB14 meaningsThe official who runs a court case and decides the punishment.
  • jump/d͡ʒʌmp/verbA24 meaningsTo push off the ground into the air.
  • keep/kiːp/verbA17 meaningsTo continue to have something rather than give it away or lose it.
  • kill/ˈkɪl/verbA24 meaningsTo make a person, animal or plant die.
  • knot/nɒt/nounB14 meaningsA tie made by looping rope or string through itself and pulling it tight.
  • label/ˈleɪ.bəl/nounB12 meaningsA small paper on a product with information about it.
  • lack/læk/verbB12 meaningsTo be without something needed or expected.