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

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  • hemlock/ˈhɛmˌlɒk/nounC12 meaningsA poisonous plant of the parsley family.
  • heraldry/ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/nounC1The system of coats of arms and their designs.
  • herbicide/ˈhɜːbɪsaɪd/nounC1A chemical sprayed to kill unwanted plants.
  • hereafter/hɪɹˈæftɚ/adverbC12 meaningsFrom this point onward.
  • heresy/ˈhɛɹəsi/nounC12 meaningsA belief judged to contradict the accepted teaching.
  • heretic/ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/
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Somebody whose beliefs go against the accepted teaching.
  • heritage/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe buildings, traditions and culture passed down from earlier generations and thought worth keeping.
  • herringbone/ˈhɛɹɪŋˌboʊn/nounC1A pattern of short slanting lines in alternating directions.
  • 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.
  • hick/hɪk/nounC1An unsophisticated country dweller.
  • hide/haɪd/verbA14 meaningsTo put something where it cannot be seen or found.
  • 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.
  • highbrowadjectiveC12 meaningsAppealing to cultivated or intellectual tastes.
  • highway/ˈhaɪweɪ/nounB12 meaningsA wide fast road between cities.
  • hike/haɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo walk a long way over rough country.
  • hilt/hɪlt/nounC1The handle of a sword or a dagger.
  • 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.
  • hoist/hɔɪst/verbC13 meaningsTo raise something heavy, especially with ropes or a machine.
  • holding patternnounC1Circling in the air while waiting to land.
  • holler/ˈhɒlə/verbB23 meaningsTo shout loudly, especially to somebody far away.
  • hollow/ˈhɒləʊ/adjectiveB26 meaningsHaving an empty space inside.
  • holy grailnounC1The legendary cup, and any object endlessly sought.
  • homage/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsPublic respect and honour shown to someone or something.
  • hombre/ˈɒmbɹeɪ/nounC1A man, in informal borrowed Spanish.
  • homeboy/ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/nounC1A male friend from your own neighbourhood.
  • honeycomb/ˈhʌnikəʊm/nounB1+2 meaningsThe wax grid of six-sided cells bees store honey in.
  • honeymoon periodnounC1The first happy weeks of a marriage or an arrangement.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
  • honorific/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/nounC1A title or word used to show respect.
  • 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.
  • hook/hʊk/nounA22 meaningsA curved piece of metal that things hang from.
  • hoot/huːt/verbB22 meaningsTo make the low call of an owl.
  • hop/hɒp/verbB15 meaningsTo jump a short distance, especially on one leg.
  • hopper/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A funnel-shaped container that feeds material out below.
  • horizon/həˈɹaɪ.zən/nounC1The far line where the sky seems to meet the land or sea.
  • horn/hɔːn/nounB14 meaningsOne of the hard pointed growths on the head of a bull, goat, ram or rhino.
  • horticulture/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/nounC1The science of growing garden plants.
  • hospice/ˈhɑspɪs/nounC1A home caring for people near the end of life.
  • hostess/ˈhoʊstɪs/nounC1A woman who receives and looks after guests.
  • hostility/hɒsˈtɪlɪti/nounC1Open unfriendliness.
  • hot desknounC1A desk nobody owns, used by whoever turns up.
  • hotshot/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/nounC1Somebody dazzlingly good and rather pleased about it.
  • hound/haʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA dog bred for hunting by scent.
  • hovel/ˈhɒvəl/nounC1A small wretched dwelling.
  • hubbub/ˈhʌbʌb/nounC1The confused noise of a crowd talking.
  • hue wheelnounC1The circle showing how colours relate to one another.
  • 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.
  • humus/ˈhjuːməs/nounC1The dark rich matter in soil made of rotted plants.
  • hurricane/ˈhʌɹɪkən/nounB12 meaningsA very violent spinning tropical storm.
  • hydra/ˈhaɪdɹə/nounC1A many-headed monster of legend, or a tiny freshwater animal.
  • hydrogen/ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/nounC1The lightest element, and the commonest in the universe.
  • hymnbooknounC1The collection of songs used in worship.
  • hyperbole/haɪˈpɜːbəli/nounC1Deliberate exaggeration for effect.
  • hypocrisy/hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/nounC1Preaching one thing while doing the opposite.