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

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  • happenstance/ˈhap(ə)nˌstɑːns/nounC2A chance occurrence with no plan behind it.
  • harangue/həˈɹæŋ/nounC22 meaningsA long, critical and often angry speech.
  • harbinger/ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/nounC2A sign that something is on its way.
  • hard-bittenadjectiveC2Toughened and unsentimental from hard experience.
  • harp/hɑːp/nounB1+3 meaningsA large stringed instrument with a triangular frame, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
  • harridan/ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/
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A bad-tempered scolding old woman.
  • harrier/ˈhæɹi.ə/nounC2A bird of prey that quarters low over open ground.
  • harrumphverbC2To clear the throat noisily in disapproval.
  • hart/hɑːt/nounC2An adult male deer, in old use.
  • hasp/hɑːsp/nounC2A hinged metal fastening for a door or a chest.
  • hauberk/ˈhɔːbɜː(ɹ)k/nounC2A long shirt of chain mail.
  • haughtilyadverbC2In a proud way that looks down on others.
  • haughty/ˈhɔːti/adjectiveC2Proud, and looking down on others.
  • headmistressnounC2The woman in charge of a school.
  • headset/ˈhɛdsɛt/nounB1+3 meaningsEarphones with a microphone, worn for calls.
  • headwaternounC2The stream at the very source of a river.
  • hector/ˈhɛktə/verbC2To bully somebody with loud talk.
  • hegemony/hɪˈɡɛ.mə.ni/nounC2The dominance of one state or group over others.
  • heirshipnounC2The right to inherit what a family holds.
  • helix/ˈhiːlɪks/nounC12 meaningsA spiral that climbs as it turns.
  • hemlock/ˈhɛmˌlɒk/nounC12 meaningsA poisonous plant of the parsley family.
  • hempen/ˈhɛmpən/adjectiveC2Made from the tough fibre of a plant.
  • henceforth/hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/adverbC2From this moment on.
  • herald/ˈhɛɹəld/verbC2To announce that something is coming.
  • herbal/ˈhɜːbəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTasting or smelling of green leaves and stems.
  • hermetic/hə(ɹ)ˈmɛtɪk/adjectiveC2Sealed so that no air passes, or closed to outsiders.
  • hermitage/ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/nounC2The dwelling of somebody who lives apart from the world.
  • hew/hjuː/verbC2To chop or cut with heavy blows.
  • hillock/ˈhɪl.ək/nounC2A very small hill.
  • hinder/ˈhɪndəː/verbC2To get in the way of progress and slow it down.
  • hindrance/ˈhɪndɹəns/nounC2Something that gets in the way of progress.
  • hindsight/ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/nounC2The clear understanding you only get after it is over.
  • hindsight biasnounC2Believing you knew all along what only became clear later.
  • hinterland/ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/nounC2The remote country lying behind a coast or a city.
  • hireling/ˈhaɪ.ə.lɪŋ/nounC2Somebody who works only for the money.
  • hirsute/həːˈsjuːt/adjectiveC2Very hairy.
  • histrionic/hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/adjectiveC2Wildly theatrical in showing feeling.
  • hitherto/ˌhɪðəˈtuː/adverbC2Up until this point in time.
  • hoarfrostnounC2Feathery white ice that grows on twigs in still cold air.
  • hoary/hɔː.ɹi/adjectiveC2White with age, or very old and stale.
  • hock/hɒk/nounC2The angled joint in a horse's hind leg.
  • holdfastnounC2A small walled refuge in old tales, less grand than a castle, where a minor lord's people shelter from attack.
  • homage/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsPublic respect and honour shown to someone or something.
  • homestead/ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/nounC2A house and the land around it that a family works.
  • honesty/ˈɒn.ɪ.sti/nounB22 meaningsThe quality of telling the truth and not cheating or stealing.
  • hoopla/ˈhuːplɑ/nounC2A game of throwing rings over prizes.
  • hopper wagonnounC2A wagon that empties its load from below.
  • hostelry/ˈhɒstəlɹi/nounC2An inn, in old use.
  • hotelier/həʊˈtɛl.i.ə/nounC2Somebody who owns or manages a hotel.
  • houndstooth/ˈhaʊndstuːθ/nounC2A broken check pattern of small jagged shapes.
  • hubris/ˈhjuːbɹɪs/nounC2Overbearing pride that invites a fall.
  • huck/hʌk/nounC2A coarse absorbent towelling fabric woven with small raised squares, not with looped pile.
  • hullo/hʌˈləʊ/nounC2A greeting or call for attention, written in the older British way with a u where the usual spelling has an e.
  • hummock/ˈhʌmək/nounC2A small rounded hill.
  • hunchback/ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/nounC2An outdated and offensive word for a person with a curved spine.
  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/nounA12 meaningsThe man somebody is married to.
  • hyperventilateverbC2To breathe abnormally fast, usually from anxiety.
  • hypnotherapy/ˌhɪpnoʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounC2Treatment that uses a trance to change habits.
  • hypothetical/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC23 meaningsImagined or suggested for the sake of argument rather than real.
  • hysteria/hɪˈstɪəɹiə/nounC2Wild uncontrollable emotion spreading through people.