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

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19,295 words · showing 7,561–7,620

  • gym facilitiesnounB2The exercise equipment provided for guests.
  • gymnast/ˈdʒɪm.næst/nounB1+An athlete who performs gymnastics.
  • gymnastics/d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/nounB1+The sport of flips, jumps and balance on apparatus.
  • gymnastics floornounB2The mat routine of tumbling and dance.
  • gynecologist/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/nounB2+A doctor specialising in women's reproductive health.
  • gypsum/ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm/
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A soft mineral ground up to make plaster.
  • gyrfalcon/ˈdʒɜːfɔːlkən/nounC2The largest of the falcons, from the far north.
  • haberdasherynounC2Small articles used in sewing, and the shop selling them.
  • habit/ˈhæb.ɪt/nounA22 meaningsSomething done so often it needs no thought.
  • habitable/ˈhæbɪtəbəl/adjectiveC1Fit for people to live in.
  • habitat/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/nounB22 meaningsThe kind of natural place where a particular animal or plant normally lives.
  • habitat lossnounB2The destruction of the places wildlife needs.
  • habitation/ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2The living in a place, or a dwelling itself.
  • habitual/həˈbɪ.tʃʊ.əl/adjectiveC2Done regularly and by habit.
  • hack/hæk/verbB23 meaningsTo cut roughly with heavy blows.
  • hacker/hækə/nounB1+A person who breaks into computer systems without permission.
  • hackles/ˈhækəlz/nounC1The hairs on an animal's neck that rise in anger.
  • hackneyed/ˈhæk.nid/adjectiveC2Worn out by being repeated far too often.
  • hacksawnounB2+A fine-toothed saw in a frame, for cutting metal.
  • haddock/ˈhædək/nounB2+A white sea fish, often smoked.
  • haft/hæft/nounC2The handle of a knife or an axe.
  • haggard/ˈhæɡ.əd/adjectiveC1Looking exhausted and worn out.
  • haggle/ˈhæɡəl/verbC1To argue the price down.
  • hail/heɪl/nounB14 meaningsFrozen rain falling as small hard balls of ice.
  • hailstone/ˈheɪlstoʊn/nounB1+One single ball of falling ice.
  • hair/ˈhɛə/nounA12 meaningsThe mass of fine strands growing on the head.
  • hair removalnounB2Taking unwanted hair off the body.
  • hairbandnounB1A band worn to hold hair back from the face.
  • hairbrushnounA2+A bristled tool for tidying the hair.
  • hairclipnounB1A small fastener that holds hair in place.
  • haircut/ˈhɛə(ɹ)kʌt/nounA12 meaningsThe cutting of hair, or the style it leaves.
  • hairdo/ˈhɛəˌduː/nounB2Informal and slightly dated: a person's hair as set and arranged for one particular occasion, not the neutral general word for the cut and shape they wear.
  • hairdressernounB1Somebody who cuts and styles hair.
  • hairdresser'snounA2The place you go when your hair needs cutting.
  • hairdryernounA2+A machine that blows hot air onto wet hair.
  • hairless/ˈhɛələs/adjectiveB2Having no hair.
  • hairline/ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/nounB2The edge where the hair begins on the forehead.
  • hairnet/ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/nounB2+A fine mesh worn to keep hair in place.
  • hairpin/ˈhɛə.pɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsA thin bent wire that holds hair up.
  • hairspraynounB1+A fine mist that holds a hairstyle in place.
  • hairstylenounB1+The shape a person's hair is cut and worn in.
  • hairy/ˈhɛə.ɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsCovered in a lot of hair.
  • haitinounB1+A Caribbean country.
  • halberd/ˈhæl.bɚd/nounC2A weapon that is part axe and part spear.
  • halcyon/ˈhælsi.ən/nounC2A calm and happy period looked back on fondly.
  • hale/heɪl/adjectiveC2Strong and healthy, especially in old age.
  • half/ˈhɑːf/nounA24 meaningsOne of two equal parts of something.
  • half boardnounB2A rate including breakfast and one other meal.
  • half pricephraseA2Costing only fifty per cent of the usual amount.
  • half-brothernounB1A brother who shares only one of your parents.
  • half-life/ˈhæfˌlaɪf/nounB2The time it takes half a radioactive sample to decay.
  • half-lightnounC1The dim light between day and night.
  • half-nakedadjectiveB2Wearing very little clothing.
  • half-priceadjectiveA2Costing only half the usual amount.
  • half-sisternounB1A sister who shares only one of your parents.
  • halfheartedadjectiveB2Done without real effort or enthusiasm.
  • halftimenounB1+The interval between the two halves of a match.
  • halfway/ˌhæfˈweɪ/adverbB1At or to the middle point of a distance or period.
  • halibut/ˈhæ.lɪ.bət/nounB2+A very large flat white fish.
  • hallmark/ˈhɔːlmɑːk/nounC13 meaningsAn official mark stamped on gold, silver or platinum to certify its purity and where it was assayed.