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

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19,295 words · showing 8,281–8,340

  • hushed/hʌʃt/adjectiveB2Quiet, as when people lower their voices.
  • 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/
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A spring bulb with a dense scented spike of flowers.
  • hybrid/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsSomething made by combining two different things.
  • hybrid workingnounB2Splitting the week between home and workplace.
  • hydra/ˈhaɪdɹə/nounC1A many-headed monster of legend, or a tiny freshwater animal.
  • hydrant/ˈhaɪdɹənt/nounB2The street pipe firefighters connect hoses to.
  • hydraulic/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/adjectiveB2+Worked by the pressure of a liquid.
  • hydrocarbonnounB2+A compound of only hydrogen and carbon.
  • hydrogen/ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/nounC1The lightest element, and the commonest in the universe.
  • hyena/haɪˈiːnə/nounB1+A doglike African scavenger with a cackling cry.
  • hygiene/ˈhʌɪˌd͡ʒiːn/nounB2Keeping clean in order to stay healthy.
  • hygiene ratingnounB2The official score for how cleanly a kitchen is run.
  • hygienic/haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/adjectiveB1+Clean in a way that keeps disease away.
  • hygienistnounB2+Somebody trained in cleaning and preventive care.
  • hymn/hɪm/nounB1+A song of praise sung in worship.
  • hymnbooknounC1The collection of songs used in worship.
  • hype/haɪp/nounB2+3 meaningsExaggerated publicity and excitement built up around something.
  • hyperactivitynounB2A condition of constant restless movement and difficulty staying still.
  • hyperbole/haɪˈpɜːbəli/nounC1Deliberate exaggeration for effect.
  • hyperlink/ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/nounB2Clickable text that jumps you to another page.
  • hyperventilateverbC2To breathe abnormally fast, usually from anxiety.
  • hyphen/ˈhaɪ̯.f(ə̯)n̩/nounB2+The short mark joining two words together.
  • hypnosis/hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/nounB2A sleeplike state in which somebody is open to suggestion.
  • hypnotherapy/ˌhɪpnoʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounC2Treatment that uses a trance to change habits.
  • hypnotic/hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/adjectiveC1Absorbing and rhythmic in a way that holds the attention completely.
  • hypnotizedadjectiveB2Put into a sleeplike trance by a swinging watch and a soothing voice, so as to obey suggestions.
  • hypoallergenic/haɪ.pəʊ.æl.ə(ɹ)ˈdʒɛn.ɪk/adjectiveC1Made to be unlikely to irritate the skin.
  • hypocrisy/hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/nounC1Preaching one thing while doing the opposite.
  • hypocrite/ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/nounC1Somebody who preaches what they do not practise.
  • hypocritical/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/adjectiveC1Claiming standards you do not keep yourself.
  • hypothermia/ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/nounB2+The state of the body cooling below a safe temperature.
  • hypothesis/haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/nounB2+2 meaningsAn idea put forward as a possible explanation, so that it can be tested.
  • hypothesise/haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz/verbC1To propose an idea specifically so it can be tested.
  • hypothetical/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC23 meaningsImagined or suggested for the sake of argument rather than real.
  • hypotheticallyadverbB2Supposing it were so, for the sake of argument.
  • hysteria/hɪˈstɪəɹiə/nounC2Wild uncontrollable emotion spreading through people.
  • hysterical/hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnable to control your emotions, especially through panic, fear or grief.
  • hystericsnounC2A fit of uncontrollable emotion, especially crying or laughing.
  • i know the feelingphraseB2A sympathetic way of saying you have been there.
  • i see what you meanphraseB1Showing that you now follow the argument.
  • i should get goingphraseB1A soft announcement that you are leaving.
  • i take your pointphraseC1Accepting an argument even while disagreeing.
  • i'd better be offphraseB2A gentle way of saying you must leave.
  • ibannounC1The international code identifying a bank account abroad.
  • ibis/ˈaɪ.bɪs/nounC1A wading bird with a long curved beak.
  • ice/aɪs/nounA1Water frozen hard.
  • ice age/ˈaɪ.seɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A long period when much of the earth was frozen.
  • ice coldphraseA2Chilled almost to freezing.
  • ice cream/ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/phraseA1A sweet frozen food made from cream or milk.
  • ice hockeynounB1A fast team game played with sticks and a puck on ice.
  • ice rinknounB1The frozen floor people skate circles on.
  • ice-cold/ˈaɪskəʊld/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely cold.
  • iceberg/ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/nounB1+A large mass of floating ice.
  • icelandnounA2+An island country in the north Atlantic.
  • ichthyosaur/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/nounC1A sea reptile shaped rather like a dolphin.
  • icicle/ˈʌɪsəkəl/nounB1+A hanging spike of frozen drip.