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

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  • hippie/ˈhɪpi/nounB22 meaningsA young person of the 1960s counterculture, associated with peace, long hair and rejecting convention.
  • hirsute/həːˈsjuːt/adjectiveC2Very hairy.
  • historic/hɪˈstɒɹɪk/adjectiveB1+Important enough to be remembered in history.
  • historical/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/adjectiveB1+To do with the past and its study.
  • histrionic/hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/adjectiveC2Wildly theatrical in showing feeling.
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Involving a driver who leaves the scene after a crash.
  • hit-or-missadjectiveB2Unplanned and therefore unreliable, working only some of the time.
  • hoarse/hɔːs/adjectiveB2+Of a voice, rough and harsh from strain or illness.
  • hoary/hɔː.ɹi/adjectiveC2White with age, or very old and stale.
  • hollow/ˈhɒləʊ/adjectiveB26 meaningsHaving an empty space inside.
  • holy/ˈhəʊli/adjectiveB13 meaningsConnected with God or with religion, and treated with deep respect.
  • home/həʊm/nounA14 meaningsThe place where you live.
  • home-cookedadjectiveB2Prepared at home rather than bought ready-made.
  • homeless/ˈhoʊmlɪs/adjectiveB2Having nowhere to live.
  • homely/ˈhəʊmli/adjectiveC12 meaningsSimple and comfortable, in British use.
  • homemade/ˌ(h)əʊmˈmeɪ̯d/adjectiveB1Made at home rather than bought ready-made.
  • homesick/ˈhəʊ̯m.sɪk/adjectiveA2+Sad because you miss the place you come from.
  • homicidaladjectiveB2+Driven by an urge to murder people.
  • homogeneous/ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/adjectiveC1All of the same kind throughout.
  • honest/ˈɒn.ɪst/adjectiveA23 meaningsTelling the truth and not cheating, stealing or deceiving.
  • honorary/ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/adjectiveB2+Given as an honour, with no duties or pay attached.
  • honourableadjectiveB2Deserving respect for acting rightly.
  • hooded/ˈhʊdɪd/adjectiveB2+Wearing or fitted with a covering for the head.
  • hopeful/ˈhəʊpfl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsFeeling that good things may come.
  • hopeless/ˈhəʊplɪs/adjectiveB13 meaningsWith no chance of success or improvement.
  • horizontal/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsFlat and level, parallel to the horizon.
  • hormonal/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the body's chemical messengers.
  • horrendous/həˈɹɛndəs/adjectiveB2+Shockingly bad or frightening.
  • horrid/ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/adjectiveB2Extremely unpleasant.
  • horrifying/ˈhɔːɹɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/adjectiveB2Causing shock and disgust.
  • hospitable/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsWelcoming and generous to guests.
  • hostile/ˈhɒstaɪl/adjectiveB2Openly unfriendly, treating you as an enemy.
  • hot/hɒt/adjectiveA14 meaningsHaving a high temperature.
  • hourly/ˈaʊ̯əli/adjectiveB2+Happening once every hour.
  • housebroken/haʊsbɹəʊkən/adjectiveB2+Trained not to soil indoors.
  • howling/ˈhaʊlɪŋ/adjectiveB2Filled with a long wailing sound.
  • huge/hjuːd͡ʒ/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely large in size or amount.
  • hulking/ˈhʌlkɪŋ/adjectiveC1Very large and heavy-looking.
  • human/ˈhjuː.mən/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with people rather than animals or machines.
  • humane/hjuːˈmeɪn/adjectiveB2+Showing kindness and mercy to people and animals.
  • humanitarian/hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/adjectiveC1Concerned with saving lives and easing suffering.
  • humble/ˈhʌmbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot proud; not boasting about what you have done.
  • humdrum/ˈhʌmdɹʌm/adjectiveC1Dull through endless repetition.
  • humid/ˈhjuːmɪd/adjectiveB1+With heavy wet air.
  • humiliatedadjectiveB2Made to feel ashamed in front of everyone.
  • humiliating/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/adjectiveB2Making somebody lose their dignity in front of others.
  • humorous/ˈhjuːməɹəs/adjectiveB2Meant to be funny.
  • hungry/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/adjectiveA12 meaningsNeeding or wanting food.
  • hurt/hɜːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSuffering pain or damage in the body.
  • hurtful/ˈhɜːtfʊl/adjectiveB2Causing emotional pain.
  • hushed/hʌʃt/adjectiveB2Quiet, as when people lower their voices.
  • husky/ˈhʌs.ki/adjectiveB22 meaningsLow and slightly hoarse in voice.
  • hybrid/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsSomething made by combining two different things.
  • hydraulic/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/adjectiveB2+Worked by the pressure of a liquid.
  • hygienic/haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/adjectiveB1+Clean in a way that keeps disease away.
  • hype/haɪp/nounB2+3 meaningsExaggerated publicity and excitement built up around something.
  • 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.
  • hypocritical/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/adjectiveC1Claiming standards you do not keep yourself.