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

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  • hone/hoʊn/verbB2+To sharpen a blade, or to refine a skill.
  • honeymoon/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/nounB13 meaningsThe holiday a couple takes just after their wedding.
  • honk/hɒŋk/verbB23 meaningsTo sound a horn, especially a car horn.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • hoodwink/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/
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verbC1
To deceive somebody by a trick.
  • hoot/huːt/verbB22 meaningsTo make the low call of an owl.
  • hoover/ˈhuːvə(ɹ)/verbB1+2 meaningsTo clean a floor with a suction machine.
  • hop/hɒp/verbB15 meaningsTo jump a short distance, especially on one leg.
  • hope/ˈhəʊp/nounA24 meaningsThe feeling that a good outcome is still possible.
  • horrify/ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/verbB2+To shock somebody deeply.
  • hose/həʊz/nounB12 meaningsA flexible pipe for directing water.
  • host/həʊst/nounB14 meaningsThe person who has people to their home and looks after them.
  • hound/haʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA dog bred for hunting by scent.
  • house/haʊ̯s/nounA13 meaningsA building made for people to live in.
  • housetrain/ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/verbC1To teach an animal where it may relieve itself.
  • hover/ˈhɒvə/verbB22 meaningsTo stay in one place in the air.
  • howl/ˈhaʊ̯l/verbB24 meanings(Of a dog, wolf or similar animal) to make a long, loud, mournful cry.
  • huddle/ˈhʌdəl/verbB2To crowd together closely for warmth or safety.
  • huff/hʌf/nounB23 meaningsA fit of offence and bad temper that does not last long.
  • hug/hʌɡ/verbA23 meaningsTo put your arms around someone and hold them close.
  • hum/ˈhʌm/verbB14 meaningsTo sing a tune with your lips closed, making no words.
  • humble/ˈhʌmbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot proud; not boasting about what you have done.
  • humiliate/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/verbB2To make someone feel ashamed and foolish in front of others.
  • hunch/hʌnt͡ʃ/nounB22 meaningsA feeling that something is true, formed without proof or reasoning.
  • hunker/ˈhʌŋkə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo crouch down low on your heels.
  • hunt/hʌnt/verbA22 meaningsTo chase wild animals to catch them.
  • hurl/hɜːl/verbB23 meaningsTo throw something with great force.
  • hurry/ˈhʌ.ɹi/verbA23 meaningsTo move or do something more quickly than usual because time is short.
  • hurt/hɜːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSuffering pain or damage in the body.
  • hurtle/ˈhɜːtl̩/verbC1To move at great speed and without control.
  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/nounA12 meaningsThe man somebody is married to.
  • hush/hʌʃ/nounB12 meaningsA sudden quiet, especially one that falls over a group of people.
  • hype/haɪp/nounB2+3 meaningsExaggerated publicity and excitement built up around something.
  • hyperventilateverbC2To breathe abnormally fast, usually from anxiety.
  • hypothesise/haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz/verbC1To propose an idea specifically so it can be tested.
  • identify/aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/verbA2+4 meaningsTo recognise someone or something and say exactly who or what they are.
  • idle/ˈaɪd(ə)l/adjectiveB24 meaningsNot working, not running, not being used.
  • ignite/ɪɡˈnaɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo set on fire.
  • ignore/ɪɡˈnɔː/verbB12 meaningsTo take no notice of someone or something on purpose.
  • illuminate/ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo light something up.
  • illustrate/ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo make something clear by giving an example.
  • imagine/ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/verbA13 meaningsTo form a picture or idea of something in your mind.
  • imbibe/ɪmˈbaɪb/verbC22 meaningsTo drink.
  • imbue/ɪmˈbjuː/verbC2To fill something through and through with a quality.
  • immerse/ɪˈmɜːs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put something completely under a liquid.
  • immigrate/ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/verbB2+To come into a country in order to settle there.
  • immortalize/ɪˈmɔː(ɹ).təˌlaɪz/verbC1To make somebody remembered for ever.
  • impair/ɪmˈpɛə/verbC1To weaken or damage a faculty or ability.
  • impale/ɪmˈpeɪl/verbC1To pierce right through with something sharp.
  • impart/ɪmˈpɑːt/verbC1To give knowledge or a quality to somebody.
  • impeach/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/verbB2+To charge a holder of high office with serious wrongdoing.
  • impede/ɪmˈpiːd/verbC1To slow or obstruct something's progress.
  • impend/ɪmˈpɛnd/verbC2To be about to happen, usually something bad.
  • imperil/ɪmˈpɛɹəl/verbC2To put something in danger.
  • impersonate/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/verbC1To pretend to be somebody else.
  • implant/ɪmˈplɑːnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo fix something into the body.
  • implement/ˈɪmpləmənt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo put a plan or decision into effect.
  • implicate/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/verbC1To show that somebody had a part in wrongdoing.
  • implodeverbC12 meaningsTo collapse violently inward.