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

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  • hole/həʊl/nounA2An opening or hollow in a surface.
  • hole punchnounB1A tool that makes holes so paper can go in a ring binder.
  • holiday/ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/nounA12 meaningsA period of time away from work or school.
  • holiday cottagenounB2A small country house rented for a break.
  • holiness/ˈhoʊlinəs/nounB2The quality of being sacred or morally pure.
  • holler/ˈhɒlə/verb
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To shout loudly, especially to somebody far away.
  • hollow/ˈhɒləʊ/adjectiveB26 meaningsHaving an empty space inside.
  • holocaust/ˈhɒl.ə(ʊ)ˌkɔːst/nounB2Destruction on a vast scale.
  • holster/ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/nounB2The shaped case a handgun is carried in.
  • holy grailnounC1The legendary cup, and any object endlessly sought.
  • homage/ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsPublic respect and honour shown to someone or something.
  • hombre/ˈɒmbɹeɪ/nounC1A man, in informal borrowed Spanish.
  • home/həʊm/nounA14 meaningsThe place where you live.
  • home deliverynounB1Having what you bought brought to your door.
  • home economicsnounB2The study of running a household and cooking.
  • homeboy/ˈhoʊm.bɔɪ/nounC1A male friend from your own neighbourhood.
  • homeland/ˈhəʊmˌlænd/nounB2The country where you were born or belong.
  • homemakernounB2+The family member who runs the home.
  • homeownernounB1+Somebody who owns the house they live in.
  • homepagenounB1+The front page of a website.
  • homestay/ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/nounB2Staying as a guest in a local family's house.
  • homestead/ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/nounC2A house and the land around it that a family works.
  • hometown/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/nounA2+The place where you grew up.
  • homework/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/nounA12 meaningsSchool work that a pupil is given to do at home.
  • homicide/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/nounB2The killing of one person by another.
  • homosexuality/ˌhoʊməˌsɛkʃuˈælɪti/nounB2+Sexual attraction to people of your own sex.
  • hondurasnounB2+A country in Central America.
  • honesty/ˈɒn.ɪ.sti/nounB22 meaningsThe quality of telling the truth and not cheating or stealing.
  • honey/ˈhʌni/nounA12 meaningsThe golden sweet liquid that bees make.
  • honeycomb/ˈhʌnikəʊm/nounB1+2 meaningsThe wax grid of six-sided cells bees store honey in.
  • honeymoon/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/nounB13 meaningsThe holiday a couple takes just after their wedding.
  • honeymoon periodnounC1The first happy weeks of a marriage or an arrangement.
  • honeysuckle/ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/nounB2+A climber with tubes of flower full of sweet nectar.
  • hong kongnounB1The skyscraper harbor city of dim sum and neon, in southern China.
  • honk/hɒŋk/verbB23 meaningsTo sound a horn, especially a car horn.
  • honor/ˈɒn.ə/verbB14 meaningsTo show deep public respect for somebody.
  • honorific/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/nounC1A title or word used to show respect.
  • honors/ˈɑn.ɚz/nounB2The distinction awarded to degrees earned with excellent grades.
  • honour/ˈɒnə/nounB13 meaningsA reputation for keeping to what is right.
  • hood/hʊd/nounB14 meaningsA soft covering for the head, attached to the back of a coat or jacket.
  • hoodie/ˈhʊdi/nounA2+A casual warm top with a hood attached.
  • hoof/hʊf/nounB1+The hard foot of a horse, cow or deer.
  • hook/hʊk/nounA22 meaningsA curved piece of metal that things hang from.
  • hook and eyenounB2A small two-part clothing fastener.
  • hooligan/ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/nounB2A young person who behaves violently and destructively in public.
  • hoop/huːp/nounB1A large ring of wood or metal.
  • hoopla/ˈhuːplɑ/nounC2A game of throwing rings over prizes.
  • 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.
  • hopelessnessnounB2+The state of seeing no way things can improve.
  • hopper/ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A funnel-shaped container that feeds material out below.
  • hopper wagonnounC2A wagon that empties its load from below.
  • hopscotch/ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/nounB2The pavement game of jumping through numbered chalk squares.
  • horde/hɔːd/nounB2+A great crowd, often an unwelcome one.
  • horizon/həˈɹaɪ.zən/nounC1The far line where the sky seems to meet the land or sea.
  • hormone/ˈhɔːməʊn/nounB2+2 meaningsA chemical made in one part of the body and carried in the blood to change how other parts work.
  • horn/hɔːn/nounB14 meaningsOne of the hard pointed growths on the head of a bull, goat, ram or rhino.
  • hornet/ˈhɔː.nɪt/nounB2A large wasp with a painful sting.