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  • horoscope/ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/nounB1+A forecast made from the position of the stars.
  • horoscope columnnounB2The daily piece predicting your fortune by birth date.
  • horror/ˈhɒɹə/nounB1A feeling of shock and dread.
  • horse/hɔːs/nounA1A large fast animal that people ride.
  • horse racingnounB1Racing horses ridden by professional riders.
  • horseback/ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/nounB2
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The back of a horse, as a place to ride.
  • horseboxnounB2A vehicle for carrying horses by road.
  • horsefly/ˈhoɹsˌflaɪ/nounB2+A large fly whose bite draws blood.
  • horseman/ˈhɔɹsmən/nounB2+A male rider skilled at handling a horse, especially in hunting or cavalry.
  • horsepower/ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/nounB2A unit for measuring the power of an engine.
  • horseshoe/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/nounB1+The curved iron plate nailed to a hoof.
  • horticulture/ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/nounC1The science of growing garden plants.
  • hose/həʊz/nounB12 meaningsA flexible pipe for directing water.
  • hospice/ˈhɑspɪs/nounC1A home caring for people near the end of life.
  • hospital/ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/nounA1A building where doctors and nurses treat sick people.
  • hospitality/ˌhɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/nounB22 meaningsFriendly and generous treatment of guests and visitors.
  • host/həʊst/nounB14 meaningsThe person who has people to their home and looks after them.
  • host dutiesnounB2What is expected of the one receiving guests.
  • hostage/ˈhɒs.tɪd͡ʒ/nounB2A person held until demands are met.
  • hostel/ˈhɑstəl/nounB1+A cheap place to sleep, often in shared rooms.
  • hostelry/ˈhɒstəlɹi/nounC2An inn, in old use.
  • hostess/ˈhoʊstɪs/nounC1A woman who receives and looks after guests.
  • hostility/hɒsˈtɪlɪti/nounC1Open unfriendliness.
  • hot air balloonnounB1A basket carried by a great bag of heated air.
  • hot desknounC1A desk nobody owns, used by whoever turns up.
  • hot springnounB1A pool of naturally heated water.
  • hotel/həʊˈtɛl/nounA1A building where travellers pay to sleep.
  • hotelier/həʊˈtɛl.i.ə/nounC2Somebody who owns or manages a hotel.
  • hotlinenounB2+A direct telephone line for urgent calls.
  • hotshot/ˈhɒtˌʃɒt/nounC1Somebody dazzlingly good and rather pleased about it.
  • hound/haʊnd/nounB22 meaningsA dog bred for hunting by scent.
  • houndstooth/ˈhaʊndstuːθ/nounC2A broken check pattern of small jagged shapes.
  • hour/aʊə/nounA12 meaningsSixty minutes.
  • hourglass/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/nounB1+A glass timer through which sand falls from one bulb to another.
  • house/haʊ̯s/nounA13 meaningsA building made for people to live in.
  • house specialitynounB2The dish this particular kitchen is proudest of.
  • house winenounB2The cheaper wine a restaurant serves by the glass.
  • household/ˈhaʊshəʊld/nounB2All the people living together under one roof.
  • housekeeper/ˈhaʊskipɚ/nounB2Somebody employed to manage a household.
  • housekeepingnounB1The staff who clean and prepare hotel rooms.
  • housewarmingnounB2+A party given when you move into a new home.
  • housewife/ˈhaʊs.waɪf/nounB2A woman whose full-time work is caring for her home.
  • housework/ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/nounB1+The unpaid jobs of cleaning and tidying a home.
  • housing/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/nounB2The buildings people live in, taken together.
  • housing estatenounB2A group of houses built together to one plan.
  • hovel/ˈhɒvəl/nounC1A small wretched dwelling.
  • hovercraft/ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/nounB2+A craft that rides on a cushion of blown air.
  • howl/ˈhaʊ̯l/verbB24 meanings(Of a dog, wolf or similar animal) to make a long, loud, mournful cry.
  • hub/hʌb/nounB23 meaningsThe central part of a wheel, which the axle passes through and the spokes join.
  • hubbub/ˈhʌbʌb/nounC1The confused noise of a crowd talking.
  • hubris/ˈhjuːbɹɪs/nounC2Overbearing pride that invites a fall.
  • huck/hʌk/nounC2A coarse absorbent towelling fabric woven with small raised squares, not with looped pile.
  • hue/hjuː/nounB2+The pure colour itself, apart from lightness.
  • hue wheelnounC1The circle showing how colours relate to one another.
  • 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.
  • hula hoop/ˈhuːlə ˌhuːp/nounB1A large ring spun around the waist.
  • hulk/hʌlk/nounC12 meaningsThe body of an old ship, no longer sailing.
  • hull/hʌl/nounB22 meaningsThe main body of a boat that sits in the water.
  • hull cleaningnounB2Scraping growth off the underside of a boat.