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

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  • hullo/hʌˈləʊ/nounC2A greeting or call for attention, written in the older British way with a u where the usual spelling has an e.
  • hum/ˈhʌm/verbB14 meaningsTo sing a tune with your lips closed, making no words.
  • human/ˈhjuː.mən/adjectiveA22 meaningsTo do with people rather than animals or machines.
  • human cannonballnounB2A performer fired from a great tube.
  • humanity/hjuˈmænɪti/nounB2People as a whole, or kindness towards them.
  • humankind/ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/
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nounB2
All the people of the earth taken together.
  • humanoid/ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/nounB2+A machine or creature shaped like a human being.
  • humidity/hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/nounB1+How much water vapour the air is carrying.
  • humiliation/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of shame that comes from being made to look foolish or weak in front of others.
  • humility/hjuːˈmɪlɪti/nounB2A modest view of your own importance.
  • hummingbird/ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/nounB1+A tiny bird whose wings beat too fast to see.
  • hummock/ˈhʌmək/nounC2A small rounded hill.
  • hummus/ˈhʊməs/nounB1+A smooth dip of crushed chickpeas and sesame.
  • humor/hjuː.mə(ɹ)/nounB1The ability to see and make fun.
  • humpback/ˈhʌmpbæk/nounB2A hunched back, or the whale that has one.
  • humus/ˈhjuːməs/nounC1The dark rich matter in soil made of rotted plants.
  • hunch/hʌnt͡ʃ/nounB22 meaningsA feeling that something is true, formed without proof or reasoning.
  • hunchback/ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/nounC2An outdated and offensive word for a person with a curved spine.
  • hundred/ˈhʌn.dɹəd/nounA12 meaningsThe number 100.
  • hungarynounB1+The central European country of Budapest.
  • hunger/ˈhʌŋɡə/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling or condition of needing food.
  • hunk/hʌŋk/nounB2A thick clumsy piece broken off something.
  • hunter/ˈhʌntə/nounA2+2 meaningsSomebody who tracks and kills animals.
  • hurdle/ˈhɜːdl̩/nounB1+One of the small fences runners leap over on the track.
  • hurdlesnounB2+A race in which runners jump barriers on the way.
  • hurricane/ˈhʌɹɪkən/nounB12 meaningsA very violent spinning tropical storm.
  • 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.
  • husband/ˈhʌzbənd/nounA12 meaningsThe man somebody is married to.
  • hush/hʌʃ/nounB12 meaningsA sudden quiet, especially one that falls over a group of people.
  • 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/nounB2+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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • hypocrisy/hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/nounC1Preaching one thing while doing the opposite.
  • hypocrite/ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/nounC1Somebody who preaches what they do not practise.
  • 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.
  • hypothetical/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC23 meaningsImagined or suggested for the sake of argument rather than real.
  • hysteria/hɪˈstɪəɹiə/nounC2Wild uncontrollable emotion spreading through people.