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# English words: H

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779 words under H; 401–500 on this page.

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- [hierarchical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hierarchical/) — Arranged in levels or ranks, from the top to the bottom, with each level more important or powerful than the one below.
- [hierarchy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hierarchy/) — A system where people or things are arranged in levels, from the most important or powerful at the top to the least at the bottom.
- [hieroglyph](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hieroglyph/) — A picture or symbol used for writing, especially in ancient Egypt, where little drawings of birds, eyes and other things stood for sounds…
- [hieroglyphic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hieroglyphic/) — Written in picture signs, as the ancient Egyptians wrote. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [higgle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/higgle/) — To haggle, to argue and bargain over a price.
- [high](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/high/) — High means far up from the ground, or tall: a high wall, a high mountain. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [higher](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/higher/) — Higher means more high, further up from the ground than something else. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [highland](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highland/) — Highland is land that is high up, with hills and mountains.
- [highlight](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highlight/) — A highlight is the best or most exciting part of something.
- [highlighter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highlighter/) — A pen with bright see-through ink, used to mark important words in a text.
- [highly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highly/) — Highly means very or very much: highly dangerous, highly unlikely. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [highness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highness/) — A title used to address a prince, princess or other royal person, as in «Your Highness».
- [highroad](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highroad/) — A main public road for travel, a highway.
- [highway](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highway/) — A main road, usually big and fast, that joins towns and cities. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [highwayman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/highwayman/) — In the old days, a robber on horseback who stopped travellers on the road and took their money.
- [hijab](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hijab/) — A headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open.
- [hike](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hike/) — A hike is a long walk, often in hills, woods or mountains, done for fun or exercise.
- [hiker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hiker/) — A hiker is a person who goes on long walks in the country, hills or mountains, for fun or exercise.
- [hilarious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hilarious/) — Extremely funny, making you laugh a lot: a hilarious joke.
- [hill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hill/) — A hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hillock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hillock/) — A hillock is a small hill, a little rise of ground.
- [hillside](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hillside/) — The sloping side of a hill.
- [hilltop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hilltop/) — A hilltop is the top of a hill.
- [hilly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hilly/) — Having a lot of hills, as in «hilly countryside».
- [hilt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hilt/) — The hilt is the handle of a sword or knife.
- [himalayan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/himalayan/) — To do with the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, in Asia, which includes Mount Everest.
- [hin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hin/) — An ancient Hebrew measure of liquid, about a gallon or a little more. — Jewish tradition
- [hind](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hind/) — At the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hinder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hinder/) — To hinder is to make it hard for someone to do something or to get somewhere; to slow them down or get in their way. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hindering](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hindering/) — Hindering means slowing down or getting in the way of someone's progress.
- [hindermost](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hindermost/) — Last, farthest back. — Jewish tradition
- [hindi](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hindi/) — One of the main languages of India, spoken by hundreds of millions of people and written in the Devanagari script.
- [hindmost](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hindmost/) — Last, at the very back. — Jewish tradition
- [hindquarters](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hindquarters/) — The back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump.
- [hindrance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hindrance/) — A hindrance is something or someone that makes it harder for you to do something or slows you down.
- [hindu](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hindu/) — A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India.
- [hinduism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hinduism/) — Hinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality, Brahman…
- [hinge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hinge/) — A hinge is a small metal joint that lets a door, gate, lid or window swing open and shut. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hinny](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hinny/) — A hinny is the young of a male horse and a female donkey; it looks a bit like a mule.
- [hint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hint/) — noun: A hint is a small clue or piece of help that shows you how to solve something without giving the full answer. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hip](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hip/) — The part of your body on each side where your leg joins your waist. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hippo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hippo/) — A hippo, short for hippopotamus, is a huge, heavy African animal with a wide mouth, short legs and thick skin, which spends most of the…
- [hippopotamus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hippopotamus/) — A hippopotamus is a very large, heavy African animal with thick grey skin, a huge mouth and short legs, which spends most of the day in…
- [hire](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hire/) — To hire is to pay to use something for a time (UK), like hiring a boat or bikes; in the USA people usually say «rent». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hireling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hireling/) — A person who works only for pay. — Jewish tradition
- [hispanic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hispanic/) — To do with Spanish-speaking countries and their people and culture, especially Latin America and Spain.
- [hiss](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hiss/) — To hiss is to make a long «sss» sound, like a snake or steam escaping. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [histamine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/histamine/) — A chemical made by the body that causes allergy symptoms such as sneezing, itching, swelling and a runny nose when the body reacts to…
- [historian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/historian/) — A historian is a person who studies history and writes about the past, using evidence such as documents, objects and buildings. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [historic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/historic/) — Historic means important in history, or likely to be remembered in the future as important. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [historical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/historical/) — Historical means to do with history or the past: «historical events», «historical facts». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [historically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/historically/) — Historically means in the past, or over a long period of history.
- [history](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/history/) — History is everything that happened in the past, especially to people, countries and the world. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hit/) — To touch someone or something hard and fast with your hand, a bat or an object.
- [hitch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hitch/) — A small problem that delays something, as in «a technical hitch».
- [hitchhike](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hitchhike/) — To travel by standing at the side of the road and asking drivers for a free ride, often by holding up your thumb.
- [hither](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hither/) — To here; to this place: «Come hither» means «come here». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hitherto](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hitherto/) — Hitherto means until now or until the time being talked about; up to this point. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hitter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hitter/) — A hitter is a person who hits, especially a batter in baseball or softball whose job is to hit the ball.
- [hitting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hitting/) — Hitting means touching something hard and fast, often with your hand or an object.
- [hittite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hittite/) — A person of the Hittites, an ancient people of Canaan and Anatolia. — Jewish tradition
- [hiv](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hiv/) — A Hebrew letter group, a form of the verb "to be," in Sefer Yetzirah. — Jewish tradition
- [hive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hive/) — A hive is a home for bees, either a box made by people or a natural nest.
- [hives](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hives/) — Hives are itchy red or pink bumps or patches on the skin, often caused by an allergy to food, medicine, insect stings or plants.
- [hl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hl/) — A fragment of print, probably "He," meaning God. — Jewish tradition
- [hm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hm/) — A sound people make when they are thinking, not sure, or doubting something, as in «Hm, let me think».
- [hmo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hmo/) — A broken piece of letters from a scanned page, with no meaning of its own. — Jewish tradition
- [ho](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ho/) — A shout to get attention or to show surprise: «Land ho!» means «land ahead!». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hoar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoar/) — Hoar means white or grey, especially of frost, as in «hoar frost». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hoard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoard/) — A large store of money, food or valuable things, often kept secret. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hoarse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoarse/) — A hoarse voice sounds rough, deep and croaky, often because you have a sore throat, a cold, or have been shouting a lot.
- [hoary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoary/) — Grey or white-haired, as an old person is. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hoatzin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoatzin/) — The hoatzin is a strange bird of the Amazon rainforest in South America, with a spiky crest, blue face and red eyes; it eats leaves and…
- [hoax](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoax/) — A hoax is a trick that makes many people believe something that is not true, such as a fake story, picture or warning.
- [hob](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hob/) — A hob is the flat top part of a cooker with rings or plates where you put pans to heat food; in the USA and Canada it is called a stovetop…
- [hobble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hobble/) — To walk with short, slow, unsteady steps, often because you are hurt, tired or old.
- [hobby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hobby/) — Something you enjoy doing in your free time, not as a job, such as drawing, football, collecting or gardening.
- [hobgoblin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hobgoblin/) — A hobgoblin is a mischievous or wicked small creature in old tales, a kind of goblin.
- [hockey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hockey/) — Hockey is a team game played with curved sticks and a ball or puck, where players try to hit it into the other team's goal.
- [hoe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoe/) — A garden tool with a long handle and a flat blade, used to cut weeds and loosen the soil. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hog](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hog/) — A pig, especially a large one kept for meat (US) or a male pig (UK).
- [hogg](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hogg/) — Hogg is a surname, a family name used in Scotland and England, for example the Scottish writer James Hogg.
- [hogmanay](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hogmanay/) — The Scottish name for New Year's Eve, 31 December, and the parties and customs that celebrate the start of the new year.
- [hogshead](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hogshead/) — A hogshead is a large barrel, used for wine, beer or sugar, and an old measure of liquid.
- [hogweed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hogweed/) — Hogweed is a tall wild plant with big flat heads of tiny white flowers.
- [hoist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hoist/) — To lift or pull something heavy up, often with ropes or a machine, as in «hoist the sails».
- [hold](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hold/) — To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [holder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holder/) — A thing that holds or supports something: a pencil holder, a cup holder. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [holdeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holdeth/) — «holdeth» means «holds», a form of «hold»: To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand.
- [holdfast](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holdfast/) — The root-like part at the bottom of seaweed that holds it tightly to rocks.
- [holding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holding/) — Holding is the -ing form of "hold": having something in your hands or arms, or keeping it in place. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hole/) — An empty space or opening in something solid: a hole in the ground, a hole in a sock. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [holey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holey/) — Holey means full of holes, like old socks or a sieve.
- [holiday](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holiday/) — A holiday is a day when people do not go to school or work, often because of a special event, like a public holiday.
- [holiness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holiness/) — The quality of being holy, very good and connected with God or a religion. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [holler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holler/) — To shout or call out loudly, often in an informal way.
- [hollow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hollow/) — Hollow means empty inside, with a space in it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [holly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holly/) — An evergreen bush or tree with shiny, prickly dark green leaves and bright red berries in winter.
- [hollywood](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hollywood/) — Hollywood is an area of Los Angeles in California, USA, where many famous film studios are.
- [holocaust](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/holocaust/) — The Holocaust (capital H) was the murder of about six million Jewish people, and many others such as Roma, disabled people and gay people…