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# English words: H

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · **H** · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

779 words under H; 601–700 on this page.

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- [hospice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hospice/) — A hospice is a special home or hospital where people who are very ill and are not expected to get better are cared for kindly and kept…
- [hospitable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hospitable/) — Friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors.
- [hospital](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hospital/) — A hospital is a large building where sick or injured people are looked after by doctors and nurses.
- [hospitalise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hospitalise/) — To send someone to hospital or keep them there for treatment because they are ill or injured.
- [hospitality](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hospitality/) — Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers.
- [host](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/host/) — A host is a person who invites guests and looks after them, for example at a party. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hostage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hostage/) — A hostage is a person who is held prisoner by someone who will not let them go until they get what they want. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hostel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hostel/) — A cheap place to stay, often with shared rooms and bunk beds, for travellers and young people.
- [hostess](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hostess/) — A woman who invites guests and looks after them at a party or in her home.
- [hostile](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hostile/) — Unfriendly and angry, ready to argue or fight.
- [hostility](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hostility/) — Unfriendly, angry behaviour or feelings towards someone.
- [hot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hot/) — Having a high temperature; very warm: "hot soup". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hotdog](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hotdog/) — A hot sausage, usually a frankfurter, served in a long soft bread roll, often with ketchup or mustard.
- [hotel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hotel/) — A hotel is a building where people pay to sleep and eat when they are travelling or on holiday.
- [hothouse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hothouse/) — A hothouse is a warm glass building where plants grow that could not live outside in cold weather.
- [hotly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hotly/) — With strong feeling, angrily or sharply: «I am back,» he said hotly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hotspot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hotspot/) — A hotspot is a place where there is a lot of a certain activity, such as a tourist hotspot or a crime hotspot.
- [hound](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hound/) — A dog used for hunting, such as a foxhound or bloodhound, with a strong sense of smell. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hour](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hour/) — An hour is a length of time; it has sixty minutes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hourglass](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hourglass/) — A glass timer with two bulbs joined by a narrow neck, where sand runs from the top to the bottom in a set time.
- [hourly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hourly/) — Hourly means happening every hour, once an hour.
- [house](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/house/) — A house is a building where a family lives. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [housebound](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housebound/) — Not able to leave your home, usually because you are ill, very old, disabled or looking after someone.
- [housedog](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housedog/) — A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting.
- [housefly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housefly/) — A common small grey fly that lives near people and buzzes around houses, food and rubbish.
- [household](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/household/) — A household is all the people who live together in one home. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [householder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/householder/) — A person who owns or rents a house and is responsible for it.
- [househusband](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/househusband/) — A man who stays at home to look after the house and children while his partner goes out to work.
- [housekeeper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housekeeper/) — A person whose job is to look after a house: cleaning, cooking, shopping and running things for the family who live there.
- [housekeeping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housekeeping/) — The work of looking after a home: cleaning, cooking, shopping and paying bills.
- [housemaid](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housemaid/) — A woman or girl servant who cleaned and tidied a house, made beds and lit fires, in the past.
- [houseplant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/houseplant/) — A plant that is grown in a pot indoors, inside a home, office or classroom.
- [housetop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housetop/) — The flat roof of a house in the Land of Israel, where people could sit, pray, sleep or shout news. — Jewish tradition
- [housewife](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housewife/) — A woman whose main work is looking after her home and family, not working at a paid job.
- [housework](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housework/) — Housework is the work done to keep a home clean and tidy, such as cleaning, washing clothes, dusting, vacuuming and washing dishes.
- [housing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/housing/) — A housing is the decorated cloth or cover laid over a horse's back, often with fine embroidery.
- [hovel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hovel/) — A hovel is a small, dirty, badly built hut where poor people live.
- [hover](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hover/) — To hover means to stay in the air in one place without moving forward, like a hummingbird or a helicopter. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [how](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/how/) — How asks in what way: How do you make a kite? — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [howbeit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/howbeit/) — Nevertheless; still; but.
- [howdah](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/howdah/) — A howdah is a seat with a roof, fixed on the back of an elephant, for riders to sit in.
- [howdy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/howdy/) — Howdy is a casual greeting, like «hello» or «hi»; it is mostly used in the United States and in old stories.
- [however](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/however/) — However means but, or in spite of that. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [howl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/howl/) — Of a wolf or dog: to make a long, loud, sad cry. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [howler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/howler/) — A howler is a silly, obvious mistake, especially a funny one in writing or an exam.
- [hr](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hr/) — "hr" is a short written form of "hour", and "hrs" of "hours".
- [hryvnia](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hryvnia/) — The hryvnia is the money (currency) of Ukraine; one hryvnia is made of 100 kopiyky (kopecks).
- [http](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/http/) — It stands for "hypertext transfer protocol", the start of a web address used to find pages on the internet. — Jewish tradition
- [hub](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hub/) — The centre of a wheel, where the spokes or axle are joined.
- [hubbub](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hubbub/) — A hubbub is a loud confused noise made by many people or animals talking or moving at once.
- [hubby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hubby/) — A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way.
- [huckleberry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huckleberry/) — A huckleberry is a small dark-blue berry that grows on a bush, like a blueberry.
- [huckster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huckster/) — A huckster is a person who sells small goods, often from a cart or a little shop, usually in an eager way.
- [huddle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huddle/) — To huddle means to crowd close together, usually to keep warm, to feel safe or to talk secretly.
- [huddled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huddled/) — Crowded closely together in a group, often to keep warm, feel safe or talk secretly.
- [hue](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hue/) — A colour or shade of a colour.
- [huff](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huff/) — To breathe out loudly and heavily, often because you are tired or annoyed.
- [huffily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huffily/) — In a sulky, annoyed and offended way.
- [huffy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huffy/) — Easily offended; quick to sulk.
- [hug](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hug/) — To hug someone means to put your arms around them and hold them close, to show love, comfort or friendship.
- [huge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/huge/) — Huge means very, very big in size, amount or importance. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [hugely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hugely/) — Very much; to a very great degree.
- [hugging](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hugging/) — Hugging means holding someone close in your arms to show love, comfort or friendship.
- [hulking](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hulking/) — Very big, heavy and bulky, often in a clumsy or slightly frightening way.
- [hull](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hull/) — The hull is the main body of a ship or boat, the part that sits in the water.
- [hullabaloo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hullabaloo/) — A hullabaloo is a great noise and fuss, with shouting and excitement.
- [hullo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hullo/) — Another spelling of hello, used to greet someone.
- [hum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hum/) — To sing a tune with your lips closed, making a long «mmm» sound.
- [human](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/human/) — A human is a person: a man, woman or child. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [humane](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humane/) — Kind and gentle, causing as little pain as possible to people or animals.
- [humanely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humanely/) — Humanely means in a kind way that causes as little pain or suffering as possible, especially to animals or prisoners.
- [humanism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humanism/) — Humanism is a way of thinking that says people can live good, meaningful lives using reason, kindness and science, without believing in…
- [humanist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humanist/) — A humanist is a person who lives by reason, science and kindness rather than religion, believing people can be good and make life…
- [humanitarian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humanitarian/) — Humanitarian means caring about people's lives and suffering, and trying to help them, especially in disasters and wars.
- [humanity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humanity/) — Humanity means all the people in the world together, the human race.
- [humankind](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humankind/) — All people together; the human race.
- [humanoid](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humanoid/) — Having a shape or features like a human being: a head, two arms, two legs, walking upright.
- [humble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humble/) — Not proud; not thinking you are better or more important than other people. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [humbly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humbly/) — Humbly means in a modest way, not thinking you are better or more important than others. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [humbug](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humbug/) — A hard, striped peppermint sweet, often black and white.
- [humerus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humerus/) — The humerus is the long bone in the top part of your arm, between your shoulder and your elbow.
- [humid](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humid/) — Humid weather is warm and damp because there is a lot of water vapour in the air, so you feel hot and sticky.
- [humidity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humidity/) — The amount of water vapour (invisible water in gas form) in the air.
- [humiliate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humiliate/) — To make someone feel very ashamed, foolish or small, especially in front of other people.
- [humiliated](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humiliated/) — Humiliated means feeling very ashamed and embarrassed, as if you look foolish in front of others, so that you lose pride.
- [humiliating](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humiliating/) — Humiliating describes something that makes you feel very ashamed and foolish in front of other people.
- [humiliation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humiliation/) — Humiliation is the very bad, hot feeling of shame you get when someone makes you look stupid or weak in front of others.
- [humility](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humility/) — The quality of being humble: not thinking you are better or more important than others. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [humming](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humming/) — Humming is singing a tune with your lips closed, making a «mmm» sound.
- [hummingbird](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hummingbird/) — A hummingbird is a very small, brightly coloured bird from the Americas that beats its wings so fast they hum, and that can hover in one…
- [hummock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hummock/) — A small, rounded hill or mound of earth, grass or snow; a hump in the ground.
- [humor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humor/) — Humor is a person's mood or state of mind, as in «good humor» (cheerful) or «bad humor» (cross).
- [humorous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humorous/) — Funny; making people laugh or smile (a humorous story).
- [humorously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humorously/) — In a funny way that makes people smile or laugh.
- [humour](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humour/) — The quality of being funny: «The book is full of humour».
- [humourous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humourous/) — «Humourous» is a common misspelling of «humorous», which means funny or meant to make people laugh.
- [hump](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hump/) — A hump is a round lump that sticks up, such as on a camel's back. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [humpback](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humpback/) — A humpback, or humpback whale, is a very large whale with long flippers that is famous for its songs and its leaps out of the water.
- [humus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/humus/) — The dark, rich part of soil made from dead and rotting leaves, plants and animals; it feeds plants.
- [hun](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/hun/) — The Huns were a nomadic people from Central Asia who rode into Europe in the 300s and 400s AD; their most famous leader was Attila.