📖 H — The English dictionary · page 27

holiday — Everyday, meaning 1: A holiday is a day when people do not go to school or work, often because of a special event, like a public holiday.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A holiday is a trip you take for fun and rest, away from home (in American English this is a vacation).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The holidays are a longer time off school, like the summer holidays.↗ Example: The holiday lasts 14 days.↗ · They spent 300 dollars on holiday.↗ · She read 2 books a week during the holidays.↗ · How many days of the holiday are left?↗ · We are going on holiday to the seaside.↗ · Monday is a public holiday, so there is no school.↗ · In the summer holidays we went camping.↗ · He sent us a postcard from his holiday.↗ · Thanksgiving is a big holiday in the USA and Canada.↗ · On all their holidays, the Pygmies had excellent sport with Antaeus.↗

holiness — Everyday, meaning 1: The quality of being holy, very good and connected with God or a religion.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «His Holiness» — a polite title for some religious leaders, such as the Pope or the Dalai Lama.↗ Example: The temple was a place of great holiness.↗ · Saints are remembered for their holiness.↗ · His Holiness the Pope waved to the crowd.↗ · The Dalai Lama is called His Holiness.↗ · Many people feel the holiness of the old church.↗ · The monks lived lives of quiet holiness.↗ · The pupils set off at once, wondering at the strangeness of their errand, and still more at the holiness of the jogi to whom such secrets were revealed.↗ · Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?↗ (Torah EXO.15.11, JPS 1917)↗ · the founder of the concealed and fundamental ideas of holiness and of their stages of preparation.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · These Seven Double Letters point out seven localities; Above, Below, East, West, North, South, and the Palace of Holiness in the midst of them sustaining all things.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Thy testimonies are very sure, holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore.↗ (Writings PSA.93.5, JPS 1917)↗ · O God, Thy way is in holiness; who is a great god like unto God?↗ (Writings PSA.77.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David; (Writings PSA.89.36, JPS 1917)↗

holler — Everyday, meaning 1: To shout or call out loudly, often in an informal way.↗ Example: “Come here!” he hollered.↗ · The frogs hollered all night by the pond.↗ · I heard a loud holler from the yard.↗

hollow — Everyday, meaning 1: Hollow means empty inside, with a space in it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A hollow is a hole in something, or a small low place in the ground.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To hollow out something is to make a hole or space inside it.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Hollow can mean not sincere or not true, like a hollow promise.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A hollow sound is deep and empty-sounding, as if it comes from an empty space.↗ Example: The owl lives in a hollow tree.↗ · Birds have hollow bones.↗ · Tap the box — it sounds hollow.↗ · We hollowed out a pumpkin for Halloween.↗ · Rain collected in a hollow in the ground.↗ · A chocolate egg is hollow inside.↗ · His promise sounded hollow.↗ · There is nothing in you; you are hollow and empty.↗ · Hollow with planks shalt thou make it; as it hath been shown thee in the mount, so shall they make it.↗ (Torah EXO.27.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.↗ (Torah EXO.38.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Then the angel of the LORD stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.↗ (Torah NUM.22.24, JPS 1917)↗ · He hath digged a pit, and hollowed it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.↗ (Writings PSA.7.16, JPS 1917)↗ · And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers; it was hollow.↗ (Prophets JER.52.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?↗ (Prophets ISA.40.12, JPS 1917)↗

holly — Everyday, meaning 1: An evergreen bush or tree with shiny, prickly dark green leaves and bright red berries in winter.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Its branches used to decorate homes and churches at Christmas.↗ Example: We decorated the front door with a holly wreath.↗ · Holly leaves are shiny and prickly.↗ · Birds eat the red holly berries in winter.↗ · The carol «The Holly and the Ivy» is sung at Christmas.↗ · Be careful picking holly; the leaves are sharp.↗ · A sprig of holly sat on top of the Christmas pudding.↗ · They sat down under a holly tree and both poured forth their woes.↗

hollywood — Everyday, meaning 1: Hollywood is an area of Los Angeles in California, USA, where many famous film studios are.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Hollywood also means the American film industry as a whole.↗ Example: She dreams of becoming a Hollywood star.↗ · The Hollywood sign stands on a hill.↗ · Hollywood makes hundreds of films every year.↗ · We saw stars' handprints in Hollywood.↗ · The story had a Hollywood ending — everyone was happy.↗ · Bollywood films come from Mumbai, not Hollywood.↗

holocaust — Everyday, meaning 1: The Holocaust (capital H) was the murder of about six million Jewish people, and many others such as Roma, disabled people and gay people, by the Nazis in Germany and lands they controlled during the Second World War.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (lower case) A huge destruction and killing, especially by fire or nuclear war: «a nuclear holocaust».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Bible, old) A sacrifice that was completely burned.↗ Example: We read The Diary of Anne Frank to learn about the Holocaust.↗ · A Holocaust survivor came to speak to our school.↗ · Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust.↗ · Holocaust Memorial Day helps us remember.↗ · The Holocaust shows where hatred can lead.↗ · The film warned of a nuclear holocaust.↗

holp — Early Modern English, meaning 1: Gave help to someone.↗

holstein — Everyday, meaning 1: A breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called Holstein-Friesian or Friesian in the UK), famous for giving a lot of milk.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Holstein, a region in northern Germany, part of Schleswig-Holstein.↗ Example: A Holstein cow can give over 30 litres of milk a day.↗ · The black-and-white cows on the farm are Holsteins.↗ · In the UK people often call them Friesians.↗ · The breed came from Holstein in Germany and Friesland in the Netherlands.↗ · Each Holstein has its own pattern of patches.↗

holy — Everyday, meaning 1: Holy means special because it is connected with God or a religion, and treated with deep respect.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Holy describes a person who is very religious and good.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) "Holy cow!" or "Holy moly!" are cries of surprise.↗ Example: The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam.↗ · Jerusalem is a holy city for many religions.↗ · The priest sprinkled holy water.↗ · Holy cow, that wave is huge!↗ · The monk lived a holy life.↗ · Many people visit holy places on pilgrimages.↗ · "You have killed the holy woman!"↗ · Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.↗ (Torah EXO.20.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy.↗ (Torah LEV.6.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And this is the law of the guilt-offering: it is most holy.↗ (Torah LEV.7.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Who shall dwell upon Thy holy mountain?↗ (Writings PSA.15.1, JPS 1917)↗ · His foundation is in the holy mountains.↗ (Writings PSA.87.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?↗ (Writings JOB.5.1, JPS 1917)↗

homage — Everyday, meaning 1: Homage is a sign of great respect for someone important, often shown by bowing or kneeling.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) Homage was the promise of loyalty that a knight or lord made to his king.↗ Example: Every one noticed him, and did him homage.↗ · The crowds paid homage to the queen as she rode by.↗ · The knight knelt before the king to pay homage.↗ · Everyone in the hall bowed low in homage to the brave princess.↗ · We sang songs of homage to our hero.↗ · So shall the king desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him.↗ (Writings PSA.45.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Do homage in purity, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, when suddenly His wrath is kindled.↗ (Writings PSA.2.12, JPS 1917)↗

hombre — Everyday, meaning 1: (Spanish) Hombre means man in Spanish; it is not really an English word.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US slang) A man, a guy, especially a tough one in cowboy films: a tough hombre.↗ Example: Hombre means man in Spanish.↗ · The sheriff said he was one tough hombre.↗ · In Spanish class we learnt hombre and mujer.↗ · Hey hombre, how's it going?↗ (slang)↗ · The cowboy film had a mysterious hombre riding into town.↗ · Hombre sounds like OM-bray; the h is silent.↗

home — Everyday, meaning 1: A home is the place where you live, with your family.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A home is a house or flat, a building people live in.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As an adverb, home means to or at the place where you live: go home, stay home.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: An animal's home is where it lives, like a nest or burrow.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In games, home is the base you try to reach, and the home team plays at its own ground.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: A home (care home, old people's home) is a place where people who need care live.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (casual) «Home» is clipped in quick talk: «u home?», «home by 6», «heading home»; «bring it home» means finish well.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (formal) «Residence», «dwelling», «domicile» and «place of abode» are the stiff official words for home.↗ Everyday, meaning 9: (euphemism) «Gone home» or «called home» is sometimes said for someone who has died, and «put in a home» for an old person moved into care.↗ Example: He walks 2 km from home to school.↗ · She got home at 4 o'clock.↗ · The builders finished 8 homes.↗ · How far is it there and back home?↗ · I stayed home because I had a cold.↗ · A burrow is a rabbit's home.↗ · Learn your home address by heart.↗ · Make yourself at home!↗ · omw home, 2 km left then i'm done lol (casual)↗ · Get home now or you're grounded — I mean it.↗ (rough)↗ · Grandpa lives in a care home now.↗ · The distance from the pupil's residence to the school is 2 km; ascertain the total distance travelled on a return journey.↗ (formal exam)↗ · And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.↗ (Torah GEN.39.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are home-born in Israel shall dwell in booths; (Torah LEV.23.42, JPS 1917)↗ · then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; (Torah DEU.21.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Then he said unto him: 'Come home with me, and eat bread.'↗ (Prophets 1KI.13.15, JPS 1917)↗ · Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is the like of death.↗ (Writings LAM.1.20, JPS 1917)↗ · For my husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey; (Writings PRO.7.19, JPS 1917)↗

homebody — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who likes staying at home more than going out.↗ Example: My grandad is a homebody who loves his armchair.↗ · I'm a bit of a homebody; I'd rather read than go to a party.↗ · Badger was a homebody who didn't like visitors much.↗ · Cats are often homebodies.↗ · She was a homebody until she joined the hiking club.↗ · Mole was a homebody at heart, and he longed for Mole End.↗

homecoming — Everyday, meaning 1: Coming home after being away for a long time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US, Canada) A yearly celebration at a school or college with a football game and a dance, welcoming former pupils back.↗ Example: The family planned a party for the soldier's homecoming.↗ · Mole's homecoming to his little house was a happy, tearful night.↗ · Toad's homecoming meant fighting the weasels.↗ · The homecoming game is the biggest match of the year at our high school.↗ · The sailors had a joyful homecoming.↗ · Ulysses' homecoming took ten long years.↗

homeland — Everyday, meaning 1: A homeland is the country where you or your family were born or come from.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A homeland is the land a people or nation see as their own.↗ Example: She missed her homeland after moving to Canada.↗ · Many refugees hope to return to their homeland.↗ · Ireland is the homeland of my grandparents.↗ · The poem is about love for one's homeland.↗ · The tribe returned to their homeland.↗ · Our class mapped each family's homeland.↗

homeless — Everyday, meaning 1: Someone who is homeless has no home and may sleep outside, in a shelter or on friends' sofas.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «The homeless» means all the people who have no home.↗ Example: The flood left many families homeless.↗ · Our class collected food for a homeless shelter.↗ · A homeless man sat by the station with his dog.↗ · The charity gives warm meals to the homeless.↗ · Losing his job made him homeless for a year.↗ · The shelter has 40 beds; 32 are full, so 8 are free.↗ · Being homeless can happen to anyone.↗ · Whole villages were destroyed, rice-fields burnt up, river beds filled with the burning lava, and the homeless people were in great distress.↗

homelessness — Everyday, meaning 1: Homelessness is the state of having no home or no safe, regular place to live.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The problem in a town or country of many people having no homes.↗ Example: The charity works to end homelessness.↗ · Homelessness can happen to anyone who loses their job.↗ · Our school raised money for a homelessness shelter.↗ · Cold winters are hardest for people facing homelessness.↗ · The council has a plan to reduce homelessness.↗ · We learned about homelessness in our citizenship class.↗