📖 H — The English dictionary · page 31

horizontal — Everyday, meaning 1: Flat and level, going straight from side to side, parallel to the ground or the horizon.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (maths) A horizontal line goes across the page, from left to right, like the x-axis.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The horizontal is a horizontal line or position.↗ Example: Draw a horizontal line across the page.↗ · The x-axis on a graph is horizontal.↗ · The water in a glass stays horizontal even when you tip it.↗ · A shelf must be horizontal or things will roll off.↗ · Vertical lines go up and down, horizontal lines go across.↗ · The gymnast held her body horizontal on the bar.↗

horizontally — Everyday, meaning 1: In a flat, level direction, from side to side, like the horizon or a line lying down.↗ Example: Draw a line horizontally across the page.↗ · Rows in a table go horizontally.↗ · Fold the paper horizontally in half.↗ · The x-axis runs horizontally.↗ · Lay the bottle horizontally in the fridge.↗ · The flag has three stripes going horizontally.↗ · Read the grid horizontally first, then vertically.↗

hormone — Everyday, meaning 1: A hormone is a chemical messenger made in the body that travels in the blood and tells parts of the body what to do.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Plants also have hormones that control how they grow.↗ Example: Hormones travel around the body in the blood.↗ · Adrenaline is a hormone that gets you ready to run.↗ · Growth hormone helps children grow taller.↗ · Puberty starts when the body makes new hormones.↗ · Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar.↗ · Hormones can make your moods change.↗ · Plant hormones make shoots grow towards light.↗ · Melatonin is a hormone that helps you sleep.↗

horn — Everyday, meaning 1: A hard, pointed, often curved growth on the head of some animals, like cows, goats, rhinos and rams.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A device in a car, bus or bike that makes a loud warning sound (beep the horn).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A brass musical instrument you blow into (French horn); also any simple instrument made from an animal horn.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The hard material that horns are made of.↗ Example: The goat has two curly horns.↗ · The driver honked the horn to warn the cyclist.↗ · Rhinos are in danger because people hunt them for their horns.↗ · My brother plays the French horn in the school band.↗ · When you hear a car horn, stop and look around.↗ · The bull lowered its horns and charged.↗ · Stop blowing your own horn — let others speak too.↗ · All had horns growing on their foreheads.↗ · and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture; (Torah LEV.11.18, JPS 1917)↗ · the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl; (Torah DEU.14.16, JPS 1917)↗ · God who brought them forth out of Egypt is for them like the lofty horns of the wild-ox.↗ (Torah NUM.23.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Set the horn to thy mouth.↗ (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And he that sounded the horn was by me.↗ (Writings NEH.4.12, JPS 1917)↗ · So the people shouted, and the priests blew with the horns.↗ (Prophets JOS.6.20, JPS 1917)↗

hornbill — Everyday, meaning 1: A hornbill is a tropical bird from Africa and Asia with a very large curved beak, often with a hard bump called a casque on top of it.↗ Example: The hornbill has a huge yellow beak.↗ · A hornbill helps the forest by dropping seeds.↗ · The great hornbill lives in the forests of India and Southeast Asia.↗ · The female hornbill stays sealed in her nest while the chicks grow.↗ · Zazu in «The Lion King» is a red-billed hornbill.↗ · The hornbill's casque sits on top of its beak like a helmet.↗ · We heard the loud whoosh of a hornbill's wings.↗ · Some hornbills are endangered because forests are cut down.↗

hornet — Everyday, meaning 1: A hornet is a large wasp with a powerful sting, often yellow and brown or black.↗ Example: A hornet buzzed around the picnic table.↗ · Hornets build nests made of chewed wood.↗ · Don't swat a hornet — walk away calmly.↗ · His question stirred up a hornet's nest.↗ · The hornet's sting really hurt.↗ · Asian hornets attack honeybees.↗ · But the willow-wren sent down the hornet, with orders to settle beneath the fox’s tail, and sting with all his might.↗ · And I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.↗ (Torah EXO.23.28, JPS 1917)↗ · Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and they that hide themselves, perish from before thee.↗ (Torah DEU.7.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.↗ (Prophets JOS.24.12, JPS 1917)↗

hornless — Everyday, meaning 1: Hornless means having no horns.↗ Example: Some breeds of cow are naturally hornless.↗ · The farmer prefers hornless goats because they are safer.↗ · A rhino whose horn has been cut off by rangers to protect it from poachers is left hornless for a while.↗ · Female deer are usually hornless; we say they have no antlers.↗ · The hornless sheep grazed quietly.↗ · Polled cattle are hornless.↗

hornpipe — Everyday, meaning 1: A lively dance, often danced by one sailor, connected with sailors and the sea.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The music for this dance.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An old wind instrument made with a horn.↗ Example: The sailors danced a hornpipe on deck.↗ · We learned the Sailor's Hornpipe in music.↗ · The fiddler played a fast hornpipe.↗ · Irish dancers often dance hornpipes too.↗ · The jolly sailor jumped up for a hornpipe.↗ · The old instrument called a hornpipe was made from a cow's horn.↗

horny — Everyday, meaning 1: Hard, rough and tough like horn: horny skin, a horny beak.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Having horns: horny-headed.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (rude, adult slang) a rude word grown-ups use; not for school or for children to use.↗ Example: Turtles have no teeth, only a horny beak.↗ · The gardener's hands were horny from years of work.↗ · Rhino horn is made of a horny material like fingernails.↗ · Reptiles are covered in horny scales.↗ · Horny skin on your heel can be softened with cream.↗ · The beetle has a horny shell.↗

horoscope — Everyday, meaning 1: A short prediction about someone's life and future based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born; often printed in magazines for each star sign.↗ Example: Mum reads her horoscope in the magazine for fun.↗ · My horoscope said I would have a lucky day.↗ · Horoscopes are not scientific.↗ · Astronomy is the science of stars; astrology and horoscopes are not.↗ · The same horoscope is printed for millions of people.↗ · Don't make important choices because of a horoscope.↗ · Thus passed full ten years, as prophesied in the horoscope.↗

horrible — Everyday, meaning 1: Very bad or unpleasant: «a horrible smell», «horrible weather».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Unkind or nasty: «He was horrible to me».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Very frightening or shocking.↗ Example: The medicine tasted horrible.↗ · We had horrible weather on holiday.↗ · Don't be horrible to your sister!↗ · The witch had a horrible laugh.↗ · I had a horrible dream last night.↗ · The rubbish bin smells horrible.↗ · The plan went horribly wrong.↗ · An appalling and horrible thing is come to pass in the land: (Prophets JER.5.30, JPS 1917)↗ · In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.↗ (Prophets HOS.6.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.↗ (Prophets JER.18.13, JPS 1917)↗

horribly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a horrible way; very badly or unpleasantly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Very much; extremely, as in «horribly afraid».↗ Example: The dog smelled horribly.↗ · The princess was horribly frightened by the noise.↗ · The cake tasted horribly sour.↗ · He was horribly grieved when his dog died.↗ · The bridge was horribly high.↗ · Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, saith the LORD.↗ (Prophets JER.2.12, JPS 1917)↗ · All the inhabitants of the isles are appalled at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid, they are troubled in their countenance; (Prophets EZK.27.35, JPS 1917)↗

horrid — Everyday, meaning 1: Very unpleasant or nasty: «a horrid smell».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of people) Unkind or mean: «Don't be horrid to your sister.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old) Causing horror; frightening.↗ Example: That medicine tastes horrid.↗ · Don't be horrid to the new girl.↗ · It was a horrid, rainy day.↗ · «You horrid creature!» cried Alice.↗ · The weasels were horrid to Toad.↗ · I had a horrid dream last night.↗ · And they called him a horrid dwarf!↗

horrified — Everyday, meaning 1: Very shocked, upset and frightened by something terrible.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) Very surprised and disapproving, often in a funny way.↗ e.g. Mum was horrified by my messy room.↗ Example: She was horrified to see the dog run into the road.↗ · We watched in horrified silence.↗ · Mum was horrified by the state of my bedroom.↗ · The villagers were horrified when the dragon appeared.↗ · He gave a horrified gasp.↗ · People around the world were horrified by the news of the earthquake.↗ · There Prince Majnun told everything to his father, who was horrified and angry.↗

horror — Everyday, meaning 1: Horror is a strong feeling of fear and shock.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Something terrible or very frightening: «the horrors of war».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A kind of story or film meant to scare people: «a horror film».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) A naughty child: «You little horror!».↗ Example: She watched in horror as the vase fell.↗ · To my horror, I'd forgotten my homework.↗ · My big sister loves horror films.↗ · The book describes the horrors of war.↗ · That little horror ate all the biscuits!↗ · The kids told horror stories round the campfire.↗ · ‘SEVEN YEARS AGO!’ cried Jem, with horror.↗ · The LORD will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them; and thou shalt be a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth.↗ (Torah DEU.28.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.↗ (Writings PSA.55.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Horror cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.↗ (Prophets EZK.7.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.↗ (Writings JOB.21.6, JPS 1917)↗

horse — Everyday, meaning 1: A horse is a big strong animal with four legs, hooves, a mane and a long tail, that people ride or use to pull carts.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A horse (a vaulting horse) is a piece of gym equipment you jump over.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A toy horse, like a rocking horse or a hobby horse, is made for children to play on.↗ Example: The farm has 6 horses.↗ · Each horse eats 10 kg of hay a day.↗ · How many legs do the horses have?↗ · A horse ride costs 5 dollars.↗ · She has riding lessons on a brown horse.↗ · The horse pulled the cart up the hill.↗ · A baby horse is called a foal.↗ · The knight rode his white horse to the castle.↗ · In gym class we jumped over the horse.↗ · «Hold your horses!» said Dad, meaning «wait a moment».↗ · The king leaped from his horse.↗ · And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.↗ (Torah EXO.14.23, JPS 1917)↗ · Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned snake in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward.↗ (Torah GEN.49.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.↗ (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Do horses run upon the rocks?↗ (Prophets AMO.6.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Hast thou given the horse his strength?↗ (Writings JOB.39.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast trodden the sea with Thy horses, the foaming of mighty waters.↗ (Prophets HAB.3.15, JPS 1917)↗

horseback — Everyday, meaning 1: On horseback means riding on a horse.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Horseback describes something done while riding a horse, like horseback riding.↗ Example: The knights rode into battle on horseback.↗ · The police patrol the park on horseback.↗ · We went horseback riding on our holiday.↗ · Messengers on horseback carried the news.↗ · Cowboys herded cattle on horseback.↗ · It took three days to cross the hills on horseback.↗ · Then two young fellows came gallopping up on horseback.↗ · Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said: 'Thus saith the king: Is it peace?'↗ And Jehu answered: 'What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.'↗ (Prophets 2KI.9.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud; (Writings EST.8.10, JPS 1917)↗

horseflesh — Everyday, meaning 1: Horseflesh is the meat of a horse, which some people eat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) Horseflesh means horses in general, especially horses bought, sold or ridden.↗ Example: Some people in France eat horseflesh.↗ · The poor family had no meat but horseflesh.↗ · The merchant bought much horseflesh at the fair.↗ · Horseflesh was cheap in that village.↗ · How did he get so much horseflesh?↗