📖 H — The English dictionary · page 34

housekeeper — Everyday, meaning 1: A person whose job is to look after a house: cleaning, cooking, shopping and running things for the family who live there.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a big old house, the head servant in charge of the other women servants and the household stores.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A person who is good or bad at keeping their own home tidy and running: «She is a good housekeeper.».↗ Example: The housekeeper kept the keys to every cupboard in the old house.↗ · Mrs Hudson was Sherlock Holmes's housekeeper.↗ · My aunt works as a housekeeper in a big hotel by the sea.↗ · The housekeeper rang a bell to call the family to dinner.↗ · Gran says she was never much of a housekeeper, but she was a great cook.↗ · In the story, the housekeeper heard a strange noise in the attic.↗ · The housekeeper checked that every room was clean before the guests came.↗ · She must needs be both a good housekeeper and an experienced mother.↗

housekeeping — Everyday, meaning 1: The work of looking after a home: cleaning, cooking, shopping and paying bills.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (in hotels and hospitals) The department that cleans the rooms.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Money set aside for running a home («the housekeeping»).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) Small tidy-up jobs in an organisation, such as updating files or checking dates.↗ Example: Housekeeping takes a lot of time in a big family.↗ · Ring housekeeping and ask for more towels.↗ · Mum keeps the housekeeping money in a jar.↗ · Mole was proud of his tidy housekeeping.↗ · Before the assembly, the head did some housekeeping: lost property and the bus times.↗ · Learning housekeeping skills helps you live on your own.↗ · She looked after all the housekeeping, prepared the meals, washed the linen.↗

housemaid — Everyday, meaning 1: A woman or girl servant who cleaned and tidied a house, made beds and lit fires, in the past.↗ Example: The White Rabbit thought Alice was his housemaid.↗ · The housemaid got up at five to light the fires.↗ · Mary Ann, the Rabbit's housemaid, was nowhere to be seen.↗ · Housemaids had very little free time.↗ · The housemaid polished the silver every Friday.↗ · In the big house there were three housemaids and a cook.↗ · The girl returned with him and managed to get a place as housemaid in the palace.↗

houseplant — Everyday, meaning 1: A plant that is grown in a pot indoors, inside a home, office or classroom.↗ Example: We have a houseplant on every windowsill.↗ · Water the houseplants once a week.↗ · My houseplant leans towards the light from the window.↗ · A cactus is an easy houseplant to look after.↗ · Our class has a spider plant as a houseplant.↗ · Some houseplants are poisonous to cats.↗ · The houseplant's leaves went yellow because it had too much water.↗

housetop — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The flat roof of a house in the Land of Israel, where people could sit, pray, sleep or shout news.↗ Example: What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops, (Prophets ISA.22.1, JPS 1917)↗ · I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop.↗ (Writings PSA.102.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it springeth up; (Writings PSA.129.6, JPS 1917)↗

housewife — Everyday, meaning 1: A woman whose main work is looking after her home and family, not working at a paid job.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old, UK, also «hussif») A small sewing kit.↗ Example: In the old story, the housewife baked bread every morning.↗ · My great-grandmother was a housewife with seven children.↗ · Housewives once washed clothes by hand.↗ · Today, «homemaker» is used more than «housewife».↗ · The advert showed a happy housewife with a new washing machine.↗ · The soldier carried a housewife to mend his uniform.↗ · A young housewife was spinning late one evening.↗

housework — Everyday, meaning 1: Housework is the work done to keep a home clean and tidy, such as cleaning, washing clothes, dusting, vacuuming and washing dishes.↗ Example: I help with the housework every Saturday.↗ · Vacuuming and dusting are part of the housework.↗ · In our family we share the housework fairly.↗ · Mum and Dad made a chart of who does which housework.↗ · After the party there was a lot of housework to do.↗ · Grandma says housework is easier with music on.↗ · Therefore they were obliged to do all their own housework.↗

housing — Everyday, meaning 1: A housing is the decorated cloth or cover laid over a horse's back, often with fine embroidery.↗ (old use, in fairy tales).↗ Example: She rode a white horse with a housing of red silk.↗ · The housings were embroidered with gold thread.↗ · The knight's horse wore a golden housing that shone in the sun.↗

hovel — Everyday, meaning 1: A hovel is a small, dirty, badly built hut where poor people live.↗ Example: The beggar lived in a hovel by the river.↗ · We found a broken hovel in the forest.↗ · The prince left the palace and visited a hovel.↗

hover — Everyday, meaning 1: To hover means to stay in the air in one place without moving forward, like a hummingbird or a helicopter.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To hover means to stand or wait near someone, often nervously.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To hover around a number means to stay close to it.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (computing) To hover means to hold the mouse pointer over something on a screen.↗ Example: The hummingbird hovered by the flower.↗ · A helicopter hovered above the field.↗ · Temperatures hovered around zero all week.↗ · Hover your mouse over the picture to see its name.↗ · Mum hovered at the door, waiting.↗ · A kestrel can hover before diving on a mouse.↗ · It hovered about Eurylochus, and almost brushed his face with its wings.↗ · Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.↗ (Torah GEN.1.2, JPS 1917)↗ · As birds hovering, so will the LORD of hosts protect Jerusalem; He will deliver it as He protecteth it, He will rescue it as He passeth over.↗ (Prophets ISA.31.5, JPS 1917)↗

how — Everyday, meaning 1: How asks in what way.↗ e.g. How do you make a kite?↗ Everyday, meaning 2: With «many» or «much», how asks about an amount: how many apples, how much water.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: With an adjective, how asks about size, age and so on: how old, how tall, how far, how long.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: How asks about feelings or health.↗ e.g. How are you?↗ Everyday, meaning 5: How can show surprise.↗ e.g. How kind of you!↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (casual) «How come?» means why; «how's it going?», «how ya going?»↗ (Australia), «howya» (Ireland) and «how are ya» are greetings; «and how!» means very much so.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (rough) «How thick are you?» or «how many times do I have to tell you?» are angry put-downs, not real questions.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (formal) The exam voice replaces «how many» and «how much» with «determine the number of», «ascertain the quantity of», «state the magnitude of», «in what manner».↗ Everyday, meaning 9: How can also mean the way in which something is done or happens.↗ Example: How many apples are on the table?↗ · How many more books does Tom have than Ben?↗ · How much money does Sara have left?↗ · How old are you?↗ · How far is it to the park?↗ · Can you show me how to tie my shoes?↗ · How are you today?↗ · How about a game of tag?↗ · bus at 8:40 its 8:25 now, how long↗ · How come you've got more than me?↗ · How many times do I have to tell you, it's 12!↗ · Ascertain the quantity of monetary funds remaining in Sara's possession.↗ · That is how I lost it.↗ · Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long?↗ (Torah NUM.24.22, JPS 1917)↗ · How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?↗ (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?↗ (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917)↗ · How forcible are words of uprightness!↗ (Writings JOB.6.25, JPS 1917)↗ · O how love I Thy law!↗ (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)↗ · How is the gold become dim!↗ (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917)↗

howbeit — Early Modern English, meaning 1: Nevertheless; still; but.↗ Example: Howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,↗ (Torah NUM.31.22, JPS 1917) · 'Howbeit the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;↗ (Torah NUM.1.49, JPS 1917) · Howbeit as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike.↗ (Torah DEU.12.22, JPS 1917)

howdah — Everyday, meaning 1: A howdah is a seat with a roof, fixed on the back of an elephant, for riders to sit in.↗ Example: The Queen sat in a golden howdah on the elephant's back.↗ · The guards climbed up to the howdah.↗ · From his howdah the King could see the whole crowd.↗

howdy — Everyday, meaning 1: Howdy is a casual greeting, like «hello» or «hi»; it is mostly used in the United States and in old stories.↗ Example: «Howdy, Daddy Ben?» said the stranger.↗ · When Sam came in, he said, «Howdy!»↗ · The farmer waved and called out, «Howdy, neighbour!»↗

however — Everyday, meaning 1: However means but, or in spite of that.↗ It shows that something different or surprising comes next.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: However also means in whatever way: do it however you like.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: However also means no matter how: however hard he tried, the jar stayed shut.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In questions, however means how (showing surprise): however did you find it?↗ Example: She had 20 sweets; however, she gave 6 away.↗ · He planned to read 50 pages; however, he read only 30.↗ · The shop had 10 cakes; however, 4 were sold.↗ · However many you take, 2 will be left.↗ · It was raining.↗ However, we still went to the park.↗ · However hard I try, I cannot whistle.↗ · You can draw it however you like.↗ · However did you get up there?↗ · However, I will do my best.↗ · This opinion, however, he afterwards revoked.↗ (See Dr. Graetz's "History of the Jews," Vol. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Three of them, however, are the first elements, fundamentals or mothers, seven double and twelve simple consonants.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Three of them, however, are fundamental letters, or mothers, seven double and twelve simple consonants; hence the spirit is the first one.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

howl — Everyday, meaning 1: Of a wolf or dog: to make a long, loud, sad cry.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Of a person: to cry loudly in pain, anger or sadness.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Of the wind: to blow hard with a loud, wailing sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To laugh very loudly: «howl with laughter».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (noun) A long, loud cry.↗ Example: The wolves howled at the full moon.↗ · The wind howled around the house all night.↗ · The baby howled when she dropped her ice cream.↗ · We howled with laughter at the funny film.↗ · There was a howl of pain when he stubbed his toe.↗ · Our dog howls whenever the fire engine goes past.↗ · He found him in a desert land, and in the waste, a howling wilderness; He compassed him about, He cared for him, He kept him as the apple of His eye.↗ (Torah DEU.32.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast-land.↗ (Prophets ISA.23.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.↗ (Prophets ISA.23.14, JPS 1917)↗ · They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.↗ (Writings PSA.59.7, JPS 1917)↗

howler — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) A howler is a silly, obvious mistake, especially a funny one in writing or an exam.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A howler is an animal or person that howls, such as a howler monkey.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A howler monkey is a large South and Central American monkey with a very loud call.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (UK, old-fashioned) A howler was a letter that shouted at its reader; in the Harry Potter books a Howler is a magic red letter that yells.↗ Example: Writing that Shakespeare invented the telephone was a real howler.↗ · The goalkeeper made a howler and let the ball roll between his legs.↗ · Howler monkeys shout to each other across the rainforest at dawn.↗ · Our teacher collects the funniest howlers from exam papers.↗ · The wind was a howler that night, rattling every window.↗ · Ron got a Howler from his mum, and it screamed at him in the Great Hall.↗ · Check your answer twice so you don't make a howler.↗

hr — Everyday, meaning 1: "hr" is a short written form of "hour", and "hrs" of "hours".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: HR (capital letters) stands for "human resources", the part of a company that looks after hiring and workers.↗ Example: The film is 2 hrs long.↗ · The shop is open 24 hrs a day.↗ · The car went at 60 km per hr.↗ · Cook for 1 hr at 180 degrees.↗ · 3 hrs = 180 minutes.↗ · The table showed hrs worked each day.↗ · Mum had a meeting with HR at work.↗ · The walk took 1 hr 15 min.↗

hryvnia — Everyday, meaning 1: (Ukrainian) The hryvnia is the money (currency) of Ukraine; one hryvnia is made of 100 kopiyky (kopecks).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Its sign is ₴ and its short code is UAH.↗ Example: The hryvnia is the currency of Ukraine.↗ · A loaf of bread in Kyiv costs a few hryvnias.↗ · One hryvnia equals 100 kopiyky.↗ · The sign for the hryvnia is ₴.↗ · Our teacher showed us a 200-hryvnia note.↗ · We changed some pounds into hryvnias for the trip.↗

http — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: It stands for "hypertext transfer protocol", the start of a web address used to find pages on the internet.↗ Example: Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, https://archive.sacred-texts.com/jud/yetzirah.htm .↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · Source: https://www.sefaria.org/api/v3/texts/Sefer%20Yetzirah%20Gra%20Version?version=english%7CSefer+Yezirah%2C+trans.↗ +by+Isidor+Kalisch.↗ +New+York%2C+1877 Sefaria versionTitle: Sefer Yezirah, trans. by Isidor Kalisch.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · New York, 1877↗ · license: Public Domain↗ · versionSource: https://archive.org/details/sketchoftalmudwo02kali (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗