H — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8helpfulHelpful describes someone who is willing to help others.10 sentenceshelpingAn amount of food served to one person at one time: a second helping of pudding.11 sentenceshelplessHelpless means not able to look after yourself or do things without help, like a newborn baby.10 sentenceshelplesslyWithout being able to help yourself or do anything about a situation.9 sentenceshelplessnessHelplessness is the state of being unable to act or help oneself.4 sentenceshemThe edge of a piece of cloth, folded over and sewn so it does not fray, such as the bottom of a skirt or trousers.13 sentenceshemisphereHalf of a sphere (a ball shape).10 sentenceshemlockHemlock is a tall wild plant with small white flowers, and it is very poisonous.4 sentenceshempHemp is a tall plant whose strong stem fibres are used to make rope, cloth, paper and other things.10 sentenceshempenHempen means made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth.5 sentenceshenA hen is a female chicken, a farm bird that lays eggs.12 sentenceshenceHence means «so» or «for this reason».10 sentenceshenceforthFrom now on; from this time into the future.7 sentenceshenceforwardFrom now on; from this time into the future.8 sentenceshenhouseA small hut or shed where hens (chickens) live, sleep and lay eggs.8 sentenceshenryHenry is a boy's or man's first name, also used as a family name; many English kings were called Henry.8 sentencesheraldIn the past, an official who carried messages and made announcements for a king or queen.13 sentencesheraldedWas a sign that something was coming.9 sentencesheraldicHeraldic means to do with heraldry, the old system of coats of arms, badges and shields used by noble families.4 sentencesherbA herb is a plant whose leaves, seeds or flowers are used to add flavour to food, such as basil, mint, parsley, rosemary and thyme.10 sentencesherbageHerbage is grass and green plants, especially the food that animals graze on.4 sentencesherbalMade from herbs or plants, as in herbal tea or herbal medicine.11 sentencesherbivoreA herbivore is an animal that eats only plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit or seeds.10 sentencesherbivorousEating only plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit and seeds.8 sentencesherdA herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live and move together, like cows, deer, elephants or horses.12 sentencesherderA herder is a person who looks after a group of animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats or reindeer, moving them to fresh grass and keeping…10 sentencesherdsmanA herdsman is a person who looks after a herd of cattle, sheep or goats.4 sentenceshereHere means in, at or to this place: come here.13 sentenceshereaboutsNear this place, somewhere close by: is there a shop hereabouts?4 sentenceshereafterFrom now on; after this time.11 sentencesherebyHereby means «by this statement, letter or document»the words themselves make something happen. — 10 sentenceshereditaryHereditary describes a feature or illness that is passed from parents to children through genes.8 sentenceshereinIn this document, place or thing; in here.7 sentenceshereinafterFrom this point on in this document; later in this text. Often used to give a short name: «John Smith (hereinafter called "the Buyer")».7 sentencesheretoforeUp until now, before this time: the rules heretofore were simple.4 sentenceshereuponImmediately after this, at that point: the king frowned, and hereupon he called the guards.4 sentencesheritageHeritage is the history, traditions, buildings, art and language that a country or group has had for a long time and passes on.10 sentenceshermitA hermit is a person who chooses to live alone, away from other people, often for religious reasons or to think and pray.10 sentenceshermitageA small, lonely house where a hermit lives apart from other people.5 sentencesheroA hero is a person who does something very brave or good, especially to help or save others.11 sentencesheroicVery brave, like a hero, as in «a heroic rescue».11 sentencesheroineThe main female character in a story, usually brave or good.5 sentencesheronA tall bird with long legs, a long neck and a long sharp beak, which stands still in shallow water to catch fish and frogs.8 sentencesherpesHerpes is a common infection caused by a virus; one kind causes cold sores, small painful blisters around the mouth.8 sentencesherringA herring is a small silver fish that lives in big groups in the North Atlantic and other cold seas.10 sentenceshesitateTo stop or pause before doing or saying something because you are unsure, nervous or worried.10 sentenceshesitationA pause before doing something, because you are unsure or afraid.4 sentencesheterogeneousMade of many different kinds of things mixed together.4 sentenceshewTo cut or chop wood or stone with a sharp tool or axe.5 sentenceshewnCut or chopped with an axe, pick or other sharp tool, especially wood or stone.9 sentenceshexagonA hexagon is a flat shape with 6 straight sides and 6 corners. A hexagon has 6 sides.12 sentenceshexagonalHexagonal means shaped like a hexagon: having six straight sides and six corners.8 sentenceshiHi is a friendly word you say when you meet someone. It means hello.14 sentenceshibernateOf an animal: to spend the winter in a deep sleep-like state, with the body slowed down and cold, to save energy.10 sentenceshibernatingHibernating means spending the winter in a deep sleep-like rest.8 sentenceshibernationA very deep sleep-like rest that some animals go into during winter: their body cools, their heart slows and they live on stored fat.8 sentenceshiccoughAn old spelling of «hiccup»: a sudden, sharp «hic» sound when a muscle under your lungs (the diaphragm) jerks and makes you breathe in.9 sentenceshiccupA hiccup is a sudden, short "hic" sound you make when a muscle under your lungs jumps by itself.10 sentenceshickAn insulting word for someone from the countryside, suggesting they are simple and old-fashioned.8 sentenceshickoryA North American tree of the walnut family, with hard nuts.9 sentenceshiddenHidden means put in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found.12 sentenceshideTo hide means to put something where it cannot be seen or found.16 sentenceshideousHideous means extremely ugly or horrible to look at.9 sentenceshideouslyIn a very ugly, horrible or frightening way.9 sentenceshieTo hurry or go quickly.4 sentenceshierarchicalArranged in levels or ranks, from the top to the bottom, with each level more important or powerful than the one below.8 sentenceshierarchyA system where people or things are arranged in levels, from the most important or powerful at the top to the least at the bottom.9 sentenceshieroglyphA picture or symbol used for writing, especially in ancient Egypt, where little drawings of birds, eyes and other things stood for sounds…9 sentenceshieroglyphicWritten in picture signs, as the ancient Egyptians wrote.5 sentenceshiggleTo haggle, to argue and bargain over a price.4 sentenceshighHigh means far up from the ground, or tall: a high wall, a high mountain.16 sentenceshigherHigher means more high, further up from the ground than something else.13 sentenceshighlandHighland is land that is high up, with hills and mountains.10 sentenceshighlightA highlight is the best or most exciting part of something.14 sentenceshighlighterA pen with bright see-through ink, used to mark important words in a text.8 sentenceshighlyHighly means very or very much: highly dangerous, highly unlikely.11 sentenceshighnessA title used to address a prince, princess or other royal person, as in «Your Highness».4 sentenceshighroadA main public road for travel, a highway.4 sentenceshighwayA main road, usually big and fast, that joins towns and cities.10 sentenceshighwaymanIn the old days, a robber on horseback who stopped travellers on the road and took their money.8 sentenceshijabA headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open.9 sentenceshikeA hike is a long walk, often in hills, woods or mountains, done for fun or exercise.13 sentenceshikerA hiker is a person who goes on long walks in the country, hills or mountains, for fun or exercise.9 sentenceshilariousExtremely funny, making you laugh a lot: a hilarious joke.7 sentenceshillA hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides.12 sentenceshillockA hillock is a small hill, a little rise of ground.4 sentenceshillsideThe sloping side of a hill.10 sentenceshilltopA hilltop is the top of a hill.9 sentenceshillyHaving a lot of hills, as in «hilly countryside».7 sentenceshiltThe hilt is the handle of a sword or knife.5 sentenceshimalayanTo do with the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, in Asia, which includes Mount Everest.9 sentenceshindAt the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs.9 sentenceshinderTo hinder is to make it hard for someone to do something or to get somewhere; to slow them down or get in their way.4 sentenceshinderingHindering means slowing down or getting in the way of someone's progress.4 sentenceshindiOne of the main languages of India, spoken by hundreds of millions of people and written in the Devanagari script.10 sentenceshindquartersThe back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump.7 sentenceshindranceA hindrance is something or someone that makes it harder for you to do something or slows you down.9 sentenceshinduA Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India.9 sentenceshinduismHinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality, Brahman, o…9 sentenceshingeA hinge is a small metal joint that lets a door, gate, lid or window swing open and shut.12 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/4/