H — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8hinnyA hinny is the young of a male horse and a female donkey; it looks a bit like a mule.8 sentenceshintnoun.16 sentenceshipThe part of your body on each side where your leg joins your waist.13 sentenceshippoA hippo, short for hippopotamus, is a huge, heavy African animal with a wide mouth, short legs and thick skin, which spends most of the da…9 sentenceshippopotamusA hippopotamus is a very large, heavy African animal with thick grey skin, a huge mouth and short legs, which spends most of the day in ri…10 sentenceshireTo hire is to pay to use something for a time (UK), like hiring a boat or bikes; in the USA people usually say «rent».11 sentenceshispanicTo do with Spanish-speaking countries and their people and culture, especially Latin America and Spain.8 sentenceshissTo hiss is to make a long «sss» sound, like a snake or steam escaping.13 sentenceshistamineA chemical made by the body that causes allergy symptoms such as sneezing, itching, swelling and a runny nose when the body reacts to thin…6 sentenceshistorianA historian is a person who studies history and writes about the past, using evidence such as documents, objects and buildings.9 sentenceshistoricHistoric means important in history, or likely to be remembered in the future as important.10 sentenceshistoricalHistorical means to do with history or the past: «historical events», «historical facts».10 sentenceshistoricallyHistorically means in the past, or over a long period of history.8 sentenceshistoryHistory is everything that happened in the past, especially to people, countries and the world.15 sentenceshitTo touch someone or something hard and fast with your hand, a bat or an object.16 sentenceshitchA small problem that delays something, as in «a technical hitch».13 sentenceshitchhikeTo travel by standing at the side of the road and asking drivers for a free ride, often by holding up your thumb.9 sentenceshitherTo here; to this place: «Come hither» means «come here».8 sentenceshithertoHitherto means until now or until the time being talked about; up to this point.8 sentenceshitterA hitter is a person who hits, especially a batter in baseball or softball whose job is to hit the ball.9 sentenceshittingHitting means touching something hard and fast, often with your hand or an object.11 sentenceshiveA hive is a home for bees, either a box made by people or a natural nest.15 sentenceshivesHives are itchy red or pink bumps or patches on the skin, often caused by an allergy to food, medicine, insect stings or plants.9 sentenceshmA sound people make when they are thinking, not sure, or doubting something, as in «Hm, let me think».9 sentenceshoA shout to get attention or to show surprise: «Land ho!» means «land ahead!».9 sentenceshoarHoar means white or grey, especially of frost, as in «hoar frost».5 sentenceshoardA large store of money, food or valuable things, often kept secret.10 sentenceshoarseA hoarse voice sounds rough, deep and croaky, often because you have a sore throat, a cold, or have been shouting a lot.8 sentenceshoaryGrey or white-haired, as an old person is.5 sentenceshoatzinThe hoatzin is a strange bird of the Amazon rainforest in South America, with a spiky crest, blue face and red eyes; it eats leaves and sm…7 sentenceshoaxA hoax is a trick that makes many people believe something that is not true, such as a fake story, picture or warning.11 sentenceshobA hob is the flat top part of a cooker with rings or plates where you put pans to heat food; in the USA and Canada it is called a stovetop…10 sentenceshobbleTo walk with short, slow, unsteady steps, often because you are hurt, tired or old.4 sentenceshobbySomething you enjoy doing in your free time, not as a job, such as drawing, football, collecting or gardening.10 sentenceshobgoblinA hobgoblin is a mischievous or wicked small creature in old tales, a kind of goblin.4 sentenceshockeyHockey is a team game played with curved sticks and a ball or puck, where players try to hit it into the other team's goal.10 sentenceshoeA garden tool with a long handle and a flat blade, used to cut weeds and loosen the soil.10 sentenceshogA pig, especially a large one kept for meat (US) or a male pig (UK).11 sentenceshoggHogg is a surname, a family name used in Scotland and England, for example the Scottish writer James Hogg.7 sentenceshogmanayThe Scottish name for New Year's Eve, 31 December, and the parties and customs that celebrate the start of the new year.7 sentenceshogsheadA hogshead is a large barrel, used for wine, beer or sugar, and an old measure of liquid.3 sentenceshogweedHogweed is a tall wild plant with big flat heads of tiny white flowers.10 sentenceshoistTo lift or pull something heavy up, often with ropes or a machine, as in «hoist the sails».11 sentencesholdTo hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand.18 sentencesholderA thing that holds or supports something: a pencil holder, a cup holder.10 sentencesholdfastThe root-like part at the bottom of seaweed that holds it tightly to rocks.8 sentencesholdingHolding is the -ing form of "hold": having something in your hands or arms, or keeping it in place.13 sentencesholeAn empty space or opening in something solid: a hole in the ground, a hole in a sock.14 sentencesholeyHoley means full of holes, like old socks or a sieve.7 sentencesholidayA holiday is a day when people do not go to school or work, often because of a special event, like a public holiday.13 sentencesholinessThe quality of being holy, very good and connected with God or a religion.9 sentenceshollerTo shout or call out loudly, often in an informal way.4 sentenceshollowHollow means empty inside, with a space in it.13 sentenceshollyAn evergreen bush or tree with shiny, prickly dark green leaves and bright red berries in winter.9 sentenceshollywoodHollywood is an area of Los Angeles in California, USA, where many famous film studios are.8 sentencesholocaustThe Holocaust (capital H) was the murder of about six million Jewish people, and many others such as Roma, disabled people and gay people,…9 sentencesholsteinA breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called Holstein-Friesian or Friesian in the UK), famous for giving a lot of milk.7 sentencesholyHoly means special because it is connected with God or a religion, and treated with deep respect.10 sentenceshomageHomage is a sign of great respect for someone important, often shown by bowing or kneeling.7 sentenceshombreHombre means man in Spanish; it is not really an English word.9 sentenceshomeA home is the place where you live, with your family.23 sentenceshomebodyA person who likes staying at home more than going out.7 sentenceshomecomingComing home after being away for a long time.8 sentenceshomelandA homeland is the country where you or your family were born or come from.8 sentenceshomelessSomeone who is homeless has no home and may sleep outside, in a shelter or on friends' sofas.10 sentenceshomelessnessHomelessness is the state of having no home or no safe, regular place to live.8 sentenceshomelyHomely means simple, warm and comfortable, like a cosy home.9 sentenceshomemadeHomemade means made at home, not bought from a shop or factory.9 sentenceshomemakerA person, man or woman, whose main work is looking after their home and family, such as cooking, cleaning and caring for children, instead…7 sentenceshomeopathicTo do with homeopathy, a kind of alternative treatment invented about 200 years ago, using tiny sugar pills or drops made from substances…7 sentenceshomerA home run: a hit that lets the batter run all the way round the bases and score.12 sentenceshomericHomeric means of or like Homer, the ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.6 sentenceshomesickSad and missing your home and family when you are away from them.8 sentenceshomesicknessHomesickness is the sad feeling of missing your home and family when you are away from them.7 sentenceshomesteadA homestead is a house with its farm buildings and land, where a family lives.7 sentenceshomewardTowards home, as in «We walked homeward».9 sentenceshomeworkHomework is school work that a pupil does at home.10 sentenceshomoHomo, the genus (group) that includes humans and our extinct close relatives; our species is Homo sapiens, Latin for «wise human».9 sentenceshomogeneousHomogeneous means the same all the way through, with every part alike.8 sentenceshomogenisedHomogenised milk has been treated so the cream is broken into tiny drops and mixed through, so it does not rise to the top.9 sentenceshomophoneA homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling, like «there», «thei…9 sentenceshomophonousHomophonous words sound exactly the same but have different meanings, and often different spellings, like «pair» and «pear».9 sentenceshonduranFrom or to do with Honduras, a country in Central America.8 sentenceshonestHonest means telling the truth and not lying, cheating or stealing.12 sentenceshonestlyHonestly means in an honest way, without lying, cheating or stealing.13 sentenceshonestyHonesty is being honest: telling the truth, not cheating and not stealing.11 sentenceshoneyHoney is a sweet, thick, golden food made by bees from the nectar of flowers.11 sentenceshoneybeeA bee that lives in a large group called a colony and makes honey and wax.7 sentenceshoneycombA honeycomb is a wax structure made by bees with many six-sided cells where they store honey and raise their young.11 sentenceshoneycreeperA honeycreeper is a small, often brightly coloured bird that feeds on nectar and insects; there are Hawaiian honeycreepers and tropical Am…7 sentenceshoneydewA honeydew is a kind of melon with smooth pale skin and sweet pale-green flesh.8 sentenceshoneymoonA honeymoon is a holiday that a newly married couple take together just after their wedding.10 sentenceshoneypotA pot for keeping honey.8 sentenceshoneysuckleA climbing plant with sweet-smelling yellow, white or pink tube-shaped flowers that contain sweet nectar.8 sentenceshonkTo honk is to make the loud sound of a car horn.11 sentenceshonorHonor is respect and a good name that a person earns by being good and brave.9 sentenceshonorableHonorable means good and fair, deserving respect.6 sentenceshonoraryHonorary describes a title or position given to someone as an honour, to thank or respect them, without the usual exams, work or pay.8 sentenceshonoredHonored means given respect, with an honor shown to someone.7 sentenceshonourGreat respect that people give to someone: «in honour of».15 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/5/