H — The school dictionary · page 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8hydrogenThe lightest of all chemical elements; a gas with no colour, smell or taste that burns easily. Its chemical symbol is H.9 sentenceshyenaA hyena is a dog-like wild animal from Africa and parts of Asia with strong jaws, a sloping back and, in the spotted kind, a call that sou…9 sentenceshygieneHygiene is keeping yourself and the things around you clean to stay healthy and stop germs spreading.7 sentenceshygienicClean and free of germs, so it is unlikely to spread illness.9 sentenceshygienistA dental hygienist: a trained health worker who cleans people's teeth, removes hard tartar and teaches how to brush and floss.8 sentenceshymnA song of praise to God, sung in church, at assemblies or at religious events.8 sentenceshyoidThe hyoid bone is a small U-shaped bone in the front of the neck, under the tongue; it is the only bone in the body not joined to another…7 sentenceshypeLots of excited advertising or talk that makes something seem better or more important than it really is.13 sentenceshyperactiveHyperactive means much more active than normal, unable to keep still or stay calm.9 sentenceshyperactivityHyperactivity means being much more active, restless and full of energy than usual, finding it very hard to sit still.8 sentenceshyperboleHyperbole is a huge exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally, used to make a point or be funny, like «I've told you a million…7 sentenceshyperbolicHyperbolic language exaggerates on purpose, making things sound much bigger, better or worse than they really are, like «I'm so hungry I c…8 sentenceshyperlinkA hyperlink is a word, picture or button on a web page or document that you click to go to another page, website or file.8 sentenceshyphenA hyphen is a short line (-) used to join words or parts of words together, as in «well-known» or «twenty-one».10 sentenceshyphenationThe use of a short line (a hyphen, -) to split or join words, such as at the end of a line.3 sentenceshypnosisHypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily.8 sentenceshypnotiseTo hypnotise someone means to put them into a deep, calm, dreamy state in which they pay close attention and may follow suggestions.8 sentenceshypnotisedPut into a sleep-like state in which a person is very relaxed and open to suggestions (hypnosis).8 sentenceshypoA hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes, falls too low, making them…9 sentenceshypocrisyPretending to be good or kind when you are not; saying one thing and doing another.3 sentenceshypocriteA person who says that others should behave in a good way but does not behave that way themselves, or pretends to be good when they are not.9 sentenceshypocriticalPretending to be good or sorry when you are not; not sincere.3 sentenceshypothermiaA dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so it cannot keep its normal warm temperature.7 sentenceshypothesisAn idea or guess that explains something and that you can test with an experiment or observation.8 sentenceshyraxA small furry plant-eating mammal of Africa and the Middle East, looking like a big guinea pig or rabbit without long ears; it lives among…8 sentenceshystericalSo upset, frightened or excited that you cannot control your feelings, for example screaming or crying wildly.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/8/