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- heavy adjective (heavy, heavier, heaviest); adverb (heavily)
1) Heavy means weighing a lot and hard to lift. 2) Heavy means a lot of, or strong: heavy rain, heavy traffic. 3) A heavy meal is one that… - hebrew noun (Hebrew — the language; a Hebrew — old word for an Israelite); adjective (Hebrew)
1) Hebrew is the ancient language of the Jewish people, in which most of the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) was written; modern Hebrew… - hebrews noun (Hebrews — proper noun; Hebrew, the Hebrews)
The Hebrews were the ancient people of Israel, the people of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses. - hedge noun (a hedge, hedges); verb (hedge, hedges, hedged, hedging)
A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees growing close together, forming a living fence. - heed verb (heed, heeds, heeded, heeding); noun (heed; uncountable)
To heed advice or a warning is to pay attention to it and do what it says. - heel noun (a heel, heels); verb (heel, heels, heeled, heeling)
1) The back part of your foot under the ankle. 2) The part of a shoe or sock under the back of the foot; «heels» can mean shoes with high… - heifer noun (a heifer, heifers)
1) A young female cow that has not yet had a calf (or has had only one). - height noun (height, heights)
Height is how tall a person or thing is, from the bottom to the top. - heinous adjective
Very wicked and shocking, hateful in a terrible way. - heir noun (an heir, heirs)
A person who will receive someone's money, house or other property when that person dies, as in «She is heir to the farm». - helmet noun (helmet, helmets)
A helmet is a hard hat that keeps your head safe when you ride a bike, scooter or horse, or play some sports. - help verb (help, helps, helped, helping); noun (help — uncountable; a helping, helpings — a serving); exclamation (Help!)
To help is to do something for someone so their work is easier. - helper noun (a helper, helpers)
A helper is a person who helps someone do a job. - helpful adjective (helpful, more helpful, most helpful)
1) Helpful describes someone who is willing to help others. 2) Helpful describes something useful that makes a job easier. - helping noun (a helping, helpings); verb form (help, helps, helped, helping); adjective (helping)
An amount of food served to one person at one time: a second helping of pudding. - helpless adjective (helpless, more helpless, most helpless)
Helpless means not able to look after yourself or do things without help, like a newborn baby. - helve noun
The handle of a tool such as an axe or hammer. - hem noun (a hem, hems); verb (hem, hems, hemmed, hemming); interjection (hem, ahem)
The edge of a piece of cloth, folded over and sewn so it does not fray, such as the bottom of a skirt or trousers. - hemlock noun (hemlocks)
1) Hemlock is a tall wild plant with small white flowers, and it is very poisonous. - hen noun (hen, hens)
A hen is a female chicken, a farm bird that lays eggs. - hence adverb (hence)
1) (formal) Hence means «so» or «for this reason». 2) (formal) Hence means from now: «three weeks hence» means three weeks from now. 3)… - henceforth adverb
1) (formal) From now on; from this time into the future. - henna noun
A shrub with sweet-smelling flower clusters, also used for a reddish dye. - henry noun (Henry — a name); noun (a henry — unit, science)
Henry is a boy's or man's first name, also used as a family name; many English kings were called Henry. - heptad noun
A group of seven. - herald noun (a herald, heralds); verb (herald, heralds, heralded, heralding)
In the past, an official who carried messages and made announcements for a king or queen. - herb noun (a herb, herbs)
A herb is a plant whose leaves, seeds or flowers are used to add flavour to food, such as basil, mint, parsley, rosemary and thyme. - herbage noun (no plural in common use)
1) Herbage is grass and green plants, especially the food that animals graze on. - herd noun (a herd, herds); verb (herd, herds, herded, herding)
A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live and move together, like cows, deer, elephants or horses. - here adverb
Here means in, at or to this place: come here. - hereafter adverb; noun (the hereafter)
1) (formal) From now on; after this time. 2) (formal, law) In this document from this point on, as in «hereafter called the Buyer». 3)… - hereby adverb (hereby) — formal
Hereby means «by this statement, letter or document» — the words themselves make something happen. - herein adverb
1) (formal) In this document, place or thing; in here. 2) Herein can also mean in this matter, respect or way. - heretofore adverb (formal, old use)
Up until now, before this time: the rules heretofore were simple. - herewith adverb
With this; by this means. - heritage noun (heritage, uncountable; a heritage)
Heritage is the history, traditions, buildings, art and language that a country or group has had for a long time and passes on. - hermetic adjective
Relating to the secret teachings of Hermes, and to occult magic or mystical study. - heron noun (a heron, herons)
1) A tall bird with long legs, a long neck and a long sharp beak, which stands still in shallow water to catch fish and frogs. - heshvan noun
The eighth month of the Jewish calendar, in autumn. - hesitation noun (hesitations)
A pause before doing something, because you are unsure or afraid. - hew verb (hews, hewing, hewed, hewn or hewed)
1) To cut or chop wood or stone with a sharp tool or axe. 2) (old use) To cut down or chop through with a sword or axe. - hewer noun
A person who cuts wood or stone. - hewn verb form (hew, hews, hewed, hewn or hewed, hewing) — past participle of «hew»; adjective
Cut or chopped with an axe, pick or other sharp tool, especially wood or stone. - hexad noun
A group of six things. - hi interjection (hi)
Hi is a friendly word you say when you meet someone. - hidden adjective (hidden); verb form (past participle of hide: hide, hides, hid, hidden, hiding)
Hidden means put in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found. - hiddenness noun
The state of being hidden or out of sight. - hide verb (hide, hides, hid, hidden, hiding); noun (hide, hides)
To hide means to put something where it cannot be seen or found. - hieroglyphic adjective (noun: hieroglyph)
1) Written in picture signs, as the ancient Egyptians wrote. 2) Hard to read, like secret picture writing. - high adjective (high, higher, highest); adverb (high, higher, highest); noun (a high, highs)
High means far up from the ground, or tall: a high wall, a high mountain. - higher adjective (high, higher, highest); adverb (higher); comparative of high
Higher means more high, further up from the ground than something else. - highly adverb (highly)
Highly means very or very much: highly dangerous, highly unlikely. - highway noun (a highway, highways)
A main road, usually big and fast, that joins towns and cities. - hill noun (hill, hills)
A hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides. - hin noun
An ancient Hebrew measure of liquid, about a gallon or a little more. - hind adjective (hind — before a noun); noun (a hind, hinds)
1) (adjective) At the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs. 2) (noun) A female red deer. - hinder verb (hinder, hinders, hindered, hindering)
To hinder is to make it hard for someone to do something or to get somewhere; to slow them down or get in their way. - hindermost adjective
Last, farthest back. - hindmost adjective
Last, at the very back. - hinge noun (a hinge, hinges); verb (hinge, hinges, hinged, hinging)
A hinge is a small metal joint that lets a door, gate, lid or window swing open and shut. - hint noun (a hint, hints); verb (hint, hints, hinted, hinting)
noun: A hint is a small clue or piece of help that shows you how to solve something without giving the full answer. - hip noun (a hip, hips); adjective (hip, hipper, hippest — informal); exclamation (hip, hip, hooray)
The part of your body on each side where your leg joins your waist. - hire verb (hire, hires, hired, hiring); noun (hire)
To hire is to pay to use something for a time (UK), like hiring a boat or bikes; in the USA people usually say «rent». - hireling noun
A person who works only for pay. - hiss verb (hiss, hisses, hissed, hissing); noun (a hiss, hisses)
To hiss is to make a long «sss» sound, like a snake or steam escaping. - historian noun (a historian, historians)
A historian is a person who studies history and writes about the past, using evidence such as documents, objects and buildings. - historic adjective (historic)
Historic means important in history, or likely to be remembered in the future as important. - historical adjective (historical, more historical)
Historical means to do with history or the past: «historical events», «historical facts». - history noun (history, uncountable in the school sense; a history, histories)
History is everything that happened in the past, especially to people, countries and the world. - hither adverb (hither – old-fashioned)
To here; to this place: «Come hither» means «come here». - hitherto adverb (hitherto — formal)
1) (formal) Hitherto means until now or until the time being talked about; up to this point. - hittite noun
A person of the Hittites, an ancient people of Canaan and Anatolia. - hiv noun
A Hebrew letter group, a form of the verb "to be," in Sefer Yetzirah. - hl noun
A fragment of print, probably "He," meaning God. - hmo noun
A broken piece of letters from a scanned page, with no meaning of its own. - ho interjection (ho, ho ho); noun (a ho — rude slang)
A shout to get attention or to show surprise: «Land ho!» means «land ahead!». - hoar adjective (no comparative in use)
1) Hoar means white or grey, especially of frost, as in «hoar frost». 2) (old use) Hoar means very old or ancient, as in «hoar antiquity». - hoard noun (hoard, hoards); verb (hoard, hoards, hoarded, hoarding)
A large store of money, food or valuable things, often kept secret. - hoary adjective (hoary, hoarier, hoariest)
1) Grey or white-haired, as an old person is. 2) Old and well known, from long ago, as in «a hoary legend». - hoe noun (a hoe, hoes); verb (hoe, hoes, hoed, hoeing)
A garden tool with a long handle and a flat blade, used to cut weeds and loosen the soil. - hold verb (hold, holds, held, holding); noun (a hold)
To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand. - holder noun (a holder, holders)
A thing that holds or supports something: a pencil holder, a cup holder. - holding noun (a holding, holdings); verb, -ing form of "hold" (hold, holds, held, holding)
Holding is the -ing form of "hold": having something in your hands or arms, or keeping it in place. - hole noun (a hole, holes); verb (hole, holes, holed — to make a hole; hole up — to hide)
An empty space or opening in something solid: a hole in the ground, a hole in a sock. - holiness noun (holiness, uncountable); title (His Holiness, Your Holiness)
The quality of being holy, very good and connected with God or a religion. - hollow adjective (hollow, hollower, hollowest); noun (a hollow, hollows); verb (hollow out, hollows out, hollowed out, hollowing out)
Hollow means empty inside, with a space in it. - holy adjective (holy, holier, holiest)
Holy means special because it is connected with God or a religion, and treated with deep respect. - homage noun (homages; pay homage, do homage)
Homage is a sign of great respect for someone important, often shown by bowing or kneeling. - home noun (home, homes); adverb (home); adjective (home: home address, home team); verb (home in on — less common)
A home is the place where you live, with your family. - homer noun (a homer, homers); verb (US, informal: homer, homers, homered); also a name (Homer)
A home run: a hit that lets the batter run all the way round the bases and score. - homogeneous adjective (homogeneous)
Homogeneous means the same all the way through, with every part alike. - homophony noun
Homophony is when different words or letters sound the same, or nearly the same. - honey noun (honey, honeys)
Honey is a sweet, thick, golden food made by bees from the nectar of flowers. - honeycomb noun (a honeycomb, honeycombs); verb (honeycomb, honeycombed — usually passive)
A honeycomb is a wax structure made by bees with many six-sided cells where they store honey and raise their young. - honor noun (honors); verb (honors, honored, honoring); British spelling honour
Honor is respect and a good name that a person earns by being good and brave. - honorable adjective (more honorable, most honorable); British spelling honourable
Honorable means good and fair, deserving respect. - honoring verb form
Honoring means showing respect to someone, as in the American spelling of honouring. - honour noun (honour, honours); verb (honour, honours, honoured, honouring); US spelling honor
Great respect that people give to someone: «in honour of». - honourable adjective (honourable; US: honorable); title (the Honourable)
1) Good, honest and fair; deserving respect. 2) Done in a way that keeps your honour, as in «an honourable draw». 3) (formal) «the… - hoof noun (a hoof, hooves or hoofs)
1) A hoof is the hard part of the foot of animals like horses, cows, deer, goats, sheep and pigs.
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