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- ha interjection (ha, ha ha); abbreviation (ha = hectare)
Ha is a sound people make when they laugh, or a word said when they are surprised or have won. - habiliment noun (a habiliment, habiliments — formal, old)
1) (old, formal, often plural) Clothes, especially special clothes worn for a job or ceremony. - habit noun (a habit, habits); adjective habitual
A habit is something you do often and regularly, often without thinking about it. - habitable adjective (habitable)
Good enough for people or animals to live in, as in «a habitable house». - habitat noun (a habitat, habitats)
1) A habitat is the natural home of an animal or plant, where it finds the food, water, shelter and space it needs. - habitation noun (habitation — uncountable; a habitation, habitations)
The act of living in a place: «The house was not fit for human habitation.». - habitual adjective
Done often, as a habit: his habitual walk after dinner. - habitually adverb
Habitually means doing something regularly, as a habit, again and again. - habituate verb (habituate, habituates, habituated, habituating — formal)
To habituate someone means to make them used to something by doing or meeting it again and again. - habsburg proper noun (the Habsburgs; Habsburg) — a name
1) (a name) The Habsburgs were a royal family of Europe who ruled Austria, the Holy Roman Empire, Spain and other lands for hundreds of… - hack verb (hack, hacks, hacked, hacking); noun (a hack, hacks)
To hack means to cut something roughly with hard, quick strokes, like with an axe or a big knife. - hacker noun (a hacker, hackers)
A hacker is a person who uses computer skills to get into computers or systems, often without permission, which is a crime. - hackles noun, plural (hackles)
The hairs or feathers along the back of the neck of a dog, cat or bird that stand up when it is angry or frightened. - hackney noun (a hackney, hackneys); adjective hackneyed; noun, a name (Hackney)
1) (a name) Hackney, a borough (area) in East London. 2) A hackney carriage: the official name for a taxi in the UK, especially a black… - haddock noun (a haddock, haddock or haddocks)
1) A haddock is a sea fish of the North Atlantic, related to cod, with a black line along its side and a dark spot near its fins; it is a… - hadrosaur noun (a hadrosaur, hadrosaurs)
1) A hadrosaur is a duck-billed dinosaur: a large plant-eating dinosaur with a wide, flat mouth like a duck's beak. - haemoglobin noun (haemoglobin — uncountable); US spelling hemoglobin
1) (science) The red substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs around the body and gives blood its red colour. - haemorrhage noun (a haemorrhage, haemorrhages); verb (haemorrhage, haemorrhages, haemorrhaged, haemorrhaging); US hemorrhage
A lot of bleeding from a broken blood vessel, inside or outside the body; a serious emergency. - hag noun (hag, hags)
1) A hag is an ugly, old and unpleasant woman. 2) In fairy tales, a hag is a wicked old witch. - hagfish noun (a hagfish, hagfish or hagfishes)
A hagfish is a long, eel-shaped sea fish with no jaws and no proper backbone that lives on the deep sea floor and eats dead animals. - haggard adjective (haggard; more haggard, most haggard)
1) Haggard means looking tired, thin and worn out, from worry, hunger or illness. - haggle verb (haggle, haggles, haggled, haggling)
1) To haggle is to argue over a price, each side trying to pay less or get more. - haggling noun (haggling); also the -ing form of haggle
1) Arguing about the price of something to make it cheaper, especially at a market. - haiku noun (a haiku, haiku or haikus)
A haiku is a very short poem that comes from Japan, usually with three lines. - hail noun (hail, uncountable; a hailstone, hailstones); verb (hail, hails, hailed, hailing)
Hail is small balls of ice that fall from storm clouds like hard rain. - hailstone noun (a hailstone, hailstones)
1) A small ball of ice that falls from storm clouds, like frozen rain; many hailstones together are called hail. - hair noun (hair — usually uncountable; a hair, hairs — single strands)
Hair is what grows on your head and on parts of your body. - hairball noun (a hairball, hairballs)
A ball of hair that forms in the stomach of an animal, especially a cat, after it licks its fur, and is then coughed up. - hairbrush noun (a hairbrush, hairbrushes)
1) A brush with a handle used to make your hair smooth and tidy. - haircut noun (a haircut, haircuts)
1) The act of having your hair cut. 2) The style or shape in which your hair is cut. - hairdo noun (a hairdo, hairdos)
1) (informal) The way someone's hair is cut and styled, especially a special or fancy style. - hairdresser noun (a hairdresser, hairdressers; the hairdresser's — the shop)
1) A hairdresser is a person whose job is to cut, wash, colour and style people's hair. 2) The hairdresser's is the shop where they work. - hairgrip noun (a hairgrip, hairgrips) — (UK)
1) (UK) A small, thin metal clip used to hold hair in place. - hairless adjective (hairless)
1) Having no hair or very little hair, as in «a hairless cat» or «a hairless baby mouse». - hairnet noun (a hairnet, hairnets)
1) A thin net worn over the hair to keep it in place or to stop hairs falling into food. - hairstyle noun (a hairstyle, hairstyles)
1) The way someone's hair is cut and arranged. - hairy adjective (hairy, hairier, hairiest)
1) Hairy means covered in a lot of hair. 2) Informally, hairy means frightening or dangerous, often in an exciting way («a hairy moment»). - haitian adjective (Haitian); noun (a Haitian, Haitians)
Haitian means from or to do with Haiti, a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola. - hajj noun (the hajj, Hajj; also hadj, haj)
1) (Islam) The pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia that every adult Muslim who is healthy and can afford it should make… - halal adjective (halal); noun (halal, uncountable)
1) (Islam) Halal means allowed by Islamic law; it is used especially for food, such as meat from animals killed in the correct way, and no… - halberd noun (a halberd, halberds)
1) An old weapon used from about the 1300s to the 1600s: a long wooden pole with an axe blade, a sharp spike on top and often a hook at… - halberdier noun (halberdier, halberdiers) (old use)
1) A halberdier is an old soldier armed with a halberd, a long pole with an axe blade on top. - hale adjective (hale, haler, halest); verb (hale, hales, haled, haling — old)
Hale means strong and healthy, usually said about an older person. - half noun (half, halves); adjective; adverb
A half is one of two equal parts of something. - halfpenny noun (halfpenny, halfpennies; say HAY-pnee)
1) A halfpenny is an old British coin worth half a penny. 2) A halfpenny's worth means a very small amount of something. - halfway adverb (halfway); adjective (a halfway point)
Halfway means in the middle between two places or two times: halfway up the hill. - halibut noun (a halibut, halibut or halibuts)
1) A very large flat fish that lives in cold northern seas, such as the North Atlantic and North Pacific, eaten as food. - halite noun (halite, uncountable)
1) (science) The mineral name for natural rock salt, the same chemical as table salt (sodium chloride), often found as clear or white… - halitosis noun (halitosis — uncountable)
1) Halitosis is the medical word for bad breath — breath that smells unpleasant. - hall noun (hall, halls)
A hall is a big room for meetings, concerts, plays or school assemblies. - halloo verb (halloo, halloos, hallooed, hallooing) (old use); noun (halloo, halloos)
1) To halloo is to shout loudly to call hunters or dogs, or to get attention. 2) A halloo is that loud shout. - hallowed adjective (hallowed); verb (hallow, hallows, hallowed, hallowing — old)
Hallowed means holy, made holy, or treated with great respect for God. - halloween noun (Halloween — a proper noun, with a capital letter)
A festival held in the evening at the very end of October, when children dress up in costumes, carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating. - hallucinate verb (hallucinate, hallucinates, hallucinated, hallucinating)
To see, hear or feel things that are not really there, for example because of high fever, illness, lack of sleep or drugs. - hallucination noun (a hallucination, hallucinations); verb hallucinate
A hallucination is seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling something that is not really there, as if it were real. - hallux noun (the hallux, halluces)
1) (science) The big toe, the first and largest toe of the foot; in birds, the toe that points backwards. - hallway noun (hallway, hallways)
A hallway is a long narrow passage inside a building, with doors to rooms. - halo noun (a halo, haloes or halos)
A ring or circle of light drawn around the head of a holy person or angel in pictures. - halt verb (halt, halts, halted, halting); noun (a halt)
1) (verb) To stop, or to make something stop. 2) (noun) A stop: «come to a halt». 3) (interjection) «Halt!» — an order to stop at once… - haltere noun (a haltere, halteres — usually plural)
1) (science) One of the two tiny knob-shaped organs on flies and mosquitoes, in place of a back pair of wings, which help them balance and… - halve verb (halve, halves, halved, halving)
To halve something is to cut or divide it into two equal parts. - ham noun (ham — uncountable as food; a ham, hams); verb (ham it up — informal)
Meat from the back leg of a pig, usually salted or smoked, often sliced for sandwiches. - hamburger noun (a hamburger, hamburgers)
A hamburger is a flat round cake of minced beef, fried or grilled and served in a bread bun, often with salad, cheese and sauce. - hame noun (hame, no plural); adverb (brought hame) (old Scots use)
Hame is an old Scots word for home: «brought hame the bull» means brought the bull home. - hamlet noun (a hamlet, hamlets); proper noun (Hamlet)
1) A very small village, often with no church. 2) (proper noun) Hamlet, a famous play by Shakespeare, and its main character, a prince of… - hammer noun (a hammer, hammers); verb (hammer, hammers, hammered, hammering)
A tool with a heavy metal head on a handle, used for hitting nails into wood. - hammerhead noun (a hammerhead, hammerheads)
A hammerhead (or hammerhead shark) is a shark whose head is wide and flat, shaped like the letter T or a hammer, with an eye at each end. - hammock noun (a hammock, hammocks)
A bed made of cloth or net hung between two trees or posts, which you lie in and can swing. - hammy adjective (hammy, hammier, hammiest) — (informal)
1) (informal) Acting in an over-the-top, exaggerated, not natural way. 2) Tasting or smelling of ham. - hamper noun (a hamper, hampers); verb (hamper, hampers, hampered, hampering)
A hamper is a large basket with a lid, used to carry food for a picnic or as a gift full of treats. - hampshire proper noun (Hampshire)
Hampshire is a county on the south coast of England; its cities include Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester. - hamster noun (a hamster, hamsters)
1) A hamster is a small furry animal with short legs, a short tail and big cheek pouches, often kept as a pet. - hamstring noun (a hamstring, hamstrings); verb (hamstring, hamstrings, hamstrung, hamstringing)
One of the strong tendons or muscles at the back of the thigh, above the knee. - han noun, a name (Han; the Han, the Han Chinese, the Han dynasty)
The Han dynasty was a family of emperors who ruled China for about four hundred years, a famous golden age of Chinese history. - hand verb (hand, hands, handed, handing); noun (a hand, hands)
A hand is the part of your body at the end of your arm, with four fingers and a thumb. - handbag noun (a handbag, handbags)
1) A handbag is a small bag, often with handles or a strap, used mostly by women to carry things like a purse, keys, phone and tissues. - handball noun (handball — the game, uncountable; a handball, handballs — a foul or a ball)
Handball is a team game in which players throw and pass a ball with their hands and try to throw it into the other team's goal. - handbook noun (a handbook, handbooks)
1) A handbook is a small book that gives useful facts and instructions about a subject, or rules about a place, such as a school or a club. - handcuff noun (handcuffs — plural; a pair of handcuffs); verb (handcuff, handcuffs, handcuffed, handcuffing)
Two metal rings joined by a chain that police lock round a prisoner's wrists. - handel proper noun (Handel) — a name
1) (a name) George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born composer who lived and worked in London; he wrote Messiah, Water Music… - handful noun (a handful, handfuls)
The amount you can hold in one hand: «a handful of sweets». - handicap noun (a handicap, handicaps); verb (handicap, handicaps, handicapped, handicapping)
Something that makes it harder for you to do well, a disadvantage, as in «Being small was a handicap in basketball». - handicraft noun (handicrafts)
Handicraft is skill in making things with the hands, such as weaving, carving or pottery. - handkerchief noun (a handkerchief, handkerchiefs or handkerchieves)
A small square of cloth (or paper) you carry in your pocket to wipe your nose, eyes or face. - handle noun (a handle, handles); verb (handle, handles, handled, handling)
A handle is the part of a door, cup, pan, bag or tool that you hold. - handlebar noun (a handlebar, handlebars — usually plural)
Handlebars are the bar with handles at the front of a bicycle, scooter or motorbike that you hold to steer. - handler noun (a handler, handlers)
A handler is a person who trains and looks after an animal, especially a working dog or horse. - handmade adjective
1) Made by a person using their hands or simple tools, not by a machine in a factory: a handmade card. - handmaid noun (handmaids) (old use)
1) (old use) A handmaid is a young woman who serves a lady or a princess, a lady's maid. - handmaiden noun (handmaidens) (old use)
1) (old use) A handmaiden is a young woman servant who waits on a princess or lady; the same as a handmaid. - handover noun (a handover, handovers)
A handover is the act of passing something, such as a job, power or a place, from one person or group to another. - handrail noun (handrail, handrails)
1) A handrail is a long bar along stairs, a ramp, a bridge or a bath that you hold on to for support and safety. - handset noun (handset, handsets)
1) The part of a telephone that you hold to your ear and mouth. 2) A mobile phone. 3) A hand-held remote control or device. - handshake noun (handshake, handshakes)
1) A handshake is when two people take each other's right hand and shake it, to say hello, goodbye, well done, or to agree. - handsome adjective (handsome, handsomer, handsomest; also more handsome, most handsome); adverb handsomely
Handsome means good-looking, usually said about a man or boy. - handsomely adverb
Generously; in large amounts, as in «paid handsomely» or «rewarded handsomely». - handstand noun (a handstand, handstands)
1) A position where you balance upside down on your hands, with your legs straight up in the air. - handwash noun (handwash, uncountable; a handwash); verb (handwash, handwashes, handwashed, handwashing); also hand wash
Handwash is liquid soap for washing your hands. - handwriting noun (handwriting — uncountable)
1) Writing that you do with a pen or pencil by hand, not typed. 2) The way a person's writing looks: «neat handwriting». - handwritten adjective (handwritten); also past participle of «handwrite» (rare)
1) Handwritten means written by hand with a pen or pencil, not typed or printed.
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