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- 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. - helplessly adverb
1) Without being able to help yourself or do anything about a situation. 2) Without being able to stop, as in «laughed helplessly». - helplessness noun (no plural in common use)
1) Helplessness is the state of being unable to act or help oneself. - 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. - hemisphere noun (a hemisphere, hemispheres)
1) Half of a sphere (a ball shape). 2) Half of the Earth: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere (divided by the equator), or… - hemlock noun (hemlocks)
1) Hemlock is a tall wild plant with small white flowers, and it is very poisonous. - hemp noun (hemp, uncountable)
Hemp is a tall plant whose strong stem fibres are used to make rope, cloth, paper and other things. - hempen adjective
Hempen means made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth. - 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. - henceforward adverb (henceforward; also «henceforth»)
1) (formal, old-fashioned) From now on; from this time into the future. - henhouse noun (a henhouse, henhouses)
1) A small hut or shed where hens (chickens) live, sleep and lay eggs. - 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. - 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. - heralded verb form (herald, heralds, heralded, heralding) — past tense and past participle; adjective (heralded)
1) Was a sign that something was coming. 2) Announced loudly or welcomed publicly. 3) (adjective, much-heralded) Talked about with great… - heraldic adjective
1) Heraldic means to do with heraldry, the old system of coats of arms, badges and shields used by noble families. - 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. - herbal adjective (herbal); noun (a herbal — a book about plants, rare)
Made from herbs or plants, as in herbal tea or herbal medicine. - herbivore noun (a herbivore, herbivores)
1) A herbivore is an animal that eats only plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit or seeds. - herbivorous adjective (herbivorous)
1) (science) Eating only plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit and seeds. - 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. - herder noun (a herder, herders)
1) A herder is a person who looks after a group of animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats or reindeer, moving them to fresh grass and… - herdsman noun (herdsmen)
1) A herdsman is a person who looks after a herd of cattle, sheep or goats. - here adverb
Here means in, at or to this place: come here. - hereabouts adverb (no change of form)
Near this place, somewhere close by: is there a shop hereabouts? - 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. - hereditary adjective (hereditary)
Hereditary describes a feature or illness that is passed from parents to children through genes. - herein adverb
1) (formal) In this document, place or thing; in here. 2) Herein can also mean in this matter, respect or way. - hereinafter adverb (formal, legal)
From this point on in this document; later in this text. - heretofore adverb (formal, old use)
Up until now, before this time: the rules heretofore were simple. - hereupon adverb (no change of form)
Immediately after this, at that point: the king frowned, and hereupon he called the guards. - 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. - hermit noun (a hermit, hermits)
A hermit is a person who chooses to live alone, away from other people, often for religious reasons or to think and pray. - hermitage noun (hermitages)
1) A small, lonely house where a hermit lives apart from other people. 2) (old use) A strong red wine from France. - hero noun (a hero, heroes)
A hero is a person who does something very brave or good, especially to help or save others. - heroic adjective (heroic; more heroic, most heroic); adverb heroically; noun (heroics)
Very brave, like a hero, as in «a heroic rescue». - heroine noun (heroines)
1) The main female character in a story, usually brave or good. 2) A woman admired for her brave deeds. - 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. - herpes noun (herpes, uncountable)
Herpes is a common infection caused by a virus; one kind causes cold sores, small painful blisters around the mouth. - herring noun (a herring, herring or herrings)
A herring is a small silver fish that lives in big groups in the North Atlantic and other cold seas. - hesitate verb (hesitate, hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)
To stop or pause before doing or saying something because you are unsure, nervous or worried. - hesitation noun (hesitations)
A pause before doing something, because you are unsure or afraid. - heterogeneous adjective
Made of many different kinds of things mixed together. - 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. - 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. - hexagon noun (hexagon, hexagons)
A hexagon is a flat shape with 6 straight sides and 6 corners. - hexagonal adjective (hexagonal)
1) Hexagonal means shaped like a hexagon: having six straight sides and six corners. - hi interjection (hi)
Hi is a friendly word you say when you meet someone. - hibernate verb (hibernate, hibernates, hibernated, hibernating)
Of an animal: to spend the winter in a deep sleep-like state, with the body slowed down and cold, to save energy. - hibernating verb (form of hibernate: hibernate, hibernates, hibernated, hibernating); adjective (hibernating)
1) Hibernating means spending the winter in a deep sleep-like rest. 2) A hibernating animal is one that is in this long winter rest. - hibernation noun (hibernation — uncountable)
A very deep sleep-like rest that some animals go into during winter: their body cools, their heart slows and they live on stored fat. - hiccough noun (a hiccough, hiccoughs); verb (hiccough, hiccoughs, hiccoughed, hiccoughing)
An old spelling of «hiccup»: a sudden, sharp «hic» sound when a muscle under your lungs (the diaphragm) jerks and makes you breathe in. - hiccup noun (a hiccup, hiccups; the hiccups); verb (hiccup, hiccups, hiccuped or hiccupped, hiccuping or hiccupping); also spelt hiccough
A hiccup is a sudden, short "hic" sound you make when a muscle under your lungs jumps by itself. - hick noun (a hick, hicks); adjective (hick)
An insulting word for someone from the countryside, suggesting they are simple and old-fashioned. - hickory noun (hickory, hickories)
A North American tree of the walnut family, with hard nuts. - 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. - hide verb (hide, hides, hid, hidden, hiding); noun (hide, hides)
To hide means to put something where it cannot be seen or found. - hideous adjective (hideous, more hideous, most hideous)
Hideous means extremely ugly or horrible to look at. - hideously adverb
1) In a very ugly, horrible or frightening way. 2) (informal) Extremely, in a bad way, as in «hideously expensive» or «hideously… - hie verb (hies, hieing or hying, hied)
(old use) To hurry or go quickly. - hierarchical adjective
Arranged in levels or ranks, from the top to the bottom, with each level more important or powerful than the one below. - hierarchy noun (a hierarchy, hierarchies)
A system where people or things are arranged in levels, from the most important or powerful at the top to the least at the bottom. - hieroglyph noun (a hieroglyph, hieroglyphs)
1) A picture or symbol used for writing, especially in ancient Egypt, where little drawings of birds, eyes and other things stood for… - hieroglyphic adjective (noun: hieroglyph)
1) Written in picture signs, as the ancient Egyptians wrote. 2) Hard to read, like secret picture writing. - higgle verb (higgles, higgling, higgled)
(old use) To haggle, to argue and bargain over a price. - 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. - highland noun (highland, highlands); adjective (highland); proper noun (the Highlands)
Highland is land that is high up, with hills and mountains. - highlight noun (a highlight, highlights); verb (highlight, highlights, highlighted, highlighting)
A highlight is the best or most exciting part of something. - highlighter noun (highlighter, highlighters)
A pen with bright see-through ink, used to mark important words in a text. - highly adverb (highly)
Highly means very or very much: highly dangerous, highly unlikely. - highness noun (highnesses)
A title used to address a prince, princess or other royal person, as in «Your Highness». - highroad noun (highroads)
(old use) A main public road for travel, a highway. - highway noun (a highway, highways)
A main road, usually big and fast, that joins towns and cities. - highwayman noun (a highwayman, highwaymen)
1) In the old days, a robber on horseback who stopped travellers on the road and took their money. - hijab noun (a hijab, hijabs)
A headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open. - hike noun (a hike, hikes); verb (hike, hikes, hiked, hiking)
A hike is a long walk, often in hills, woods or mountains, done for fun or exercise. - hiker noun (hiker, hikers)
1) A hiker is a person who goes on long walks in the country, hills or mountains, for fun or exercise. - hilarious adjective
1) Extremely funny, making you laugh a lot: a hilarious joke. - hill noun (hill, hills)
A hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides. - hillock noun (hillock, hillocks)
A hillock is a small hill, a little rise of ground. - hillside noun (a hillside, hillsides)
1) The sloping side of a hill. - hilltop noun (a hilltop, hilltops)
1) A hilltop is the top of a hill. 2) Used before another noun: «a hilltop village», «a hilltop castle». - hilly adjective (hilly, hillier, hilliest)
1) Having a lot of hills, as in «hilly countryside». - hilt noun (hilt, hilts)
1) The hilt is the handle of a sword or knife. 2) (phrase) «up to the hilt» means completely, all the way. - himalayan adjective (Himalayan); noun (a Himalayan, Himalayans — the cat)
To do with the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, in Asia, which includes Mount Everest. - 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. - hindering verb form (the -ing form of hinder)
Hindering means slowing down or getting in the way of someone's progress. - hindi noun (Hindi; uncountable, a proper noun); adjective (Hindi songs, Hindi films)
One of the main languages of India, spoken by hundreds of millions of people and written in the Devanagari script. - hindquarters noun (hindquarters — plural)
1) The back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump. - hindrance noun (a hindrance, hindrances; hindrance — uncountable)
A hindrance is something or someone that makes it harder for you to do something or slows you down. - hindu noun (a Hindu, Hindus); adjective (Hindu)
A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India. - hinduism noun (Hinduism, uncountable)
1) Hinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality… - 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.
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