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- 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… - honourably adverb (British spelling of honorably; more honourably)
1) In an honourable way; fairly and with good character. 2) In a way that keeps your word and your promises. - honouring verb, -ing form of «honour» (honour, honours, honoured, honouring); US honoring
1) Showing great respect to someone, often in a ceremony or with an award. 2) Keeping a promise or agreement. - honours noun, plural of «honour» (honours); verb, he/she form of «honour» (honours)
Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for great work or bravery. - hood noun (a hood, hoods); verb (hood — rare, mostly hooded)
A hood is a part of a coat or jumper that you can pull up to cover your head. - 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. - hook noun (a hook, hooks); verb (hook, hooks, hooked, hooking)
A hook is a curved or bent piece of metal or plastic used to hang things on or to catch and hold things. - hookah noun (a hookah, hookahs)
1) A tall pipe for smoking tobacco, in which the smoke passes through water in a jar before being breathed in through a long tube; also… - hoop noun (a hoop, hoops); verb (hoop — rare)
1) A large ring made of wood, metal or plastic. 2) The ring and net that you throw the ball through in basketball. 3) (hoops, informal)… - hoopoe noun (a hoopoe, hoopoes)
1) A bird of Africa, Europe and Asia with pinkish-brown feathers, black-and-white striped wings, a long thin beak and a big crest like a… - hooray interjection (hooray); also hurray, hurrah
Hooray is a word you shout when you are very happy or excited, or to cheer for someone. - hoot verb (hoot, hoots, hooted, hooting); noun (a hoot, hoots)
1) (of an owl) To make its long oo sound. 2) To sound a car horn (mainly UK, Australia). 3) To laugh loudly, or to shout in mockery. 4)… - hoover verb (hoover, hoovers, hoovered, hoovering — UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ); noun (a Hoover, Hoovers)
To clean a floor or carpet with a vacuum cleaner. - hop verb (hop, hops, hopped, hopping); noun (a hop, hops)
1) To hop is to jump on one foot. 2) To hop is to move in small jumps, like a rabbit, a frog or a bird. 3) To hop on or off is to get on… - hope verb (hope, hopes, hoped, hoping); noun (hope, hopes); adjectives hopeful, hopeless
To hope means to want something to happen and to think it could happen. - hopeful adjective (hopeful, more hopeful, most hopeful); noun (a hopeful, hopefuls)
Feeling that something good will probably happen. - hopefully adverb (hopefully)
It is hoped that; if things go well: hopefully it won't rain tomorrow. - hopeless adjective (hopeless; more hopeless, most hopeless)
Without any hope; when there is no chance that things will get better. - hopelessly adverb (hopelessly)
Without hope; in a way that shows you think things cannot get better. - hopelessness noun (hopelessness — uncountable)
A feeling that nothing good will happen and that there is no point in trying. - hopper noun (a hopper, hoppers); a name (Hopper)
A large container shaped like a funnel, which lets grain, coal, sand or food pour out at the bottom. - hopscotch noun (hopscotch — uncountable)
1) Hopscotch is a children's game in which you throw a small stone or marker into numbered squares drawn on the ground, then hop and jump… - horde noun (a horde, hordes)
A horde is a very large crowd of people or animals, often noisy or out of control. - horizon noun (the horizon; a horizon, horizons)
The horizon is the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky. - horizontal adjective (horizontal); noun (the horizontal, horizontals)
Flat and level, going straight from side to side, parallel to the ground or the horizon. - horizontally adverb (horizontally)
1) In a flat, level direction, from side to side, like the horizon or a line lying down. - hormone noun (a hormone, hormones)
A hormone is a chemical messenger made in the body that travels in the blood and tells parts of the body what to do. - horn noun (a horn, horns; horn — uncountable as a material)
A hard, pointed, often curved growth on the head of some animals, like cows, goats, rhinos and rams. - hornbill noun (a hornbill, hornbills)
1) A hornbill is a tropical bird from Africa and Asia with a very large curved beak, often with a hard bump called a casque on top of it. - hornet noun (a hornet, hornets)
1) A hornet is a large wasp with a powerful sting, often yellow and brown or black. - hornless adjective (hornless)
1) Hornless means having no horns. - hornpipe noun (a hornpipe, hornpipes)
A lively dance, often danced by one sailor, connected with sailors and the sea. - horny adjective (horny, hornier, horniest)
Hard, rough and tough like horn: horny skin, a horny beak. - horoscope noun (a horoscope, horoscopes)
1) A short prediction about someone's life and future based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born; often printed in… - horrible adjective (horrible, more horrible, most horrible)
Very bad or unpleasant: «a horrible smell», «horrible weather». - horribly adverb (more horribly, most horribly)
1) In a horrible way; very badly or unpleasantly. 2) Very much; extremely, as in «horribly afraid». - horrid adjective (horrid, more horrid or horrider, most horrid or horridest)
1) Very unpleasant or nasty: «a horrid smell». 2) (of people) Unkind or mean: «Don't be horrid to your sister.» 3) (old) Causing horror… - horrified adjective (horrified); verb form, past of horrify (horrify, horrifies, horrified, horrifying)
Very shocked, upset and frightened by something terrible. - horror noun (horror; a horror, horrors); adjective use (horror film)
1) Horror is a strong feeling of fear and shock. 2) Something terrible or very frightening: «the horrors of war». 3) A kind of story or… - horse noun (horse, horses)
A horse is a big strong animal with four legs, hooves, a mane and a long tail, that people ride or use to pull carts. - horseback noun (horseback, uncountable — in «on horseback»); adjective (horseback); adverb (horseback, US)
1) On horseback means riding on a horse. 2) (adjective) Horseback describes something done while riding a horse, like horseback riding. - horseflesh noun (no plural)
Horseflesh is the meat of a horse, which some people eat. - horsefly noun (a horsefly, horseflies); also horse-fly
1) A horsefly is a large fly whose females bite people and animals and drink their blood. 2) Its bite is painful and can swell and itch. - horsehair noun (horsehair, uncountable)
1) Horsehair is the hair from a horse's mane or tail, used to make things such as violin bows, brushes and stuffing for old furniture. - horseman noun (a horseman, horsemen); feminine: horsewoman, horsewomen
A horseman is a man who rides a horse, especially one who rides well. - horsemanship noun (no plural)
1) Horsemanship is the skill of riding horses and handling them well. - horseshoe noun (a horseshoe, horseshoes)
A U-shaped piece of metal nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof to protect it. - horseshoes noun, plural of horseshoe (a horseshoe, horseshoes); also uncountable (the game)
U-shaped metal plates nailed to the bottom of a horse's hooves to protect them. - horticultural adjective (horticultural)
1) (formal) Having to do with growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and garden plants. - hosanna interjection (hosanna); noun (a hosanna, hosannas)
Hosanna is a shout of praise to God; the crowds shouted «Hosanna!» when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. - hose noun (hose, hoses); verb (hose, hoses, hosed, hosing)
A hose is a long soft tube that carries water, for watering a garden or washing a car. - hosepipe noun (a hosepipe, hosepipes)
1) (UK, Ireland) A long, bendy rubber or plastic tube for carrying water, used to water gardens or wash cars; in the US, Canada and… - hospice noun (a hospice, hospices)
1) A hospice is a special home or hospital where people who are very ill and are not expected to get better are cared for kindly and kept… - hospitable adjective (hospitable, more hospitable, most hospitable)
1) Friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors. 2) (of a place) Pleasant and easy to live in, as in «a hospitable climate». - hospital noun (a hospital, hospitals)
1) A hospital is a large building where sick or injured people are looked after by doctors and nurses. - hospitalise verb (hospitalise, hospitalises, hospitalised, hospitalising); US spelling hospitalize
1) To send someone to hospital or keep them there for treatment because they are ill or injured. - hospitality noun (hospitality; uncountable)
Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers. - host noun (a host, hosts); verb (host, hosts, hosted, hosting)
A host is a person who invites guests and looks after them, for example at a party. - hostage noun (a hostage, hostages)
A hostage is a person who is held prisoner by someone who will not let them go until they get what they want. - hostel noun (a hostel, hostels)
A cheap place to stay, often with shared rooms and bunk beds, for travellers and young people. - hostess noun (a hostess, hostesses)
A woman who invites guests and looks after them at a party or in her home. - hostile adjective (hostile, more hostile, most hostile)
Unfriendly and angry, ready to argue or fight. - hostility noun (hostility, hostilities)
Unfriendly, angry behaviour or feelings towards someone. - hot adjective (hot, hotter, hottest)
Having a high temperature; very warm: "hot soup". - hotdog noun (a hotdog, hotdogs; also written hot dog); verb (hotdog, hotdogs, hotdogged, hotdogging — informal, mainly US); interjection (hot dog! — old-fashioned US)
A hot sausage, usually a frankfurter, served in a long soft bread roll, often with ketchup or mustard. - hotel noun (a hotel, hotels)
1) A hotel is a building where people pay to sleep and eat when they are travelling or on holiday. - hothouse noun (hothouses)
1) A hothouse is a warm glass building where plants grow that could not live outside in cold weather. - hotly adverb (more hotly, most hotly)
1) With strong feeling, angrily or sharply: «I am back,» he said hotly. 2) With great energy and speed, as in «hotly pursued». - hotspot noun (a hotspot, hotspots)
A hotspot is a place where there is a lot of a certain activity, such as a tourist hotspot or a crime hotspot. - hound noun (hound, hounds); verb (hound, hounds, hounded, hounding)
A dog used for hunting, such as a foxhound or bloodhound, with a strong sense of smell. - hour noun (hour, hours; casual: hrs, hr)
An hour is a length of time; it has sixty minutes. - hourglass noun (an hourglass, hourglasses)
A glass timer with two bulbs joined by a narrow neck, where sand runs from the top to the bottom in a set time. - hourly adjective (hourly); adverb (hourly)
Hourly means happening every hour, once an hour. - house noun (house, houses); verb (house, houses, housed — to give a place to live)
1) A house is a building where a family lives. 2) A house can mean the people in it: «The whole house woke up». 3) In some schools, a… - housebound adjective (housebound; not used with «more/most» usually)
Not able to leave your home, usually because you are ill, very old, disabled or looking after someone. - housedog noun (housedogs)
1) A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting. - housefly noun (a housefly, houseflies)
1) A common small grey fly that lives near people and buzzes around houses, food and rubbish. - household noun (a household, households); adjective (household)
A household is all the people who live together in one home. - householder noun (householder, householders)
1) A person who owns or rents a house and is responsible for it. - househusband noun (a househusband, househusbands)
1) A man who stays at home to look after the house and children while his partner goes out to work. - housekeeper noun (a housekeeper, housekeepers)
A person whose job is to look after a house: cleaning, cooking, shopping and running things for the family who live there. - housekeeping noun (uncountable)
The work of looking after a home: cleaning, cooking, shopping and paying bills. - housemaid noun (a housemaid, housemaids)
1) A woman or girl servant who cleaned and tidied a house, made beds and lit fires, in the past. - houseplant noun (a houseplant, houseplants)
1) A plant that is grown in a pot indoors, inside a home, office or classroom. - housewife noun (a housewife, housewives)
1) A woman whose main work is looking after her home and family, not working at a paid job. 2) (old, UK, also «hussif») A small sewing kit. - housework noun (housework — uncountable)
1) Housework is the work done to keep a home clean and tidy, such as cleaning, washing clothes, dusting, vacuuming and washing dishes. - housing noun (housings); old use
1) A housing is the decorated cloth or cover laid over a horse's back, often with fine embroidery. (old use, in fairy tales) - hovel noun (hovels)
1) A hovel is a small, dirty, badly built hut where poor people live. - hover verb (hover, hovers, hovered, hovering)
To hover means to stay in the air in one place without moving forward, like a hummingbird or a helicopter. - how adverb; conjunction (I know how to swim)
1) How asks in what way: How do you make a kite? 2) With «many» or «much», how asks about an amount: how many apples, how much water. 3)… - howdah noun (howdahs)
1) A howdah is a seat with a roof, fixed on the back of an elephant, for riders to sit in. - howdy interjection (informal)
1) Howdy is a casual greeting, like «hello» or «hi»; it is mostly used in the United States and in old stories. - however adverb (however); conjunction (however)
1) However means but, or in spite of that. It shows that something different or surprising comes next. 2) However also means in whatever… - howl verb (howl, howls, howled, howling); noun (a howl, howls)
Of a wolf or dog: to make a long, loud, sad cry. - howler noun (a howler, howlers)
A howler is a silly, obvious mistake, especially a funny one in writing or an exam. - hr abbreviation (hr, hrs); abbreviation (HR)
"hr" is a short written form of "hour", and "hrs" of "hours". - hryvnia noun (a hryvnia, hryvnias or hryvni) — word from Ukrainian
The hryvnia is the money (currency) of Ukraine; one hryvnia is made of 100 kopiyky (kopecks). - hub noun (a hub, hubs)
The centre of a wheel, where the spokes or axle are joined. - hubbub noun (hubbubs)
1) A hubbub is a loud confused noise made by many people or animals talking or moving at once. - hubby noun (hubby, hubbies)
1) (informal) A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way.
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