H
- hydrogen noun (hydrogen — uncountable)
1) The lightest of all chemical elements; a gas with no colour, smell or taste that burns easily. Its chemical symbol is H. - hyena noun (a hyena, hyenas)
1) A 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… - hygiene noun (hygiene — uncountable)
1) Hygiene is keeping yourself and the things around you clean to stay healthy and stop germs spreading. - hygienic adjective (hygienic, more hygienic, most hygienic); adverb «hygienically»
Clean and free of germs, so it is unlikely to spread illness. - hygienist noun (a hygienist, hygienists)
A dental hygienist: a trained health worker who cleans people's teeth, removes hard tartar and teaches how to brush and floss. - hymn noun (a hymn, hymns)
A song of praise to God, sung in church, at assemblies or at religious events. - hyoid noun (the hyoid, hyoid bone); adjective (hyoid)
1) (biology) The 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… - hype noun (hype — uncountable); verb (hype, hypes, hyped, hyping; often «hype up»); adjective (informal: hyped, hyped up)
Lots of excited advertising or talk that makes something seem better or more important than it really is. - hyperactive adjective (hyperactive, more hyperactive)
Hyperactive means much more active than normal, unable to keep still or stay calm. - hyperactivity noun (hyperactivity, uncountable)
Hyperactivity means being much more active, restless and full of energy than usual, finding it very hard to sit still. - hyperbole noun (hyperbole, uncountable; a hyperbole, hyperboles)
1) Hyperbole 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… - hyperbolic adjective (hyperbolic, more hyperbolic, most hyperbolic)
1) Hyperbolic language exaggerates on purpose, making things sound much bigger, better or worse than they really are, like «I'm so hungry… - hyperlink noun (a hyperlink, hyperlinks); verb (hyperlink, hyperlinks, hyperlinked, hyperlinking)
A hyperlink is a word, picture or button on a web page or document that you click to go to another page, website or file. - hyphen noun (a hyphen, hyphens); verb (hyphenate — to join with a hyphen)
A hyphen is a short line (-) used to join words or parts of words together, as in «well-known» or «twenty-one». - hyphenation noun (no plural)
The use of a short line (a hyphen, -) to split or join words, such as at the end of a line. - hypnosis noun (hypnosis — uncountable)
Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily. - hypnotise verb (hypnotise, hypnotises, hypnotised, hypnotising; US: hypnotize); nouns: hypnosis, hypnotist
To hypnotise someone means to put them into a deep, calm, dreamy state in which they pay close attention and may follow suggestions. - hypnotised verb, past form of hypnotise (hypnotise, hypnotises, hypnotised, hypnotising); adjective (hypnotised)
Put into a sleep-like state in which a person is very relaxed and open to suggestions (hypnosis). - hypo noun (a hypo, hypos — informal, short form)
1) (informal, health) A hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes… - hypocrisy noun (no plural)
Pretending to be good or kind when you are not; saying one thing and doing another. - hypocrite noun (hypocrite, hypocrites)
A 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. - hypocritical adjective (more hypocritical, most hypocritical)
Pretending to be good or sorry when you are not; not sincere. - hypothermia noun (hypothermia — uncountable)
1) A dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so it cannot keep its normal warm temperature. - hypothesis noun (a hypothesis, hypotheses)
An idea or guess that explains something and that you can test with an experiment or observation. - hyrax noun (a hyrax, hyraxes or hyraces)
1) A small furry plant-eating mammal of Africa and the Middle East, looking like a big guinea pig or rabbit without long ears; it lives… - hysterical adjective (hysterical, more hysterical); adverb «hysterically»; noun «hysterics» (plural)
So upset, frightened or excited that you cannot control your feelings, for example screaming or crying wildly.
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