2043 كلمة
| كلمة | IPS | ISM | IPSM | المعنى |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | hà | ha | hà | int. used to express surprise, pleasure, or triumph |
| ha-ha | hà-hà | ha-ha | hà-hà | |
| rehab | rēhab | re-hab | rē-hab | n. a course of treatment for drug or alcohol dependence (informal) |
| rehabbed | rēhabb𝕖d | re-habb-ed | rē-habb-𝕖d | v. restore to a state of good condition |
| rehabs | rėhabṡ | re-hab-s | rė-hab-ṡ | |
| rehabilitate | rēhåbili̊tāte | re-hab-il-it-ate | rē-håb-il-i̊t-āte | v. to restore to health or normal life; to repair or restore something |
| rehabilitated | rēhåbili̊tātėd | re-hab-il-it-at-ed | rē-håb-il-i̊t-āt-ėd | v. restore to a state of good condition or operation |
| rehabilitation | rēhåbili̊tātio̊n | re-hab-il-it-at-ion | rē-håb-il-i̊t-āt-io̊n | n. the action of restoring someone to health or normal life n. the restoration of a person's reputation |
| rehabilitative | rēhåbili̊tātive | re-hab-il-it-at-ive | rē-håb-il-i̊t-āt-ive | a. designed to accomplish rehabilitation |
| rehabilitator | rēhåbili̊tāto̊r | re-hab-il-it-at-or | rē-håb-il-i̊t-āt-o̊r | n. one who helps to rehabilitate someone |
| habile | habile | habil-e | habil-e | a. skillful and adept |
| habituate | håbitūāte | habitu-ate | håbitū-āte | v. make psychologically or physically used (to something) |
| habit | habit | hab-it | hab-it | n. a regular practice or tendency n. an addictive practice |
| habitude | habitūde | habit-ude | habit-ūde | n. customary behavior or practice |
| habitable | habi̊tåble | hab-it-able | hab-i̊t-åble | a. fit for habitation |
| habitat | habi̊tat | hab-it-at | hab-i̊t-at | n. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism |
| habitue | håbitūè | habit-u-e | håbit-ū-è | n. a regular patron |
| habit-forming | hab-it-forming | a. likely to become a habit, especially an addiction | ||
| habits | habits | hab-it-s | hab-it-s | |
| habitus | habitůs | hab-it-us | hab-it-ůs | n. a person's physical constitution or build |
| habitual | håbitūål | hab-it-u-al | håb-it-ū-ål | a. commonly used or practiced; usual |
| habituated | håbitūātėd | habit-u-at-ed | håbit-ū-āt-ėd | v. take or consume regularly v. make psychologically or physically used to something |
| habitability | habitåbili̊tẏ | hab-it-abil-ity | hab-it-åbil-i̊tẏ | n. suitability for living in or on |
| habitation | habi̊tātio̊n | hab-it-at-ion | hab-i̊t-āt-io̊n | n. a place of residence |
| habituation | håbitūātio̊n | habit-u-at-ion | håbit-ū-āt-io̊n | n. a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions |
| habitually | håbitūållẏ | hab-it-u-al-ly | håb-it-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. according to habit or custom |
| cohabit | cōhabit | co-habit | cō-habit | v. share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married |
| cohabiting | cōhabiting | co-habit-ing | cō-habit-ing | v. share living quarters; usually said of unmarried people living together as a couple |
| cohabitation | cōhabi̊tātio̊n | co-habit-at-ion | cō-habi̊t-āt-io̊n | n. the act of living together as partners |
| dishabituate | dishåbitūāte | dis-habit-u-ate | dis-håbit-ū-āte | vt. to cause to lose a habit |
| inhabit | inhabit | in-hab-it | in-hab-it | v. to live in or occupy a place |
| inhabitable | inhabitåble | in-hab-it-able | in-hab-it-åble | a. fit for habitation |
| inhabitant | inhabitånt | in-hab-it-ant | in-hab-it-ånt | n. a person who lives in a particular place |
| inhabited | inhabi̊t𝕖d | in-hab-it-ed | in-hab-i̊t-𝕖d | a. having inhabitants; lived in |
| microhabitat | mīcro̊habitat | micro-hab-it-at | mīcro̊-hab-it-at | n. a small, localized habitat within a larger ecosystem |
| uninhabitable | ûninhabi̊tåble | un-in-hab-it-able | ûn-in-hab-i̊t-åble | a. not fit for habitation |
| uninhabited | ûninhabi̊tėd | un-in-hab-it-ed | ûn-in-hab-i̊t-ėd | a. not having inhabitants; not lived in |
| hacendado | hàcendàdo̊ | hacendado | hàcendàdo̊ | n. the owner or manager of a hacienda |
| hacienda | haciēndå | hacienda | haciēndå | n. a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries |
| hack | hack | hack | hack | n. one who works hard at boring tasks v. cut with rough or heavy blows |
| hacked | hack𝕖ḋ | hack-ed | hack-𝕖ḋ | a. angry or annoyed |
| hacker | hacke̊r | hack-er | hack-e̊r | n. a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data n. an enthusiastic and skillful computer programmer |
| hacking | hacking | hack-ing | hack-ing | v. cut with a hacking tool v. gain unauthorized access to a computer system |
| hackle | hackle | hack-le | hack-le | n. long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants |
| hacks | hacks | hack-s | hack-s | |
| hacksaw | hacksãw | hack-saw | hack-sãw | n. a saw used for cutting metal |
| hackberry | hackberrẏ | hack-berr-y | hack-berr-ẏ | n. any of various trees of the genus Celtis with small berrylike fruits |
| hackney | hacknēy | hackn-ey | hackn-ēy | n. a carriage for hire n. a compact breed of harness horse |
| hackneyed | hacknēy𝕖d | hackn-ey-ed | hackn-ēy-𝕖d | a. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
| haddock | haddo̊ck | haddock | haddo̊ck | n. an important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic related to cod |
| hadron | hadron | hadron | hadron | n. any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles |
| hadronic | hadronic | hadron-ic | hadron-ic | a. of or relating to hadrons |
| haemoglobin | h𝕒ēmōglōbin | haemoglobin | h𝕒ēmōglōbin | n. a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their color |
| haemorrhage | h𝕒emo̊rr𝕙ȧge | haemorrhage | h𝕒emo̊rr𝕙ȧge | n. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel |
| haematic | h𝕒ēmatic | haemat-ic | h𝕒ēmat-ic | a. relating to blood |
| haemostat | h𝕒ēmōstat | haem-o-stat | h𝕒ēm-ō-stat | n. a device or medicine used to stop bleeding |
| haemophilia | h𝕒ēmōphiliå | haem-o-phil-ia | h𝕒ēm-ō-phil-iå | n. a medical condition where blood does not clot properly |
| hafnium | hafniům | hafn-ium | hafn-iům | n. a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically |
| haft | haft | haft | haft | n. the handle of a weapon or tool |
| hag | hag | hag | hag | n. an ugly evil-looking old woman |
| haggis | haggis | haggis | haggis | n. a Scottish dish of sheep viscera minced with oatmeal, boiled in the animal's stomach |
| haggle | haggle | hagg-le | hagg-le | n. an instance of intense argument v. wrangle over a price or terms |
| haggling | haggling | hagg-ling | hagg-ling | n. an instance of intense argument as in bargaining v. wrangle over a price |
| haggard | haggård | haggard | haggård | a. looking exhausted and unwell |
| hah | hà𝕙 | hah | hà𝕙 | interj. Same as Ha. |
| haiku | haīkū | haiku | haīkū | n. an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines |
| hail | hāil | hail | hāil | n. frozen rain falling in small hard balls v. to call out to someone to attract attention v. to come from |
| hailed | hāil𝕖d | hail-ed | hāil-𝕖d | |
| hailing | hāiling | hail-ing | hāil-ing | |
| hails | hāilṡ | hail-s | hāil-ṡ | |
| hailstone | hāilstōne | hail-stone | hāil-stōne | n. small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm |
| hailstorm | hāilstorm | hail-storm | hāil-storm | n. a storm during which hail falls |
| hair | hāir | hair | hāir | n. any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of mammals n. a mass of such strands growing on a person's head |
| hairball | hāirbãll | hair-ball | hāir-bãll | n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of animals |
| hairbrush | hāirbrûsh | hair-brush | hāir-brûsh | n. a brush used to groom a person's hair |
| haircut | hāircût | hair-cut | hāir-cût | n. the style in which hair has been cut n. the act of cutting the hair |
| hairdo | hāirdo | hair-do | hāir-do | n. the arrangement of the hair especially a woman's hair |
| hairless | hāirle̊ss | hair-less | hāir-le̊ss | a. having no hair or fur |
| hairlike | hāirlīke | hair-like | hāir-līke | a. long and slender with a very small internal diameter |
| hairline | hāirlīne | hair-line | hāir-līne | n. a very thin line n. the natural margin formed by hair on the head |
| hairnet | hāirnet | hair-net | hāir-net | n. a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place |
| hairpiece | hāirpiēce | hair-piece | hāir-piēce | n. a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
| hairpin | hāirpin | hair-pin | hāir-pin | n. a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place |
| hairs | hāirṡ | hair-s | hāir-ṡ | |
| hairspray | hāirsprāy | hair-spray | hāir-sprāy | n. a liquid sprayed on hair to hold it in place |
| hairstreak | hāirstrēak | hair-streak | hāir-strēak | n. small butterflies having striped markings under the wings |
| hairstyle | hāirstȳle | hair-style | hāir-stȳle | n. the arrangement of a person's hair |
| hairy | hāirẏ | hair-y | hāir-ẏ | a. having or covered with hair |
| hairdresser | hāirdresse̊r | hair-dress-er | hāir-dress-e̊r | n. a person who cuts and styles hair |
| hairier | hāirie̊r | hair-i-er | hāir-i-e̊r | |
| hairiest | hāiriėst | hair-i-est | hāir-i-ėst | |
| hairdressing | hāirdressing | hair-dress-ing | hāir-dress-ing | n. a toiletry for the hair |
| hairstylist | hāirstȳlist | hair-styl-ist | hāir-stȳl-ist | n. someone who cuts or beautifies hair |
| hairiness | hāirine̊ss | hair-i-ness | hāir-i-ne̊ss | n. the quality of having hair |
| hairlessness | hāirle̊ssne̊ss | hair-less-ness | hāir-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. the condition of being void of hair |
| haircuts | hāircûts | hair-cut-s | hāir-cût-s | |
| hairbreadth | hāirbrèadth | hair-bread-th | hāir-brèad-th | n. the width of a hair; a very small margin a. very narrow |
| haitian | hāiṫi̊ån | hait-ian | hāiṫ-i̊ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Haiti a. of or relating to Haiti |
| Haiti | Hāitĩ | Haiti | Hāitĩ | n. a country in the Caribbean |
| hajj | hajj | hajj | hajj | n. the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime |
| hake | hāke | hake | hāke | n. the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod n. any of several marine food fishes related to cod |
| halal | hålàl | hal-al | hål-àl | a. conforming to Islamic dietary laws n. meat slaughtered in the prescribed Islamic way |
| exhale | exhāle | ex-hale | ex-hāle | v. to breathe out |
| exhaled | exhāl𝕖d | ex-hal-ed | ex-hāl-𝕖d | v. expel air v. give out (breath or an odor) |
| exhalation | exhålātio̊n | ex-hal-at-ion | ex-hål-āt-io̊n | n. the act of expelling air from the lungs |
| inhale | inhāle | in-hale | in-hāle | v. to breathe in |
| inhalant | inhālånt | in-hal-ant | in-hāl-ånt | n. a substance that is inhaled a. used for or serving to inhale |
| inhaled | inhāl𝕖d | in-hal-ed | in-hāl-𝕖d | a. drawn into the lungs |
| inhaler | inhāle̊r | in-hal-er | in-hāl-e̊r | n. a dispenser producing a chemical vapor to relieve nasal congestion |
| inhalation | inhålātio̊n | in-hal-at-ion | in-hål-āt-io̊n | n. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air as in breathing |
| halberd | halbe̊rd | halberd | halbe̊rd | n. a pike fitted with an ax head |
| halcyon | halcẏo̊n | halcyon | halcẏo̊n | n. a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice a. idyllically calm and peaceful |
| hale | hāle | hale | hāle | a. strong and healthy, especially for one's age |
| half | hàlf | half | hàlf | n. either of two equal parts into which something is divided a. constituting half of something |
| halve | hàlve | halve | hàlve | v. divide by two; divide into halves |
| halfback | hà𝕝fback | half-back | hà𝕝f-back | n. (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position |
| halfdozen | hà𝕝fdôze̊n | half-dozen | hà𝕝f-dôze̊n | n. six |
| halved | hà𝕝v𝕖d | halv-ed | hà𝕝v-𝕖d | vt. divide by two; divide into halves |
| halves | hàlv𝕖ṡ | halv-es | hàlv-𝕖ṡ | |
| halfpipe | hà𝕝fpīpe | half-pipe | hà𝕝f-pīpe | n. a structure used in skateboarding and snowboarding consisting of a U-shaped ramp |
| half-time | half-time | n. the break between two halves of a sports game | ||
| halftime | hà𝕝ftīme | half-time | hà𝕝f-tīme | n. an intermission between the two halves of a game |
| halftone | hà𝕝ftōne | half-tone | hà𝕝f-tōne | n. a print obtained from photoengraving n. an engraving used to reproduce an illustration |
| halfway | hà𝕝fwāy | half-way | hà𝕝f-wāy | a. at the middle point adv. at half the distance |
| halfhearted | ha𝕝fh𝕖àrtėd | half-heart-ed | ha𝕝f-h𝕖àrt-ėd | a. lacking enthusiasm or commitment |
| halftimes | hà𝕝ftīm𝕖ṡ | half-time-s | hà𝕝f-tīm𝕖-ṡ | |
| behalf | bėhàlf | be-half | bė-hàlf | n. in the interest of; as a representative of |
| behalves | bėhàlv𝕖ṡ | be-halv-es | bė-hàlv-𝕖ṡ | |
| halibut | hali̊bût | halibut | hali̊bût | n. lean flesh of large flatfish n. a large marine flatfish of the northern Atlantic or Pacific |
| halide | halīde | halide | halīde | n. a salt of any halogen acid |
| halite | halīte | halit-e | halīt-e | n. rock salt; sodium chloride in mineral form |
| halitosis | halitōsis | halit-osis | halit-ōsis | n. offensive breath |
| hall | hãll | hall | hãll | n. a large room for meetings or entertainment n. a corridor or passage in a building |
| hallmark | hàllmàrk | hall-mark | hàll-màrk | n. a distinctive characteristic or attribute |
| halls | hãllṡ | hall-s | hãll-ṡ | |
| hallway | hãllwāy | hall-way | hãll-wāy | n. an interior passage in a building onto which rooms open |
| hallways | hãllwāyṡ | hall-way-s | hãll-wāy-ṡ | |
| hallucinate | hållūci̊nāte | hall-u-cin-ate | håll-ū-ci̊n-āte | v. to perceive what is not there; to have illusions |
| hallucinogen | hållūcino̊gėn | hall-u-cin-o-gen | håll-ū-cin-o̊-gėn | n. a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences |
| hallucination | hållūci̊nātio̊n | hall-u-cin-at-ion | håll-ū-ci̊n-āt-io̊n | n. illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder |
| hallucinatory | hållūci̊nåtorẏ | hall-u-cin-at-ory | håll-ū-ci̊n-åt-orẏ | a. characterized by or characteristic of hallucination |
| hallucinogenic | hållūci̊no̊genic | hall-u-cin-o-gen-ic | håll-ū-ci̊n-o̊-gen-ic | a. capable of producing hallucinations |
| hallelujah | halle̊lūjå𝕙 | hallelujah | halle̊lūjå𝕙 | n. a shout or song of praise to God |
| hallo | hållō | hallo | hållō | int. used as a greeting or to attract attention |
| hallowed | hallōw𝕖d | hallo-wed | hallō-w𝕖d | a. worthy of religious veneration |
| halloo | hålloo | halloo | hålloo | n. a shout to attract attention v. urge on with shouts v. shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention |
| hallow | hallōw | hallow | hallōw | vt. to make holy; to honor as sacred |
| Halloween | Hallo̊wēen | Hallow-een | Hallo̊w-ēen | n. the evening of October 31, celebrated with costumes |
| Halloweens | Hallōwēenṡ | Hallow-een-s | Hallōw-ēen-ṡ | |
| hallucinated | hållūci̊nātėd | hallucin-at-ed | hållūci̊n-āt-ėd | v. perceive what is not there; have illusions |
| halo | hālō | halo | hālō | n. a circle of light around the sun or moon; a ring of light above the head |
| haloed | hālō𝕖d | halo-ed | hālō-𝕖d | a. having a halo |
| halogen | halo̊ge̊n | halo-gen | halo̊-ge̊n | n. any of five nonmetallic elements (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine) |
| halon | hālon | halon | hālon | n. a compound used in fire extinguishers |
| haloperidol | halo̊pèridol | haloperidol | halo̊pèridol | n. a tranquilizer (Haldol) used to treat psychotic disorders and Tourette's |
| halt | hãlt | halt | hãlt | n. a suspension of movement or activity v. to bring or come to a stop |
| halter | hãlte̊r | halt-er | hãlt-e̊r | n. rope or canvas headgear for a horse |
| halting | hãlting | halt-ing | hãlt-ing | a. hesitant or faltering |
| haltingly | hãltinglẏ | halt-ing-ly | hãlt-ing-lẏ | adv. in a halting manner |
| halyard | hãlyard | halyard | hãlyard | n. a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag |
| ham | ham | ham | ham | n. meat from the upper part of a pig's leg, usually salted or smoked |
| hamlet | hamle̊t | ham-let | ham-le̊t | n. a small settlement smaller than a village |
| hamper | hampe̊r | ham-per | ham-pe̊r | n. a basket with a cover vt. to prevent the progress or free movement of |
| hams | hamṡ | ham-s | ham-ṡ | |
| hammy | hammẏ | hamm-y | hamm-ẏ | a. affectedly dramatic; overacted |
| hampered | hampe̊r𝕖d | ham-per-ed | ham-pe̊r-𝕖d | v. prevent the progress or free movement of v. put at a disadvantage |
| hamstring | hamstring | ham-str-ing | ham-str-ing | n. a tendon at the back of the knee v. to cripple or disable |
| abrahamic | ābråhamic | a-bra-ham-ic | ā-brå-ham-ic | a. of or relating to Abraham or the religions derived from his teachings |
| hamburger | hambůrge̊r | ham-burg-er | ham-bůrg-e̊r | n. a sandwich of a fried cake of minced beef served in a bun, often with other ingredients |
| hamburgers | hambůrge̊rṡ | ham-burg-er-s | ham-bůrg-e̊r-ṡ | |
| hamiltonian | hamiltōniån | hamilt-on-ian | hamilt-ōn-iån | a. relating to or characteristic of Alexander Hamilton or his political theories |
| hamlin | hamlin | hamlin | hamlin | n. a surname |
| hammer | hamme̊r | hamm-er | hamm-e̊r | n. a tool with a heavy head used for driving in nails v. to hit something with a hammer |
| hammered | hamme̊r𝕖d | hamm-er-ed | hamm-e̊r-𝕖d | a. shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks |
| hammerhead | hamme̊rhèad | hamm-er-head | hamm-e̊r-hèad | n. the striking part of a hammer n. a shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head |
| hammering | hamme̊ring | hamm-er-ing | hamm-e̊r-ing | n. the act of pounding delivering repeated heavy blows |
| hammerlock | hamme̊rlock | hamm-er-lock | hamm-e̊r-lock | n. a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back |
| hammermill | hamme̊rmill | hamm-er-mill | hamm-e̊r-mill | n. a mill or crusher consisting of a rotating drum with hammers |
| hammers | hamme̊rṡ | hamm-er-s | hamm-e̊r-ṡ | |
| hammock | hammo̊ck | hammock | hammo̊ck | n. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting suspended between two points |
| hammocks | hammo̊cks | hammock-s | hammo̊ck-s | |
| Hampshire | Hampshi̊re | Hamp-shire | Hamp-shi̊re | n. a county in southern England |
| unhampered | ûnhampe̊r𝕖d | un-hamper-ed | ûn-hampe̊r-𝕖d | a. not slowed or blocked or interfered with |
| hamster | hamste̊r | hamst-er | hamst-e̊r | n. a short-tailed burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches |
| hamsters | hamste̊rṡ | hamst-er-s | hamst-e̊r-ṡ | |
| enhance | ėnhance | en-hance | ėn-hance | v. increase v. make better or more attractive |
| enhanced | enhanc𝕖ḋ | en-hanc-ed | en-hanc-𝕖ḋ | a. increased or intensified in value or quality |
| enhancer | enhance̊r | en-hanc-er | en-hanc-e̊r | n. anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities n. something that enhances |
| enhancing | enhancing | en-hanc-ing | en-hanc-ing | v. increase v. make better or more attractive |
| enhancement | ėnhanc𝕖me̊nt | en-hance-ment | ėn-hanc𝕖-me̊nt | n. an improvement that makes something more agreeable |
| unenhanced | ûnėnhanc𝕖ḋ | un-en-hanc-ed | ûn-ėn-hanc-𝕖ḋ | a. not enhanced or improved |
| hand | hand | hand | hand | n. the end part of the arm; a pointer on a clock; skill; assistance vt. to give or pass with the hand |
| handbag | handbag | hand-bag | hand-bag | n. a container used for carrying money and personal items |
| handball | handbãll | hand-ball | hand-bãll | n. a game played in a walled court by striking a rubber ball with the hands |
| handbell | handbell | hand-bell | hand-bell | n. a bell that is held in the hand |
| handbill | handbill | hand-bill | hand-bill | n. an advertisement printed on a page for wide distribution |
| handbook | handbook | hand-book | hand-book | n. a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location |
| handbrake | handbrake | hand-brake | hand-brake | n. a brake operated by hand in a vehicle |
| handcart | handcàrt | hand-cart | hand-càrt | n. wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels |
| handclasp | handclasp | hand-clasp | hand-clasp | n. grasping and shaking a person's hand |
| handcraft | handcraft | hand-craft | hand-craft | v. make something by hand |
| handcuff | handcûff | hand-cuff | hand-cûff | n. a pair of metal rings joined by a chain used to restrain the wrists vt. to put handcuffs on |
| handed | handėd | hand-ed | hand-ėd | |
| hander | hande̊r | hand-er | hand-e̊r | n. a device for holding something |
| handful | handfūl | hand-ful | hand-fūl | n. a small number or amount n. the quantity that can be held in the hand |
| handgrip | handgrip | hand-grip | hand-grip | n. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
| handgun | handgûn | hand-gun | hand-gûn | n. a firearm that is held and fired with one hand |
| handhold | handhōld | hand-hold | hand-hōld | n. an appendage to hold onto |
| handing | handing | hand-ing | hand-ing | |
| handle | handle | hand-le | hand-le | n. the part of an object designed to be held vt. to deal with or manage |
| handling | handling | hand-ling | hand-ling | n. the way in which something is managed or dealt with |
| handmade | handmāde | hand-made | hand-māde | a. made by hand or a hand process |
| handmaid | handmāid | hand-maid | hand-māid | n. in a subordinate position n. a personal maid or female attendant |
| handoff | handoff | hand-off | hand-off | n. the act of handing something from one person to another |
| handout | handòut | hand-out | hand-òut | n. material given out; giving money or food to a needy person |
| handover | handōve̊r | hand-over | hand-ōve̊r | n. act of relinquishing property or authority to another |
| handpick | handpick | hand-pick | hand-pick | vt. to pick by hand; to select with great care |
| handpiece | handpiēce | hand-piece | hand-piēce | n. a handheld device or tool, especially a dental drill |
| handprint | handprint | hand-print | hand-print | n. a mark left by the impression of a hand |
| handrail | handrāil | hand-rail | hand-rāil | n. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling |
| hands | handṡ | hand-s | hand-ṡ | |
| handsaw | handsãw | hand-saw | hand-sãw | n. a saw used with one hand for cutting wood |
| handset | handset | hand-set | hand-set | n. a telephone held in the hand |
| handshake | handshāke | hand-shake | hand-shāke | n. the act of grasping and shaking a person's hand |
| handsome | handso̊me | hand-some | hand-so̊me | a. good-looking and attractive, especially of a man a. generous or substantial |
| handstand | handstand | hand-stand | hand-stand | n. the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position |
| handtruck | handtrûck | hand-truck | hand-trûck | n. a cart with two wheels moved by hand |
| handwash | handwãsh | hand-wash | hand-wãsh | v. wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine |
| handwork | handwo̊rk | hand-work | hand-wo̊rk | n. a work produced by hand labor |
| handy | handẏ | hand-y | hand-ẏ | a. convenient to handle or use a. skillful with the hands |
| handlebar | handlebàr | hand-le-bar | hand-le-bàr | n. the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle |
| handicap | handicap | hand-i-cap | hand-i-cap | n. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning v. put at a disadvantage |
| handicraft | handĩcraft | hand-i-craft | hand-ĩ-craft | n. a work produced by hand labor n. a craft that requires skillful hands |
| handkerchief | handke̊rchiēf | hand-ker-chief | hand-ke̊r-chiēf | n. a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory |
| handbasket | handbaske̊t | hand-bask-et | hand-bask-e̊t | n. a container that is usually woven and has handles |
| hand-crafted | hand-cràftėd | hand-craft-ed | hand-cràft-ėd | a. made by hand rather than by machine |
| handcrafted | handcraftėd | hand-craft-ed | hand-craft-ėd | v. make something by hand |
| handcuffed | handcûff𝕖ḋ | hand-cuff-ed | hand-cûff-𝕖ḋ | v. confine or restrain with or as if with handcuffs |
| handier | handie̊r | hand-i-er | hand-i-e̊r | |
| handiest | handiēst | hand-i-est | hand-i-ēst | a. most handy or convenient |
| handled | handl𝕖d | hand-l-ed | hand-l-𝕖d | |
| handmaiden | handmāide̊n | hand-maid-en | hand-māid-e̊n | n. a personal maid or female attendant |
| handpicked | handpick𝕖ḋ | hand-pick-ed | hand-pick-𝕖ḋ | a. carefully selected for a particular purpose |
| handsomer | handso̊me̊r | hand-som-er | hand-so̊m-e̊r | |
| handsomest | handso̊mėst | hand-som-est | hand-so̊m-ėst | |
| handshaking | handshāking | hand-shak-ing | hand-shāk-ing | n. the act of grasping and shaking someone's hand in greeting or agreement |
| handspring | handspring | hand-spr-ing | hand-spr-ing | n. an acrobatic feat going from a standing position to a handstand and back again |
| handwriting | hand𝕨rīting | hand-writ-ing | hand-𝕨rīt-ing | n. writing done by hand; a person's style of writing |
| handily | handi̊lẏ | hand-i-ly | hand-i̊-lẏ | adv. in a convenient manner adv. with no difficulty |
| handsomely | handso̊m𝕖lẏ | hand-some-ly | hand-so̊m𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an attractively handsome manner |
| handyman | handẏman | hand-y-man | hand-ẏ-man | n. a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks |
| handedness | hande̊dne̊ss | hand-ed-ness | hand-e̊d-ne̊ss | n. the property of using one hand more than the other |
| handiness | handinėss | hand-i-ness | hand-i-nėss | n. the quality of being convenient and easy to use |
| handsomeness | handso̊m𝕖nėss | hand-some-ness | hand-so̊m𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) |
| handler | handle̊r | hand-le-r | hand-le̊-r | n. a person who handles or manages something |
| handfuls | handfůlṡ | hand-ful-s | hand-fůl-ṡ | |
| handles | handl𝕖ṡ | hand-le-s | hand-l𝕖-ṡ | |
| handshakes | handshāk𝕖s | hand-shake-s | hand-shāk𝕖-s | |
| handwritten | hand𝕨ritte̊n | hand-writ-ten | hand-𝕨rit-te̊n | a. written by hand |
| handiwork | handĩwo̊rk | hand-i-work | hand-ĩ-wo̊rk | n a work produced by hand labor |
| handicapped | handĩcapp𝕖ḋ | hand-i-capp-ed | hand-ĩ-capp-𝕖ḋ | a. incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness |
| handicapper | handĩcappe̊r | hand-i-capp-er | hand-ĩ-capp-e̊r | n. someone who sets betting odds based on contest outcome calculations |
| handicapping | handĩcapping | hand-i-capp-ing | hand-ĩ-capp-ing | n. the act of assigning handicaps |
| handicaps | handicaps | hand-i-cap-s | hand-i-cap-s | |
| backhander | backhande̊r | back-hand-er | back-hand-e̊r | n. a backhanded blow; a secret payment or bribe |
| cowhand | còwhand | cow-hand | còw-hand | n a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback |
| evenhandedness | ēve̊nhandėdnėss | even-handed-ness | ēve̊n-handėd-nėss | n. the quality of being fair and impartial |
| evenhandedly | eve̊nhandėdlẏ | even-hand-ed-ly | eve̊n-hand-ėd-lẏ | adv. without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner |
| forehand | for𝕖hand | fore-hand | for𝕖-hand | n. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke a. (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke |
| mishandled | mishandl𝕖d | mis-handl-ed | mis-handl-𝕖d | v. manage badly or incompetently |
| mishandle | mishandle | mis-hand-le | mis-hand-le | v. to manage badly or incompetently |
| mishandling | mishandling | mis-hand-ling | mis-hand-ling | n. the act of handling badly |
| nonhandicapped | nonhandĩcapp𝕖ḋ | non-handicapp-ed | non-handĩcapp-𝕖ḋ | a. not handicapped |
| overhand | ōve̊rhand | over-hand | ōve̊r-hand | a. with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level |
| underhand | ûnde̊rhand | under-hand | ûnde̊r-hand | a. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level a. marked by deception |
| underhanded | ûnde̊rhandėd | under-hand-ed | ûnde̊r-hand-ėd | a. marked by deception |
| hang | hang | hang | hang | v. to suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free vt. to attach something to a support from above |
| hangar | hangår | hang-ar | hang-år | n. a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored |
| hangdog | hangdog | hang-dog | hang-dog | a. shamefaced; dejected |
| hanged | hang𝕖d | hang-ed | hang-𝕖d | v. kill by hanging v. be suspended or hanging |
| hanger | hange̊r | hang-er | hang-e̊r | n. a device shaped to hold clothes |
| hanging | hanging | hang-ing | hang-ing | n. the practice of suspending a person by the neck; a decoration hung on a wall |
| hangman | hangmån | hang-man | hang-mån | n. an executioner who hangs the condemned person |
| hangnail | hangnāil | hang-nail | hang-nāil | n. a loose strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore |
| hangout | hangòut | hang-out | hang-òut | n a frequently visited place |
| hangover | hangōve̊r | hang-over | hang-ōve̊r | n. the unpleasant aftereffects of drinking too much alcohol |
| hangs | hangṡ | hang-s | hang-ṡ | |
| hangings | hangingṡ | hang-ing-s | hang-ing-ṡ | n. curtains or draperies; executions by hanging |
| hank | hank | hank | hank | n. a coil of rope or wool or yarn |
| hanker | hanke̊r | hank-er | hank-e̊r | v. desire strongly or persistently |
| hankering | hanke̊ring | hanker-ing | hanke̊r-ing | n. a yearning for something or to do something |
| hankie | hankie | hank-ie | hank-ie | n. a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose |
| hanky | hankẏ | hank-y | hank-ẏ | n. a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose |
| Hannibal | Hannibål | Hannibal | Hannibål | n. a male given name; a city in Missouri |
| hanoverian | hanōvēriån | hanov-er-ian | hanōv-ēr-iån | a. of or relating to the Hanoverian dynasty n. a member of the Hanoverian dynasty |
| hanseatic | hansēatic | hanseat-ic | hansēat-ic | a. of or relating to the Hanseatic League |
| hansom | hanso̊m | hansom | hanso̊m | n. a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the driver's seat above the passengers |
| hao | hao | hao | hao | n. a monetary unit of Vietnam |
| haole | haolē | haole | haolē | n. a white person in Hawaii (Hawaiian term) |
| hap | hap | hap | hap | n. an accidental happening |
| hapless | haple̊ss | hap-less | hap-le̊ss | a. having no luck; unfortunate |
| haphazard | haphazård | hap-haz-ard | hap-haz-ård | a. dependent upon or characterized by chance a. marked by great carelessness |
| haplessly | haple̊sslẏ | hap-less-ly | hap-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a hapless, unlucky manner |
| haphazardly | haphåzårdlẏ | hap-haz-ard-ly | hap-håz-ård-lẏ | adv. in a random manner |
| mishap | mishap | mis-hap | mis-hap | n. an unlucky accident or mishap |
| perhaps | pe̊rhaps | per-hap-s | pe̊r-hap-s | adv. possibly; maybe |
| haploid | haploid | haploid | haploid | n. an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes a. having a single set of chromosomes |
| happen | happe̊n | happ-en | happ-e̊n | vi. to occur; to come about by chance; to do or be by chance |
| happy | happẏ | happ-y | happ-ẏ | a. feeling or showing pleasure and contentment |
| happened | happe̊n𝕖d | happ-en-ed | happ-e̊n-𝕖d | |
| happier | happie̊r | happ-i-er | happ-i-e̊r | |
| happiest | happiėst | happ-i-est | happ-i-ėst | |
| happening | happe̊ning | happ-en-ing | happ-e̊n-ing | n. an event that takes place |
| happily | happi̊lẏ | happ-i-ly | happ-i̊-lẏ | adv. in a joyful manner adv. fortunately |
| happiness | happinėss | happ-i-ness | happ-i-nėss | n. the state of feeling or showing pleasure and contentment |
| happens | happe̊nṡ | happ-en-s | happ-e̊n-ṡ | |
| happenstance | happe̊nstance | happ-en-stance | happ-e̊n-stance | n. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental |
| unhappy | ûnhappẏ | un-happ-y | ûn-happ-ẏ | a. not happy or joyful a. causing discomfort |
| unhappier | ûnhappie̊r | un-happ-i-er | ûn-happ-i-e̊r | |
| unhappiest | ûnhappiėst | un-happ-i-est | ûn-happ-i-ėst | |
| unhappily | ûnhappi̊lẏ | un-happ-i-ly | ûn-happ-i̊-lẏ | adv. in an unpleasant way |
| unhappiness | ûnhappĩnėss | un-happ-i-ness | ûn-happ-ĩ-nėss | n. state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief |
| haptic | haptic | hapt-ic | hapt-ic | a. of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch |
| haptics | haptics | hapt-ic-s | hapt-ic-s | n. the science of touch and interaction with objects through touch |
| harangue | hårangue | harangue | hårangue | n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion v. to deliver a harangue to |
| harass | hårass | harass | hårass | v. to subject someone to persistent annoyance or attacks |
| harassed | hårass𝕖ḋ | harass-ed | hårass-𝕖ḋ | v. annoy continually or chronically a. troubled persistently with petty annoyances |
| harasser | hårasse̊r | harass-er | hårass-e̊r | n. a persistent tormentor n. a persistent attacker |
| harasses | hårassėṡ | harass-es | hårass-ėṡ | |
| harassing | hårassing | harass-ing | hårass-ing | |
| harassment | hårassme̊nt | harass-ment | hårass-me̊nt | n. aggressive pressure or intimidation |
| harassments | hårassme̊nts | harass-ment-s | hårass-me̊nt-s | |
| harbinger | hàrbinge̊r | harbing-er | hàrbing-e̊r | n. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone |
| harbor | hàrbo̊r | harb-or | hàrb-o̊r | n. a sheltered body of water where ships can anchor v. to give shelter to; to hold in mind |
| harbour | hàrbo̊ur | harb-our | hàrb-o̊ur | n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo v. secretly shelter as of fugitives or criminals |
| harbormaster | hàrbo̊rmaste̊r | harbor-mast-er | hàrbo̊r-mast-e̊r | n. an official who supervises harbor operations |
| harbored | hàrbo̊r𝕖d | harb-or-ed | hàrb-o̊r-𝕖d | v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) v. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) |
| hard | hàrd | hard | hàrd | a. solid, firm, and rigid; difficult to break or bend a. requiring great effort or endurance; difficult adv. with great effort or energy; firmly |
| hardback | hàrdback | hard-back | hàrd-back | n. a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers |
| hardball | hàrdbãll | hard-ball | hàrd-bãll | n. a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics |
| hardboard | hàrdbōard | hard-board | hàrd-bōard | n. a hard material made from wood chips pressed and bound with synthetic resin |
| hardcore | hàrdcore | hard-core | hàrd-core | a. extreme and uncompromising; explicit |
| harden | hàrde̊n | hard-en | hàrd-e̊n | v. become hard or harder v. make hard or harder |
| harder | hàrde̊r | hard-er | hàrd-e̊r | |
| hardest | hàrdėst | hard-est | hàrd-ėst | |
| hardhat | hàrdhat | hard-hat | hàrd-hat | n. a protective helmet worn by construction workers n. a construction worker |
| hardly | hàrdlẏ | hard-ly | hàrd-lẏ | adv. only just; almost not |
| hardness | hàrdne̊ss | hard-ness | hàrd-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being firm or rigid |
| hardpan | hàrdpan | hard-pan | hàrd-pan | n. a hard crust of subsoil encrusted with calcium carbonate, found in arid regions |
| hardscape | hàrdscāpe | hard-scape | hàrd-scāpe | n. the man-made features used in landscape architecture |
| hardship | hàrdship | hard-ship | hàrd-ship | n. severe suffering or privation |
| hardtack | hàrdtack | hard-tack | hàrd-tack | n. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple n. a mountain mahogany |
| hardtop | hàrdtop | hard-top | hàrd-top | n. a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top |
| hardware | hàrdwāre | hard-ware | hàrd-wāre | n. the physical components of a computer system n. tools, locks, and other metal goods |
| hardwood | hàrdwood | hard-wood | hàrd-wood | n. the wood of broad-leaved trees; a broad-leaved tree |
| hardy | hàrdẏ | hard-y | hàrd-ẏ | a. able to endure difficult conditions a. robust and strong |
| hard-boiled | hàrd-boil𝕖d | hard-boil-ed | hàrd-boil-𝕖d | a. boiled until firm; tough and unsentimental |
| hardbitten | hàrdbitte̊n | hard-bitt-en | hàrd-bitt-e̊n | a. toughened by experience; resolute |
| hardcover | hàrdcôve̊r | hard-cov-er | hàrd-côv-e̊r | n. a book with stiff covers a. having a hard cover |
| hardened | hàrde̊n𝕖d | hard-en-ed | hàrd-e̊n-𝕖d | a. made hard or harder; showing no sympathy or emotion |
| hardener | hàrde̊ne̊r | hard-en-er | hàrd-e̊n-e̊r | n. a substance used to harden something |
| hardheaded | hàrdhèadėd | hard-head-ed | hàrd-hèad-ėd | a. practical and unsentimental; stubborn |
| hardihood | hàrdihood | hard-i-hood | hàrd-i-hood | n. boldness; courage |
| hardening | hàrde̊ning | hard-en-ing | hàrd-e̊n-ing | n. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization |
| hard-working | hard-work-ing | a. putting a lot of effort into work | ||
| hardworking | hàrdwo̊rking | hard-work-ing | hàrd-wo̊rk-ing | a. putting a lot of effort into work |
| hardiness | hàrdinėss | hard-i-ness | hàrd-i-nėss | n. the property of being strong and healthy in constitution n. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger |
| foolhardiness | foolhàrdinėss | fool-hard-i-ness | fool-hàrd-i-nėss | n. the trait of giving little thought to danger |
| hare | hāre | hare | hāre | n. a fast-running mammal similar to but larger than a rabbit v. to run very fast |
| haredi | hàrēdĩ | hare-di | hàrē-dĩ | n. a member of any of various Orthodox Jewish sects |
| haredim | har𝕖dim | hare-dim | har𝕖-dim | n. ultra-Orthodox Jews |
| harelip | hār𝕖lip | hare-lip | hār𝕖-lip | n. a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip |
| harebrained | har𝕖brāin𝕖d | hare-brain-ed | har𝕖-brāin-𝕖d | a. very foolish; reckless |
| harem | hare̊m | harem | hare̊m | n. living quarters for wives and female relatives in a Muslim household |
| Hari | Hàrĩ | Hari | Hàrĩ | n. a male given name |
| haricot | haricōt | haricot | haricōt | n. a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans |
| harissa | hàrisså | harissa | hàrisså | n. a spicy North African paste made from chili peppers and olive oil |
| hark | hàrk | hark | hàrk | v. to listen |
| harken | hàrke̊n | hark-en | hàrk-e̊n | v. listen; pay attention |
| Harlem | Hàrle̊m | Harlem | Hàrle̊m | n. a neighborhood in New York City known for African American culture |
| harlequin | hàrle̊qui̊n | harlequin | hàrle̊qui̊n | n. a clown or buffoon |
| harlot | hàrlo̊t | harlot | hàrlo̊t | n. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
| harm | hàrm | harm | hàrm | n. physical or psychological damage or injury vt. to cause harm to someone or something |
| harmed | hàrm𝕖d | harm-ed | hàrm-𝕖d | |
| harmful | hàrmfůl | harm-ful | hàrm-fůl | a. causing or capable of causing harm |
| harming | hàrming | harm-ing | hàrm-ing | |
| harmless | hàrmle̊ss | harm-less | hàrm-le̊ss | a. not causing or capable of causing harm |
| harms | hàrmṡ | harm-s | hàrm-ṡ | |
| harmonious | hàrmōnio̊us | harm-on-ious | hàrm-ōn-io̊us | a. existing together in harmony; exhibiting equivalence or correspondence |
| harmonise | hàrmo̊nīṡe | harm-on-ise | hàrm-o̊n-īṡe | vt. to bring into agreement; to make compatible |
| harmfully | hàrmfůllẏ | harm-ful-ly | hàrm-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a manner that causes harm |
| harmlessly | hàrmle̊sslẏ | harm-less-ly | hàrm-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a harmless manner |
| harmfulness | hàrmfůlne̊ss | harm-ful-ness | hàrm-fůl-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being harmful or causing injury |
| harmlessness | hàrmlėssnėss | harm-less-ness | hàrm-lėss-nėss | n. the quality of being harmless |
| harmony | hàrmo̊nẏ | harm-on-y | hàrm-o̊n-ẏ | n. agreement in feeling or opinion n. the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect |
| harmonium | hàrmōniům | harm-o-n-ium | hàrm-ō-n-iům | n. a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows |
| harmoniously | hàrmōnio̊uslẏ | harm-on-ious-ly | hàrm-ōn-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a harmonious manner |
| disharmonious | dishàrmōnio̊us | dis-harmon-ious | dis-hàrmōn-io̊us | a. lacking in harmony |
| disharmony | dishàrmo̊nẏ | dis-harmon-y | dis-hàrmo̊n-ẏ | n. a lack of harmony |
| unharmed | ûnhàrm𝕖d | un-harm-ed | ûn-hàrm-𝕖d | a. not injured |
| harmonic | hàrmonic | harmon-ic | hàrmon-ic | a. relating to harmony n. an overtone accompanying a fundamental tone |
| harmonize | hàrmo̊nīze | harmon-ize | hàrmo̊n-īze | v. to bring into agreement; to add notes to a melody |
| harmonized | hàrmo̊nīz𝕖d | harmon-iz-ed | hàrmo̊n-īz-𝕖d | v. bring into consonance or accord v. sing or play in harmony (harmonize的过去式和过去分词) a. brought into harmony |
| harmonization | hàrmo̊nizātio̊n | harmon-iz-at-ion | hàrmo̊n-iz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making something harmonious |
| harmonica | hàrmonicå | har-m-on-ica | hàr-m-on-icå | n. a small rectangular free-reed instrument played by blowing |
| harmonically | hàrmonicållẏ | harmon-ic-al-ly | hàrmon-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to harmony |
| philharmonic | philhàrmonic | phil-harmon-ic | phil-hàrmon-ic | a. devoted to music n. a symphony orchestra |
| harness | hàrnėss | har-ness | hàr-nėss | n. a set of straps for holding a person or fastening a horse v. control and make use of |
| harnessing | hàrne̊ssing | har-ness-ing | hàr-ne̊ss-ing | v. put a harness on v. exploit the power of |
| harp | hàrp | harp | hàrp | n. a stringed musical instrument v. to play the harp; to talk repeatedly about |
| harpy | hàrpẏ | harpy | hàrpẏ | n. a mythological creature with a woman's head and a bird's body n. a cruel and predatory person |
| harper | hàrpe̊r | harp-er | hàrp-e̊r | n. a person who plays the harp |
| harping | hàrping | harp-ing | hàrp-ing | v. come back to |
| harpist | hàrpist | harp-ist | hàrp-ist | n. someone who plays the harp |
| harpoon | hàrpoon | harp-oon | hàrp-oon | n. a spear used for hunting large fish or whales vt. to strike with a harpoon |
| harpsichord | hàrpsi̊c𝕙ord | harp-si-chord | hàrp-si̊-c𝕙ord | n. a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots |
| harpsichordist | hàrpsic𝕙ordist | harp-si-chord-ist | hàrp-si-c𝕙ord-ist | n. someone who plays the harpsichord |
| harry | harrẏ | harr-y | harr-ẏ | v. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes |
| harridan | harridån | harr-id-an | harr-id-ån | n. a scolding (even vicious) old woman |
| harried | harrĩ𝕖d | harr-i-ed | harr-ĩ-𝕖d | a. troubled persistently with petty annoyances |
| harrier | harrie̊r | harr-i-er | harr-i-e̊r | n. a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits |
| harrow | harrōw | harrow | harrōw | n. a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil v. draw a harrow over (land) |
| harrowing | harrōwing | harrow-ing | harrōw-ing | a. extremely painful |
| harsh | hàrsh | harsh | hàrsh | a. unpleasant, rough, or severe |
| harsher | hàrshe̊r | harsh-er | hàrsh-e̊r | |
| harshest | hàrshėst | harsh-est | hàrsh-ėst | |
| harshly | hàrshlẏ | harsh-ly | hàrsh-lẏ | adv. in a harsh or unkind manner |
| harshness | hàrshne̊ss | harsh-ness | hàrsh-ne̊ss | n. the roughness of a substance; the quality of being unpleasant to the senses |
| hart | hàrt | hart | hàrt | n. a male red deer |
| Harvard | Hàrvård | Harvard | Hàrvård | n. a prestigious university in Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| harvest | hàrvėst | harv-est | hàrv-ėst | n. the process or period of gathering in crops v. to gather in crops |
| harvestable | hàrve̊ståble | harv-est-able | hàrv-e̊st-åble | a. capable of being harvested |
| harvested | hàrve̊stėd | harv-est-ed | hàrv-e̊st-ėd | a. gathered from the fields |
| harvester | hàrve̊ste̊r | harv-est-er | hàrv-e̊st-e̊r | n. a person who gathers crops; a farm machine for harvesting |
| harvesting | hàrve̊sting | harv-est-ing | hàrv-e̊st-ing | n. the gathering of a ripened crop |
| has | haṡ | has | haṡ | v. third person singular present of "have" |
| hash | hash | hash | hash | n. chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned v. chop up |
| rehash | rēhash | re-hash | rē-hash | n. old material reworked and used again v. to present again with few changes |
| rehashing | rēhashing | re-hash-ing | rē-hash-ing | v present or use over, with no or few changes v go back over |
| hasidic | håsidic | hasid-ic | håsid-ic | a. of or relating to the Jewish Hasidic movement |
| hasp | hasp | hasp | hasp | n. a fastener for a door; a hinged plate over a staple, locked with a pin or padlock |
| hassled | hassl𝕖d | hassl-ed | hassl-𝕖d | v. annoy continually or chronically |
| hassle | hassle | hass-le | hass-le | n. something annoying or troublesome v. to bother someone |
| hassidic | håssidic | hass-id-ic | håss-id-ic | a. of or relating to the Jewish Hasidic movement |
| hassock | hasso̊ck | hassock | hasso̊ck | n. a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church) |
| haste | hāste | haste | hāste | n. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) |
| hasten | hāste̊n | hast-en | hāst-e̊n | v. to move or act quickly; to cause to happen sooner |
| hasty | hāstẏ | hast-y | hāst-ẏ | a. excessively quick; done with very great haste and without due deliberation |
| hastily | hāsti̊lẏ | hast-i-ly | hāst-i̊-lẏ | adv. in a hurried or hasty manner |
| hat | hat | hat | hat | n. a covering for the head |
| hate | hāte | hate | hāte | n. an intense dislike v. feel intense dislike for |
| hatband | hatband | hat-band | hat-band | n. a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim |
| hatbox | hatbox | hat-box | hat-box | n. a round piece of luggage for carrying hats |
| hated | hāt𝕖d | hat-ed | hāt-𝕖d | a. treated with contempt |
| hater | hāte̊r | hat-er | hāt-e̊r | n. a person who hates |
| hatred | hātrėd | hatr-ed | hātr-ėd | n. intense dislike; hate |
| hatter | hatte̊r | hatt-er | hatt-e̊r | n. someone who makes and sells hats |
| hateful | hāt𝕖fůl | hate-ful | hāt𝕖-fůl | a. arousing or deserving hatred a. characterized by malice |
| hating | hāting | hat-ing | hāt-ing | |
| hatless | hatlėss | hat-less | hat-lėss | a. not wearing a hat |
| hatmaker | hatmāke̊r | hat-maker | hat-māke̊r | n. someone who makes and sells hats |
| hates | hāt𝕖s | hate-s | hāt𝕖-s | |
| hats | hats | hat-s | hat-s | |
| hatefully | hāt𝕖fůllẏ | hate-ful-ly | hāt𝕖-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a hateful manner |
| hatch | hatch | hatch | hatch | n. an opening in a ship's deck v. emerge from an egg |
| hatchback | hatchback | hatch-back | hatch-back | n. a car with a sloping rear door that is lifted to open |
| hatched | hatch𝕖ḋ | hatch-ed | hatch-𝕖ḋ | a. emerged from an egg a. shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines |
| hatchery | hatche̊rẏ | hatch-ery | hatch-e̊rẏ | n. a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs) |
| hatchet | hatche̊t | hatch-et | hatch-e̊t | n. a small ax with a short handle |
| hatching | hatching | hatch-ing | hatch-ing | n. the production of young from an egg; shading consisting of multiple crossing lines |
| hatchling | hatchling | hatch-ling | hatch-ling | n. any recently hatched animal (especially birds) |
| hatchway | hatchwāy | hatch-way | hatch-wāy | n. an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship |
| haughty | hãu𝕘𝕙tẏ | haught-y | hãu𝕘𝕙t-ẏ | a. having or showing arrogant superiority |
| haughtily | hãughtilẏ | haught-i-ly | hãught-i-lẏ | adv. in a haughty manner |
| haughtiness | hãu𝕘𝕙tinėss | haught-i-ness | hãu𝕘𝕙t-i-nėss | n. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| haul | hãul | haul | hãul | v. pull or drag with effort n. a quantity of something obtained |
| haulage | hãulȧge | haul-age | hãul-ȧge | n. the act of drawing or hauling something |
| hauler | hãule̊r | haul-er | hãul-e̊r | n. a haulage contractor |
| hauling | hãuling | haul-ing | hãul-ing | n. the activity of transporting goods by truck |
| overhaul | ōve̊rhãul | over-haul | ōve̊r-hãul | v. to examine thoroughly and make repairs n. a thorough examination and repair |
| haunch | hãunch | haunch | hãunch | n. the hip and buttock and upper thigh |
| haunt | hãunt | haunt | hãunt | v. to appear or recur frequently v. to visit as a ghost n. a place frequently visited |
| haunted | hãunt𝕖d | haunt-ed | hãunt-𝕖d | a. inhabited by or as if by apparitions; showing emotional affliction |
| haunting | hãunting | haunt-ing | hãunt-ing | a. evocative and persistent in the mind a. having a deeply disturbing effect |
| haunts | hãunts | haunt-s | hãunt-s | |
| hauntingly | hãuntinglẏ | haunt-ing-ly | hãunt-ing-lẏ | adv. in a haunting manner |
| hausa | hauså | hausa | hauså | n. the chief Chadic language of the Afroasiatic family; widely used as a trading language |
| exhaust | ėẋhãust | ex-haust | ėẋ-hãust | v. to make someone feel extremely tired v. to use up completely n. waste gases from an engine |
| exhausted | ėẋ𝕙ãustėd | ex-haust-ed | ėẋ-𝕙ãust-ėd | a. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired |
| exhausting | ėẋ𝕙ãusting | ex-haust-ing | ėẋ-𝕙ãust-ing | a. making one feel very tired |
| exhaustion | ėẋ𝕙ãustio̊n | ex-haust-ion | ėẋ-𝕙ãust-io̊n | n. extreme fatigue n. the act of exhausting something entirely |
| exhaustive | ėẋ𝕙ãustive | ex-haust-ive | ėẋ-𝕙ãust-ive | a. performed comprehensively and completely |
| exhausts | ėẋhãusts | ex-haust-s | ėẋ-hãust-s | |
| exhaustible | ėẋ𝕙ãustible | ex-haust-i-ble | ėẋ-𝕙ãust-i-ble | a. capable of being used up |
| exhaustively | ėẋhãustivelẏ | ex-haust-ive-ly | ėẋ-hãust-ive-lẏ | adv. in an exhaustive manner |
| exhaustiveness | ėẋ𝕙ãustiv𝕖nėss | ex-haust-ive-ness | ėẋ-𝕙ãust-iv𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of being thorough and complete |
| inexhaustible | inėẋhãusti̊ble | in-ex-haust-ible | in-ėẋ-hãust-i̊ble | a. that cannot be entirely consumed or used up |
| hauteur | 𝕙aute̊ur | hauteur | 𝕙aute̊ur | n overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| have | have | have | have | vt. to possess or own; to hold or maintain v. to experience or undergo aux. used with past participle to form perfect tenses |
| having | having | hav-ing | hav-ing | |
| haven | hāve̊n | have-n | hāve̊-n | n. a place of safety or refuge |
| haversack | have̊rsack | hav-er-sack | hav-e̊r-sack | n a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder |
| behave | bėhāve | be-have | bė-hāve | v. to act in a particular way v. to conduct oneself well |
| behaved | bėhāv𝕖d | be-hav-ed | bė-hāv-𝕖d | |
| behaving | bėhāving | be-hav-ing | bė-hāv-ing | |
| behaves | bėhāv𝕖ṡ | be-have-s | bė-hāv𝕖-ṡ | |
| behavior | bėhāvio̊r | be-hav-i-or | bė-hāv-i-o̊r | n. the way in which a person acts or conducts oneself n. the way in which an organism or substance acts in response to a stimulus |
| behaviour | bėhāvio̊ur | be-hav-i-our | bė-hāv-i-o̊ur | n. the way a person acts or conducts oneself |
| behavioral | bėhāvio̊rål | be-hav-i-or-al | bė-hāv-i-o̊r-ål | a. relating to the way a person or animal behaves |
| behavioural | bėhāvio̊urål | be-hav-i-our-al | bė-hāv-i-o̊ur-ål | a. of or relating to behavior |
| behavioralist | bėhāvio̊rålist | be-hav-ior-al-ist | bė-hāv-io̊r-ål-ist | n. an advocate of behaviorism |
| behaviorism | bėhāvio̊riṡm | be-hav-i-or-ism | bė-hāv-i-o̊r-iṡm | n. an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior |
| behaviorist | bėhāvio̊rist | be-hav-i-or-ist | bė-hāv-i-o̊r-ist | n. a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism |
| behaviors | bėhāvio̊rṡ | be-hav-i-or-s | bė-hāv-i-o̊r-ṡ | |
| behavioristic | bėhāvio̊ristic | be-hav-i-or-ist-ic | bė-hāv-i-o̊r-ist-ic | a. of or relating to behaviorism |
| behaviorally | bėhāvio̊rållẏ | be-hav-i-or-al-ly | bė-hāv-i-o̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. in a behavioral manner |
| misbehave | misbe̊hāve | mis-be-have | mis-be̊-hāve | v. behave badly |
| misbehaving | misbe̊hāving | mis-be-hav-ing | mis-be̊-hāv-ing | v behave badly |
| misbehavior | misbėhāvio̊r | mis-be-hav-i-or | mis-bė-hāv-i-o̊r | n. improper or wicked or immoral behavior |
| misbehaviour | misbėhāvio̊ur | mis-be-hav-i-our | mis-bė-hāv-i-o̊ur | n. bad or improper behavior |
| neurobehavioral | neūrōbėhāviorål | neur-o-be-hav-ior-al | neūr-ō-bė-hāv-ior-ål | a. relating to the relationship between the nervous system and behavior |
| had | had | had | had | v. past tense of "have" |
| havoc | havo̊c | havoc | havo̊c | n. widespread destruction |
| haw | hãw | haw | hãw | n. the nictitating membrane of a horse v. utter 'haw' |
| hawthorn | hãwthorn | haw-thorn | hãw-thorn | n. a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus |
| Hawaii | Håwaīĩ | Hawai-i | Håwaī-ĩ | n. a state in the central Pacific, USA |
| hawaiian | håwaīi̊ån | hawai-ian | håwaī-i̊ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Hawaii a. of or relating to Hawaii |
| hawk | hãwk | hawk | hãwk | n. a bird of prey n. an advocate of aggressive foreign policy v. sell goods on the street |
| hawker | hãwke̊r | hawk-er | hãwk-e̊r | n. someone who travels about selling his wares n. a person who breeds and trains hawks |
| hawkish | hãwkish | hawk-ish | hãwk-ish | a. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies |
| goshawk | goshãwk | gos-hawk | gos-hãwk | n. large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry |
| hawser | hãwṡe̊r | haws-er | hãwṡ-e̊r | n. large heavy rope for nautical use |
| hay | hāy | hay | hāy | n. grass mowed and dried for use as animal feed |
| Hayes | Hāy𝕖ṡ | Hay-es | Hāy-𝕖ṡ | n. a surname |
| hayfield | hāyfiēld | hay-field | hāy-fiēld | n. a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay |
| hayloft | hāyloft | hay-loft | hāy-loft | n. a loft in a barn where hay is stored |
| haymaker | hāymāke̊r | hay-maker | hāy-māke̊r | n. a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying n. a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing |
| hayride | hāyrīde | hay-ride | hāy-rīde | n. a ride in an open wagon filled with hay |
| hays | hāyṡ | hay-s | hāy-ṡ | |
| hayseed | hāysēed | hay-seed | hāy-sēed | n. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture |
| haystack | hāystack | hay-stack | hāy-stack | n. a stack of hay |
| haywire | hāywīre | hay-wire | hāy-wīre | a. badly organized or out of control |
| hazard | hazård | haz-ard | haz-ård | n. a danger or risk v. to risk doing something |
| hazing | hāzing | haz-ing | hāz-ing | n. the act of harassing by imposing humiliating or painful tasks |
| hazy | hāzẏ | haz-y | hāz-ẏ | a. not clear; filled with thin mist |
| haziness | hāzinėss | haz-i-ness | hāz-i-nėss | n. cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor |
| hazardous | hazårdo̊us | haz-ard-ous | haz-ård-o̊us | a. risky or dangerous |
| biohazard | bīōhazård | bio-haz-ard | bīō-haz-ård | n. hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions |
| haze | hāze | haze | hāze | n. atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility v. become hazy, dull, or cloudy |
| hazel | hāze̊l | hazel | hāze̊l | n. a small tree producing edible nuts; a light brown color a. of a light brown color |
| hazelnut | hāze̊lnût | hazel-nut | hāze̊l-nût | n. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus |
| hazily | hāzilẏ | haz-i-ly | hāz-i-lẏ | adv. in an indistinct way |
| he | hē | he | hē | pron. used to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned |
| head | hèad | head | hèad | n. the upper part of the body; a leader; the front vt. to lead; to direct vi. to move in a specified direction |
| headache | hèadāche | head-ache | hèad-āche | n. a pain in the head |
| headband | hèadband | head-band | hèad-band | n. a band worn around or over the head |
| headboard | hèadbōard | head-board | hèad-bōard | n. a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead |
| headcount | hèadcòunt | head-count | hèad-còunt | n. number of people in a particular group |
| headdress | hèaddress | head-dress | hèad-dress | n. an ornamental covering or decoration for the head |
| headed | hèad𝕖d | head-ed | hèad-𝕖d | a. having a heading or course in a certain direction |
| header | hèade̊r | head-er | hèad-e̊r | n. a horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window |
| headfirst | hèadfi̊rst | head-first | hèad-fi̊rst | adv. with the head foremost |
| headgear | hèadgēar | head-gear | hèad-gēar | n. clothing for the head n. stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head |
| headhunt | hèadhûnt | head-hunt | hèad-hûnt | vt. to recruit executives from other companies |
| heading | hèading | head-ing | hèad-ing | n. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about |
| headlamp | hèadlamp | head-lamp | hèad-lamp | n. a powerful light with reflector attached to the front of a vehicle |
| headland | hèadlånd | head-land | hèad-lånd | n. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) |
| headless | hèadle̊ss | head-less | hèad-le̊ss | a. not having a head or formed without a head |
| headlight | hèadlī𝕘𝕙t | head-light | hèad-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. a powerful light attached to the front of a vehicle |
| headline | hèadlīne | head-line | hèad-līne | n. a heading at the top of a newspaper article vt. to provide with a headline |
| headlined | hèadlīn𝕖d | head-lined | hèad-līn𝕖d | v. provide with a headline v. be the leading story |
| headlock | hèadlock | head-lock | hèad-lock | n. a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between your elbow and side |
| headlong | hèadlong | head-long | hèad-long | a. hasty and reckless adv. headfirst; hastily |
| headman | hèadmån | head-man | hèad-mån | n. the head of a tribe or clan |
| headnote | hèadnōte | head-note | hèad-nōte | n. a note at the head of a page or chapter n. a summary of a legal case |
| head-on | head-on | a. involving direct confrontation adv. with the front facing forward | ||
| headphone | hèadphōne | head-phone | hèad-phōne | n. a device held over the ear for converting electric signals into sound |
| headpiece | hèadpiēce | head-piece | hèad-piēce | n. a protective helmet for the head |
| headrest | hèadrest | head-rest | hèad-rest | n. a support for the head |
| headroom | hèadroom | head-room | hèad-room | n. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something n. the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion |
| heads | hèadṡ | head-s | hèad-ṡ | |
| headscarf | hèadscàrf | head-scarf | hèad-scàrf | n. a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin |
| headset | hèadset | head-set | hèad-set | n. a pair of headphones with a microphone attached |
| headship | hèadship | head-ship | hèad-ship | n. the position or office of a head or leader |
| headshot | hèadshot | head-shot | hèad-shot | n. a photograph of a person's head |
| headspace | hèadspāce | head-space | hèad-spāce | n. the volume left at the top of a filled container before sealing |
| headstart | hèadstàrt | head-start | hèad-stàrt | n. an advantage gained by starting early |
| headstone | hèadstōne | head-stone | hèad-stōne | n the central building block at the top of an arch or vault n a stone that is used to mark a grave |
| headstrong | hèadstrong | head-strong | hèad-strong | a. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition |
| headwall | hèadwãll | head-wall | hèad-wãll | n. a steep rock face at the head of a valley |
| headway | hèadwāy | head-way | hèad-wāy | n. forward movement |
| headwear | hèadwe̊ar | head-wear | hèad-we̊ar | n. clothing that covers the head |
| headwind | hèadwind | head-wind | hèad-wind | n. wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft |
| heady | hèadẏ | head-y | hèad-ẏ | a. having a powerful effect on the senses; exciting and intoxicating |
| headbanger | hèadbange̊r | head-bang-er | hèad-bang-e̊r | n. a fan of heavy metal music who moves their head violently in time with the music |
| headhunter | hèadhûnte̊r | head-hunt-er | hèad-hûnt-e̊r | n. a recruiter of personnel for corporations n. a person who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies |
| headliner | hèadlīne̊r | head-lin-er | hèad-līn-e̊r | n. a performer who receives prominent billing |
| headmaster | hèadmàste̊r | head-mast-er | hèad-màst-e̊r | n. presiding officer of a school |
| headmistress | hèadmistre̊ss | head-mistr-ess | hèad-mistr-e̊ss | n. a woman headmaster |
| headphones | hèadphōn𝕖ṡ | head-phon-es | hèad-phōn-𝕖ṡ | n. a pair of earphones worn on the head |
| headquarter | hèadquãrte̊r | head-quart-er | hèad-quãrt-e̊r | v. to establish headquarters |
| headteacher | hèadtēache̊r | head-teach-er | hèad-tēach-e̊r | n. the head teacher of a school; a principal |
| headwaiter | hèadwāite̊r | head-wait-er | hèad-wāit-e̊r | n a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers |
| headwater | hèadwãte̊r | head-wat-er | hèad-wãt-e̊r | n. the source of a river |
| headlining | hèadlīning | head-lin-ing | hèad-līn-ing | v. appear as the star performer v. provide with a headline |
| headaches | hèadāch𝕖s | head-ache-s | hèad-āch𝕖-s | |
| headquarters | hèadquãrte̊rṡ | head-quart-er-s | hèad-quãrt-e̊r-ṡ | n. the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise n. the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command |
| headwaters | hèadwãte̊rṡ | head-wat-er-s | hèad-wãt-e̊r-ṡ | n. the source of a river |
| ahead | åhèad | a-head | å-hèad | adv. in front; in advance adv. in or into the future a. in the leading position |
| behead | bėhèad | be-head | bė-hèad | v. to cut off the head of |
| beheaded | bėhèadėd | be-head-ed | bė-hèad-ėd | a. having had the head cut off |
| beheading | bėhèading | be-head-ing | bė-hèad-ing | n. execution by cutting off the victim's head |
| dickhead | dickhèad | dick-head | dick-hèad | n. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating |
| dunderhead | dûnde̊rhèad | dunder-head | dûnde̊r-hèad | n. a stupid person |
| egghead | egghèad | egg-head | egg-hèad | n. an intellectual; a very studious and academic person |
| hogshead | hogṡhèad | hogs-head | hogṡ-hèad | n. a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages n. a large cask especially one holding 63 gals |
| jarhead | jàrhèad | jar-head | jàr-hèad | n. a slang term for a member of the United States Marine Corps |
| knucklehead | 𝕜nûcklehèad | knuckle-head | 𝕜nûckle-hèad | n. a stupid person |
| maidenhead | māide̊nhèad | maiden-head | māide̊n-hèad | n. the hymen |
| masthead | masthèad | mast-head | mast-hèad | n. the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page n. the head or top of a mast |
| redhead | redhèad | red-head | red-hèad | n. a person with red hair |
| subhead | sûbhèad | sub-head | sûb-hèad | n. a heading of a subdivision of a text |
| subheading | sûbhèading | sub-head-ing | sûb-hèad-ing | n. a heading of a subdivision of a text |
| arrowhead | arrōwhèad | arr-ow-head | arr-ōw-hèad | n. the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow |
| copperhead | coppe̊rhèad | copp-er-head | copp-e̊r-hèad | n. a venomous copper-colored snake found in eastern North America |
| letterhead | lette̊rhèad | lett-er-head | lett-e̊r-hèad | n. a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top |
| loggerhead | logge̊rhèad | logg-er-head | logg-e̊r-hèad | n. very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas |
| heal | hēal | heal | hēal | v. become healthy again; cure |
| healed | hēal𝕖d | heal-ed | hēal-𝕖d | v. heal or recover a. freed from illness or injury |
| healer | hēale̊r | heal-er | hēal-e̊r | n. a person who cures diseases |
| healing | hēaling | heal-ing | hēal-ing | n. the process of becoming healthy again a. tending to heal or cure |
| heals | hēalṡ | heal-s | hēal-ṡ | |
| health | hèalth | heal-th | hèal-th | n. the state of being free from illness or injury n. a person's general physical or mental condition |
| healthcare | hèalthcare | heal-th-care | hèal-th-care | n. the maintenance and improvement of health |
| healthful | hèalthfůl | heal-th-ful | hèal-th-fůl | a. conducive to good health of body or mind |
| healthy | hèalthẏ | heal-th-y | hèal-th-ẏ | a. in good physical or mental condition a. indicating or promoting good health |
| healthier | hèalthie̊r | heal-th-i-er | hèal-th-i-e̊r | |
| healthiest | hèalthiėst | heal-th-i-est | hèal-th-i-ėst | |
| healthfully | hèalthfůllẏ | heal-th-ful-ly | hèal-th-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a healthful manner |
| healthily | hèalthilẏ | heal-th-i-ly | hèal-th-i-lẏ | adv. in a healthy manner |
| healthfulness | hèalthfùlne̊ss | heal-th-ful-ness | hèal-th-fùl-ne̊ss | n. the quality of promoting good health |
| unhealed | ûnhēal𝕖d | un-heal-ed | ûn-hēal-𝕖d | a. not healed or cured |
| unhealthful | ûnhèalthfûl | un-heal-th-ful | ûn-hèal-th-fûl | a. detrimental to good health |
| unhealthy | ûnhèalthẏ | un-heal-th-y | ûn-hèal-th-ẏ | a. not in good health; harmful to health |
| unhealthily | ûnhèalthilẏ | un-health-i-ly | ûn-hèalth-i-lẏ | adv. in an unhealthy manner |
| heap | hēap | heap | hēap | n. a pile of things v. to put in a pile |
| heaped | hēap𝕖ḋ | heap-ed | hēap-𝕖ḋ | v. fill to overflow |
| hear | hēar | hear | hēar | v. to perceive sound; to listen to; to learn by report |
| heard | he̊ard | heard | he̊ard | |
| hearer | hēare̊r | hear-er | hēar-e̊r | n. someone who listens attentively |
| hearing | hēaring | hear-ing | hēar-ing | n. the faculty of perceiving sounds n. an opportunity to state one's case |
| hearken | h𝕖àrke̊n | hear-ken | h𝕖àr-ke̊n | v. listen; used mostly in the imperative |
| hears | hēarṡ | hear-s | hēar-ṡ | |
| hearsay | hēarsāy | hear-say | hēar-sāy | n. information heard from another rather than directly |
| hearings | hēaringṡ | hear-ing-s | hēar-ing-ṡ | |
| mishear | mishēar | mis-hear | mis-hēar | v. hear incorrectly |
| overheard | ōve̊rhe̊ard | over-heard | ōve̊r-he̊ard | v. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers |
| rehear | rēhēar | re-hear | rē-hēar | v. hear or try a court case anew |
| rehearing | rēhēaring | re-hear-ing | rē-hēar-ing | n. the act of hearing again |
| unheard | ûnhe̊ard | un-heard | ûn-he̊ard | a. not heard; not listened to |
| unheard-of | unhe̊ard-of | un-heard-of | un-he̊ard-of | a. not known before |
| rehearse | rēhe̊arse | re-hearse | rē-he̊arse | v. engage in a rehearsal (of) |
| rehearsal | rėhe̊arsål | re-hears-al | rė-he̊ars-ål | n. a practice or trial performance of a play or other event |
| rehearsed | rēhe̊ars𝕖ḋ | re-hears-ed | rē-he̊ars-𝕖ḋ | a. practiced in advance |
| rehearsing | rėhe̊arsing | re-hears-ing | rė-he̊ars-ing | |
| rehearses | rėhe̊arsėṡ | re-hearse-s | rė-he̊arsė-ṡ | |
| rehearsals | rėhe̊arsålṡ | re-hears-al-s | rė-he̊ars-ål-ṡ | |
| unrehearsed | ûnrēhe̊ars𝕖ḋ | un-re-hears-ed | ûn-rē-he̊ars-𝕖ḋ | a. without preparation or practice; not rehearsed |
| hearse | he̊arse | hearse | he̊arse | n. a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a cemetery |
| heart | h𝕖àrt | heart | h𝕖àrt | n. the organ that pumps blood through the body n. the center or most important part of something |
| heartache | hèartāc𝕙e | heart-ache | hèart-āc𝕙e | n. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one |
| heartbeat | hèartbēat | heart-beat | hèart-bēat | n. an animating or vital unifying force |
| heartbreak | hèartbreāk | heart-break | hèart-breāk | n. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one |
| heartburn | hèartbůrn | heart-burn | hèart-bůrn | n. a painful burning sensation in the chest |
| hearted | hèart𝕖d | heart-ed | hèart-𝕖d | a. having a heart of a specified kind |
| hearten | hèarte̊n | heart-en | hèart-e̊n | v. to give encouragement to |
| heartfelt | hèartfelt | heart-felt | hèart-felt | a. earnest; sincerely felt |
| heartland | hèartland | heart-land | hèart-land | n. the central region of a country, especially when important culturally or economically |
| heartless | hèartle̊ss | heart-less | hèart-le̊ss | a. cruel and unsympathetic |
| hearts | h𝕖àrts | heart-s | h𝕖àrt-s | |
| heartsick | h𝕖àrtsick | heart-sick | h𝕖àrt-sick | a. full of sorrow; without hope |
| heartstring | h𝕖àrtstring | heart-string | h𝕖àrt-string | n. one's deepest feelings |
| heartthrob | h𝕖àrtthrob | heart-throb | h𝕖àrt-throb | n. an object of infatuation |
| heartwood | hèartwood | heart-wood | hèart-wood | n. the older inactive central wood of a tree, usually darker and denser than sapwood |
| heartworm | h𝕖àrtwo̊rm | heart-worm | h𝕖àrt-wo̊rm | n. a parasitic nematode infesting the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs |
| hearty | h𝕖àrtẏ | heart-y | h𝕖àrt-ẏ | a. showing warm and heartfelt friendliness a. providing abundant nourishment |
| heartbreaker | h𝕖àrtbreāke̊r | heart-break-er | h𝕖àrt-breāk-e̊r | n. a person or thing that causes great sorrow or disappointment |
| heartbroken | hèartbrōke̊n | heart-brok-en | hèart-brōk-e̊n | a. overwhelmed by sorrow |
| heartened | hèarte̊n𝕖d | heart-en-ed | hèart-e̊n-𝕖d | v. give encouragement to |
| heartbreaking | hèartbreāking | heart-break-ing | hèart-breāk-ing | a. causing or marked by grief or anguish |
| heartening | hèarte̊ning | heart-en-ing | hèart-e̊n-ing | a. cheerfully encouraging |
| heartrending | h𝕖àrtrending | heart-rend-ing | h𝕖àrt-rend-ing | a. causing great sadness; heartbreaking |
| heartwarming | hèartwãrming | heart-warm-ing | hèart-wãrm-ing | a. causing gladness and pleasure |
| heartbreakingly | hèartbreākinglẏ | heart-breaking-ly | hèart-breāking-lẏ | adv. in a heartbreaking manner |
| heartily | hèarti̊lẏ | heart-i-ly | hèart-i̊-lẏ | adv. with gusto and without reservation |
| heartlessly | h𝕖àrtlėsslẏ | heart-less-ly | h𝕖àrt-lėss-lẏ | adv. in a heartless manner |
| heartiness | h𝕖àrtinėss | heart-i-ness | h𝕖àrt-i-nėss | n. the quality of hearty sincerity |
| heartlessness | hèartle̊ssne̊ss | heart-less-ness | hèart-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. an absence of concern for the welfare of others |
| dishearten | dish𝕖àrte̊n | dis-heart-en | dis-h𝕖àrt-e̊n | v. to take away the enthusiasm of |
| downhearted | dòwnh𝕖àrtėd | down-heart-ed | dòwn-h𝕖àrt-ėd | a. sad and lacking enthusiasm |
| disheartened | dish𝕖àrte̊n𝕖d | dis-heart-en-ed | dis-h𝕖àrt-e̊n-𝕖d | a. made less hopeful or enthusiastic |
| disheartening | dish𝕖àrte̊ning | dis-heart-en-ing | dis-h𝕖àrt-e̊n-ing | a. causing a loss of enthusiasm or hope |
| lightheartedly | lī𝕘𝕙th𝕖àrtėdlẏ | light-heart-ed-ly | lī𝕘𝕙t-h𝕖àrt-ėd-lẏ | adv. in a cheerful and carefree manner |
| lightheartedness | lī𝕘𝕙th𝕖àrtėdnėss | light-heart-ed-ness | lī𝕘𝕙t-h𝕖àrt-ėd-nėss | n. the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you |
| hearth | h𝕖àrth | hearth | h𝕖àrth | n. the floor of a fireplace n. home, seen as a place of comfort |
| hearthside | h𝕖àrthsīde | hearth-side | h𝕖àrth-sīde | n. the area around a hearth; the fireside |
| hearthstone | h𝕖àrthstōne | hearth-stone | h𝕖àrth-stōne | n. a stone that forms a hearth |
| heat | hēat | heat | hēat | n. a form of energy that causes things to become warm n. the quality of being hot vt. to make or become warm |
| heated | hēat𝕖d | heat-ed | hēat-𝕖d | a. made warm or hot a. marked by emotional heat; vehement |
| heater | hēate̊r | heat-er | hēat-e̊r | n. device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room |
| heating | hēating | heat-ing | hēat-ing | n. the process of making something warm n. a system for keeping a building warm |
| heatproof | hēatproof | heat-proof | hēat-proof | a. not affected by heat; resistant to damage by heat |
| heats | hēats | heat-s | hēat-s | |
| heatstroke | hēatstrōke | heat-stroke | hēat-strōke | n. collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat |
| heatwave | hēatwāve | heat-wave | hēat-wāve | n. a period of abnormally hot and usually humid weather |
| heat-sensing | hēat-sensing | heat-sens-ing | hēat-sens-ing | a. able to detect heat |
| heatedly | hēatėdlẏ | heat-ed-ly | hēat-ėd-lẏ | adv. in a heated manner |
| overheat | ōve̊rhēat | over-heat | ōve̊r-hēat | v. get excessively and undesirably hot v. make excessively or undesirably hot |
| overheated | ōve̊rhēatėd | over-heat-ed | ōve̊r-hēat-ėd | a. heated beyond a safe or desirable point |
| overheating | ōve̊rhēating | over-heat-ing | ōve̊r-hēat-ing | n. excessive heating |
| preheat | prēhēat | pre-heat | prē-hēat | v. heat beforehand |
| preheated | prēhēatėd | pre-heat-ed | prē-hēat-ėd | a. heated beforehand |
| reheat | rēhēat | re-heat | rē-hēat | v. heat again |
| reheated | rēhēatėd | re-heat-ed | rē-hēat-ėd | v heat again |
| reheating | rēhēating | re-heat-ing | rē-hēat-ing | v. heat again |
| superheated | sūpe̊rhēatėd | super-heat-ed | sūpe̊r-hēat-ėd | v. heat past the boiling point |
| unheated | ûnhēatėd | un-heat-ed | ûn-hēat-ėd | a. not having been heated |
| heath | hēath | heath | hēath | n. a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation |
| heathen | hēaṫhe̊n | heath-en | hēaṫh-e̊n | n. a person who does not acknowledge a particular god a. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam |
| heather | hèaṫhe̊r | heath-er | hèaṫh-e̊r | n. a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers |
| heathenism | hēaṫhe̊niṡm | heath-en-ism | hēaṫh-e̊n-iṡm | n. any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism |
| heave | hēave | heave | hēave | v. to lift or pull with great effort n. an act of lifting or pulling |
| heaven | hèave̊n | heav-en | hèav-e̊n | n. the abode of God and the angels n. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
| heaving | hēaving | heav-ing | hēav-ing | n. an upward movement; the act of lifting with great effort v. to lift or elevate; to breathe heavily |
| heavy | hèavẏ | heav-y | hèav-ẏ | a. of great weight; difficult to lift or move a. unusually great in degree or amount |
| heavier | hèaviēr | heav-i-er | hèav-i-ēr | a. comparative of "heavy"; of greater weight |
| heaviest | hèaviėst | heav-i-est | hèav-i-ėst | |
| heavy-handed | hèavẏ-handėd | heav-y-handed | hèav-ẏ-handėd | a. clumsy; oppressive; heavy |
| heavenly | hèave̊nlẏ | heav-en-ly | hèav-e̊n-lẏ | a. of or relating to heaven; divine |
| heavily | hèavilẏ | heav-i-ly | hèav-i-lẏ | adv. to a great degree; very much adv. with a lot of weight or force |
| heaviness | hèavinėss | heav-i-ness | hèav-i-nėss | n. the property of being comparatively great in weight n. persisting sadness |
| heavens | hèave̊nṡ | heav-en-s | hèav-e̊n-ṡ | |
| heavenward | hèave̊nwård | heav-en-ward | hèav-e̊n-wård | a. directed toward heaven or the sky adv. toward heaven |
| heavyweight | hèavẏwèi𝕘𝕙t | heav-y-weight | hèav-ẏ-wèi𝕘𝕙t | n. a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds |
| heavy-handedness | heav-y-handed-ness | n. the quality of being clumsy or oppressive | ||
| upheave | uphēave | up-heave | up-hēave | v. to heave or force upward |
| upheaval | uphēavål | up-heav-al | up-hēav-ål | n. a violent or sudden change or disturbance |
| hebrew | hēbrew̄ | hebrew | hēbrew̄ | n. the Semitic language of the Hebrews a. of or relating to the Hebrews |
| heck | heck | heck | heck | int. a mild exclamation of surprise or frustration (euphemism for hell) |
| heckle | heckle | heck-le | heck-le | v. to challenge aggressively; to interrupt with questions |
| heckling | heckling | heck-ling | heck-ling | n. shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree |
| heckler | heckle̊r | heckl-er | heckl-e̊r | n. someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections |
| hectare | hectàre | hect-are | hect-àre | n. a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters |
| hectic | hectic | hect-ic | hect-ic | a. marked by intense agitation or emotion; very busy |
| hectoring | hecto̊ring | hector-ing | hecto̊r-ing | v. be bossy towards |
| hector | hecto̊r | hect-or | hect-o̊r | v. bully or intimidate n. a blustering bully |
| hedge | hedge | hedge | hedge | n. a row of bushes planted as a boundary v. to avoid making a definite statement |
| hedged | hedg𝕖d | hedg-ed | hedg-𝕖d | a. evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement |
| hedger | hedge̊r | hedg-er | hedg-e̊r | n. a person who plants or trims hedges n. a person who avoids giving a clear direct answer |
| hedgehog | hedg𝕖hog | hedge-hog | hedg𝕖-hog | n. small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines |
| hedging | hedging | hedg-ing | hedg-ing | n. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing duties or issues |
| hedgerow | hedg𝕖rōw | hedge-row | hedg𝕖-rōw | n. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes |
| hedonic | he̊donic | hedon-ic | he̊don-ic | a. devoted to pleasure |
| hedonism | hēdo̊niṡm | hedon-ism | hēdo̊n-iṡm | n. the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle n. an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good |
| hedonist | hēdōnist | hedon-ist | hēdōn-ist | n. someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures |
| hedonistic | hēdo̊nistic | hedon-ist-ic | hēdo̊n-ist-ic | a. devoted to pleasure |
| icosahedral | īcōsåhedrål | icosa-hedr-al | īcōså-hedr-ål | a. of or relating to an icosahedron |
| icosahedron | īco̊såhedro̊n | icosa-hedr-on | īco̊så-hedr-o̊n | n. any polyhedron having twenty plane faces |
| heed | hēed | heed | hēed | n. careful attention v. to pay close attention to |
| heedful | hēedfùl | heed-ful | hēed-fùl | a. paying careful attention |
| heedless | hēedlėss | heed-less | hēed-lėss | a. marked by paying little heed or attention; careless |
| heedlessly | hēedlėsslẏ | heed-less-ly | hēed-lėss-lẏ | adv. without care or concern |
| heedlessness | hēedlėssnėss | heed-less-ness | hēed-lėss-nėss | n. the trait of acting rashly and without prudence |
| unheeded | ûnhēedėd | un-heed-ed | ûn-hēed-ėd | a. disregarded |
| heel | hēel | heel | hēel | n. the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground n. the back part of the human foot v. put a new heel on |
| heeled | hēel𝕖d | heel-ed | hēel-𝕖d | v. put a new heel on a. provided with heels |
| heeler | hēele̊r | heel-er | hēel-e̊r | n. a follower or supporter of a political boss n. a worker who attaches heels to shoes |
| heelpiece | hēelpiēce | heel-piece | hēel-piēce | n. a piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe |
| heels | hēelṡ | heel-s | hēel-ṡ | |
| well-heeled | well-heel-ed | a. wealthy (informal) | ||
| hefty | heftẏ | hef-ty | hef-tẏ | a. of considerable weight and size |
| heft | heft | heft | heft | n. the property of being large in mass v. test the weight of something by lifting it |
| hegelian | hēgēliån | hegel-ian | hēgēl-iån | a. of or relating to the philosophy of Hegel n. a follower of Hegel's philosophy |
| hegemonic | hege̊monic | hegemon-ic | hege̊mon-ic | a. relating to hegemony; dominant |
| hegemony | hēgemo̊nẏ | hegemon-y | hēgemo̊n-ẏ | n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others |
| heh | he𝕙 | heh | he𝕙 | int. an expression of surprise or amusement |
| hehe | hēhē | hehe | hēhē | |
| heian | heian | heian | heian | a. of or relating to the Heian period of Japanese history (794-1185) |
| heiau | heiau | heiau | heiau | n. a traditional Hawaiian temple or shrine |
| heideggerian | heīdegge̊riån | heidegg-er-ian | heīdegg-e̊r-iån | a. of or relating to the German philosopher Martin Heidegger or his philosophy |
| heifer | heīfe̊r | heif-er | heīf-e̊r | n. a young cow |
| height | heī𝕘𝕙t | height | heī𝕘𝕙t | n. the measurement from base to top n. a high place or point |
| heighten | heī𝕘𝕙te̊n | height-en | heī𝕘𝕙t-e̊n | v. make or become more intense |
| heights | heī𝕘𝕙ts | height-s | heī𝕘𝕙t-s | |
| heightened | heīghte̊n𝕖d | height-en-ed | heīght-e̊n-𝕖d | v. make more intense, stronger, or more marked |
| heightening | heīghte̊ning | height-en-ing | heīght-e̊n-ing | a. reaching a higher intensity |
| heinous | hèino̊us | hein-ous | hèin-o̊us | a. extremely wicked; deeply criminal |
| heinie | heīnie | heinie | heīnie | n. (informal, derogatory) a German person |
| heir | hei̊r | heir | hei̊r | n. a person legally entitled to the property of someone who dies |
| heiress | 𝕙ei̊re̊ss | heir-ess | 𝕙ei̊r-e̊ss | n. a female heir |
| heirloom | 𝕙ei̊rloom | heir-loom | 𝕙ei̊r-loom | n. a valuable object passed down through generations |
| heirship | hei̊rship | heir-ship | hei̊r-ship | n. the position or rights of an heir |
| heist | heīst | heist | heīst | n. the act of stealing v. to steal |
| aphelion | aphēlio̊n | ap-hel-ion | ap-hēl-io̊n | n. the point in a solar orbit farthest from the sun |
| held | held | held | held | v. past tense and past participle of hold a. occupied or in the control of |
| heli | heli | heli | heli | n. (informal) a helicopter |
| helium | hēliům | heli-um | hēli-ům | n. a very light colorless inert gas |
| helical | helicål | helic-al | helic-ål | a. in the shape of a coil |
| helicopter | helicopte̊r | heli-copt-er | heli-copt-e̊r | n. an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades |
| helicopters | helicopte̊rṡ | heli-copt-er-s | heli-copt-e̊r-ṡ | |
| perihelion | pèrihēlio̊n | peri-helion | pèri-hēlio̊n | n. the point in a solar orbit nearest to the sun |
| heliotrope | hēlio̊trōpe | heliotrope | hēlio̊trōpe | n green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood |
| helix | hēlix | helix | hēlix | n. a three-dimensional curve that turns around an axis |
| hell | hell | hell | hell | n. a place or state of great suffering int. used to express anger, surprise, or frustration |
| hello | he̊llō | hello | he̊llō | n. an expression of greeting |
| hellcat | hellcat | hell-cat | hell-cat | n. a malicious woman with a fierce temper |
| hellfire | hellfīre | hell-fire | hell-fīre | n. a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned |
| hellhole | hellhōle | hell-hole | hell-hōle | n. any place of pain and turmoil |
| hellhound | hellhòund | hell-hound | hell-hòund | n. a very evil man |
| hellion | hellio̊n | hell-ion | hell-io̊n | n. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) |
| hellish | hellish | hell-ish | hell-ish | a. very unpleasant; extremely evil |
| helluva | hellūvå | hell-uva | hell-ūvå | a. remarkable or extraordinary (used as an intensive) |
| hellacious | hellācio̊us | hell-ac-ious | hell-āc-io̊us | a. remarkably great, intense, or extreme (informal) |
| hellishly | hellishlẏ | hell-ish-ly | hell-ish-lẏ | adv. extremely |
| hellebore | hellėbore | hellebore | hellėbore | n. perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes n. any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus |
| hellenic | he̊llenic | hellen-ic | he̊llen-ic | a. of or relating to or characteristic of Greece n. the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages |
| hellenistic | helle̊nistic | hellen-ist-ic | helle̊n-ist-ic | a. relating to or characteristic of the Hellenistic period of Greek history and culture |
| helm | helm | helm | helm | n. steering mechanism for a vessel n. a position of leadership |
| helmet | helmėt | helm-et | helm-ėt | n. a hard hat worn for protection |
| helmsman | helmṡman | helm-sman | helm-ṡman | n. the person who steers a ship |
| helmeted | helme̊tėd | helm-et-ed | helm-e̊t-ėd | a. equipped with or wearing a helmet |
| helmets | helmėts | helm-et-s | helm-ėt-s | |
| helminth | helminth | helminth | helminth | n. a parasitic worm, especially a roundworm or tapeworm |
| helo | helō | helo | helō | n. a helicopter |
| helot | helo̊t | helot | helo̊t | n. a member of the lowest class in ancient Sparta |
| help | help | help | help | v. to give assistance; to be of use; to improve n. assistance; a source of aid |
| helped | help𝕖ḋ | help-ed | help-𝕖ḋ | v. past tense and past participle of help |
| helper | helpe̊r | help-er | help-e̊r | n. a person who helps |
| helpful | helpfůl | help-ful | help-fůl | a. providing assistance or serving a useful function |
| helping | helping | help-ing | help-ing | n. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal |
| helpless | helplėss | help-less | help-lėss | a. unable to help oneself; lacking strength or power |
| helpline | helplīne | help-line | help-līne | n. a telephone service providing help with problems |
| helpmate | helpmāte | help-mate | help-māte | n. a helpful partner |
| helpmeet | helpmēet | help-meet | help-mēet | n. a helpful partner |
| helps | helps | help-s | help-s | |
| helpfully | helpfůllẏ | help-ful-ly | help-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a helpful manner |
| helplessly | helple̊sslẏ | help-less-ly | help-le̊ss-lẏ | adv. in a helpless manner |
| helpfulness | helpfùlne̊ss | help-ful-ness | help-fùl-ne̊ss | n. the property of providing useful assistance |
| helplessness | helple̊ssne̊ss | help-less-ness | help-le̊ss-ne̊ss | n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; a feeling of being unable to manage |
| unhelpful | ûnhelpfûl | un-help-ful | ûn-help-fûl | a. providing no assistance |
| unhelpfully | ûnhelpfûllẏ | un-help-ful-ly | ûn-help-fûl-lẏ | adv. in an unhelpful manner |
| helve | helve | helve | helve | n. the handle of an axe or similar tool |
| hem | hem | hem | hem | n. the edge of a piece of cloth folded and sewn v. to fold and sew the edge |
| hemline | hemlīne | hem-line | hem-līne | n. the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat |
| hemlock | hemlock | hem-lock | hem-lock | n. poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant n. soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree |
| hemangioma | hēmangiōmå | hemangioma | hēmangiōmå | n. a benign tumor consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks |
| hematite | hemåtīte | hemat-ite | hemåt-īte | n. the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form |
| hematoma | hēmåtōmå | hemat-oma | hēmåt-ōmå | n. a localized swelling filled with blood |
| hematologist | hēmåtolo̊gist | hemat-o-log-ist | hēmåt-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs |
| hematology | hemåtolo̊gẏ | hemat-o-log-y | hemåt-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs |
| heme | hēme | heme | hēme | n. a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds |
| hemmed | hemm𝕖d | hemm-ed | hemm-𝕖d | v. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem v. utter `hem' or `ahem' |
| hemming | hemming | hemm-ing | hemm-ing | v. fold over and sew together to provide with a hem |
| hemoglobin | hēmo̊glōbi̊n | hemo-globin | hēmo̊-glōbi̊n | n. a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues |
| hemophiliac | hēmo̊philiac | hemo-philiac | hēmo̊-philiac | n. someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding |
| hemodynamic | hemōdȳnamic | hemo-dynam-ic | hemō-dȳnam-ic | a. or of relating to or involved in hemodynamics |
| hemolytic | hēmo̊lẏtic | hemo-lyt-ic | hēmo̊-lẏt-ic | a. relating to or involving or causing hemolysis |
| hemophilia | hēmo̊phĩliå | hemo-phil-ia | hēmo̊-phĩl-iå | n. a congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males |
| hemostatic | hēmo̊static | hemo-stat-ic | hēmo̊-stat-ic | a. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels |
| hemorrhoid | hemo̊rr𝕙oid | hemorr-hoid | hemo̊rr-𝕙oid | n. pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter |
| hemorrhagic | hemo̊rr𝕙agic | hemorr-hag-ic | hemo̊rr-𝕙ag-ic | a. of or relating to a hemorrhage |
| hemorrhaging | hemo̊rr𝕙ȧging | hemorr-hag-ing | hemo̊rr-𝕙ȧg-ing | v. present participle of hemorrhage |
| hemorrhage | hemo̊rr𝕙ȧge | hem-o-rrhage | hem-o̊-rr𝕙ȧge | n. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel v. lose blood from one's body |
| hemp | hemp | hemp | hemp | n. a plant fiber |
| hen | hen | hen | hen | n. adult female chicken |
| henhouse | henhòuse | hen-house | hen-hòuse | n. a farm building for housing poultry |
| hens | henṡ | hen-s | hen-ṡ | |
| henpecked | henpeck𝕖ḋ | hen-peck-ed | hen-peck-𝕖ḋ | a. continually harassed by one's wife |
| peahen | pēahen | pea-hen | pēa-hen | n. female peafowl |
| hence | hence | hence | hence | adv. for this reason; from now; from here |
| henceforth | henc𝕖forth | hence-forth | henc𝕖-forth | adv. from this time forth; from now on |
| henceforward | henc𝕖forwård | hence-for-ward | henc𝕖-for-wård | adv. from this time forth; from now on |
| henchman | henchmån | henchman | henchmån | n. someone who assists in a plot |
| Henderson | Hende̊rso̊n | Henderson | Hende̊rso̊n | n. a surname |
| apprehend | apprėhend | ap-pre-hend | ap-prė-hend | v. to arrest; to understand; to dread |
| comprehend | comprėhend | com-pre-hend | com-prė-hend | v. to understand something fully v. to include or encompass |
| reprehend | reprėhend | re-pre-hend | re-prė-hend | vt. to express disapproval of |
| misapprehend | misapprėhend | mis-ap-pre-hend | mis-ap-prė-hend | vt. to misunderstand |
| uncomprehending | ûncomprėhending | un-com-pre-hend-ing | ûn-com-prė-hend-ing | a. lacking understanding |
| uncomprehendingly | ûncomprėhendinglẏ | un-com-pre-hend-ing-ly | ûn-com-prė-hend-ing-lẏ | adv. without comprehension or understanding |
| henna | hennå | henna | hennå | n. a reddish brown dye used especially on hair v. apply henna to one's hair |
| prehensile | prėhensīle | pre-hens-ile | prė-hens-īle | a. adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object |
| prehension | prėhensio̊n | pre-hens-ion | prė-hens-io̊n | n. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands |
| apprehensible | apprėhensi̊ble | ap-pre-hens-ible | ap-prė-hens-i̊ble | a. capable of being understood or grasped |
| apprehension | apprėhensio̊n | ap-pre-hens-ion | ap-prė-hens-io̊n | n. anxiety or fear about the future; understanding; arrest |
| apprehensive | apprėhensive | ap-pre-hens-ive | ap-prė-hens-ive | a. anxious that something bad may happen |
| apprehensively | apprėhensiv𝕖lẏ | ap-pre-hens-ive-ly | ap-prė-hens-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. with anxiety or apprehension |
| comprehensible | comprēhensi̊ble | com-pre-hens-ible | com-prē-hens-i̊ble | a. capable of being comprehended or understood |
| comprehension | comprėhensio̊n | com-pre-hens-ion | com-prė-hens-io̊n | n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something |
| comprehensive | comprėhensive | com-pre-hens-ive | com-prė-hens-ive | a. including all or everything a. broad in scope |
| comprehensively | comprėhensiv𝕖lẏ | com-pre-hens-ive-ly | com-prė-hens-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an all-inclusive manner |
| comprehensiveness | comprėhensiv𝕖nėss | com-pre-hens-ive-ness | com-prė-hens-iv𝕖-nėss | n. completeness over a broad scope |
| comprehensibility | comprēhensi̊bili̊tẏ | com-pre-hens-ib-il-ity | com-prē-hens-i̊b-il-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of comprehensible language or thought |
| reprehensible | reprėhensi̊ble | re-pre-hens-ible | re-prė-hens-i̊ble | a. deserving of condemnation |
| incomprehensible | incompre̊hensible | in-com-pre-hens-ible | in-com-pre̊-hens-ible | a. difficult to understand |
| incomprehension | incomprėhensio̊n | in-com-pre-hens-ion | in-com-prė-hens-io̊n | n. an inability to understand |
| incomprehensibility | incomprėhensi̊bili̊tẏ | in-com-pre-hens-ibil-ity | in-com-prė-hens-i̊bil-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being incomprehensible |
| incomprehensibly | incompre̊hensiblẏ | in-com-pre-hens-ib-ly | in-com-pre̊-hens-ib-lẏ | adv. in an incomprehensible manner |
| misapprehension | misapprēhensio̊n | mis-ap-pre-hens-ion | mis-ap-prē-hens-io̊n | n. an understanding of something that is not correct |
| heparin | hepårin | heparin | hepårin | n. a substance that prevents blood clotting, used as an anticoagulant |
| hepatic | he̊patic | hepat-ic | he̊pat-ic | a. pertaining to or affecting the liver |
| hepatitis | hepåtīti̊s | hepat-itis | hepåt-īti̊s | n. inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or toxin |
| heptagon | heptågon | hept-agon | hept-ågon | n. a polygon with seven sides |
| her | he̊r | her | he̊r | pron. objective case of she; possessive determiner of she |
| heretic | hère̊tic | her-etic | hèr-e̊tic | n. a person who holds unorthodox opinions |
| hers | he̊rṡ | her-s | he̊r-ṡ | pron. the possessive form of "she"; belonging to her |
| adhere | ådhēre | ad-here | åd-hēre | v. to stick firmly to something v. to follow a rule or belief faithfully |
| adherence | ådhēre̊nce | ad-her-ence | åd-hēr-e̊nce | n. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion |
| adherent | ådhēre̊nt | ad-her-ent | åd-hēr-e̊nt | n. someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas |
| coherence | cōhēre̊nce | co-her-ence | cō-hēr-e̊nce | n. the quality of being logical and consistent |
| coherency | cōhēre̊ncẏ | co-her-ency | cō-hēr-e̊ncẏ | n. logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts |
| coherent | cōhēre̊nt | co-her-ent | cō-hēr-e̊nt | a. logical and consistent a. clear and easy to understand |
| coherently | cōhēre̊ntlẏ | co-her-ent-ly | cō-hēr-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in a coherent manner |
| inherent | inhēre̊nt | in-her-ent | in-hēr-e̊nt | a. existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute |
| inherit | inherit | in-her-it | in-her-it | vt. receive property or money from someone who has died vt. receive genetically from ancestors |
| inheritable | inhèri̊tåble | in-her-it-able | in-hèr-i̊t-åble | a. capable of being inherited |
| inherited | inhèri̊tėd | in-her-it-ed | in-hèr-i̊t-ėd | a. received by genetic transmission |
| inherently | inhère̊ntlẏ | in-her-ent-ly | in-hèr-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in an inherent manner |
| inheritor | inhèri̊to̊r | in-her-it-or | in-hèr-i̊t-o̊r | n. a person entitled by law or will to inherit the estate of another |
| inheritance | inhèri̊tånce | in-her-it-a-nce | in-hèr-i̊t-å-nce | n. property or money received from someone who has died n. the genetic characters passed from parents to offspring |
| superhero | sūpe̊rhērō | super-her-o | sūpe̊r-hēr-ō | n. a benevolent fictional character with superhuman powers |
| superheroes | sūpe̊rhērō𝕖ṡ | super-her-o-es | sūpe̊r-hēr-ō-𝕖ṡ | |
| unheralded | ûnhèråldėd | un-her-ald-ed | ûn-hèr-åld-ėd | a. without warning or announcement |
| unheroic | ûnhērōic | un-her-o-ic | ûn-hēr-ō-ic | a. not heroic or courageous |
| disinherit | disinhèrit | dis-in-her-it | dis-in-hèr-it | v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting |
| disinherited | disinhèritėd | dis-in-her-it-ed | dis-in-hèr-it-ėd | v. deprive of inheritance |
| incoherence | incōhēre̊nce | in-co-her-ence | in-cō-hēr-e̊nce | n. lack of cohesion or clarity or organization |
| incoherently | incōhēre̊ntlẏ | in-co-her-ent-ly | in-cō-hēr-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in an incoherent manner |
| herald | heråld | her-ald | her-åld | n. a person who announces important news; a forerunner v. announce the approach of |
| heraldic | hèraldic | her-ald-ic | hèr-ald-ic | a. of or relating to heraldry |
| heraldry | hèråldrẏ | her-ald-ry | hèr-åld-rẏ | n. the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies n. emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms |
| herb | he̊rb | herb | he̊rb | n. a plant with a soft stem that dies down to the ground after flowering n. a plant used in cooking or medicine |
| herbal | he̊rbål | herb-al | he̊rb-ål | a. of or relating to herbs |
| herbarium | he̊rbariům | herb-arium | he̊rb-ariům | n. a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study |
| herbed | he̊rb𝕖d | her-bed | he̊r-b𝕖d | a. flavored or seasoned with herbs |
| herbalism | he̊rbålism | herbal-ism | he̊rbål-ism | n. the study or practice of using plants for medicine |
| herbalist | he̊rbålist | herb-al-ist | he̊rb-ål-ist | n. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs |
| herbivore | he̊rbivore | herb-i-vore | he̊rb-i-vore | n. any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants |
| herbaceous | he̊rbāceo̊us | herb-ac-e-ous | he̊rb-āc-e-o̊us | a. characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part |
| herbivorous | he̊rbivoro̊us | herb-i-vor-ous | he̊rb-i-vor-o̊us | a. feeding only on plants |
| herculean | he̊rcūlēan | her-culean | he̊r-cūlēan | a. displaying superhuman strength or power a. extremely difficult |
| herd | he̊rd | herd | he̊rd | n. a large group of animals of the same kind v. to move or drive in a herd |
| herder | hèrde̊r | herd-er | hèrd-e̊r | n. someone who drives a herd |
| herding | he̊rding | herd-ing | he̊rd-ing | v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together v. keep, move, or drive animals |
| herdsman | he̊rdṡmån | herd-sman | he̊rd-ṡmån | n. someone who drives a herd |
| shepherd | shep𝕙e̊rd | shep-herd | shep-𝕙e̊rd | n. a person who tends sheep vt. to guide or direct |
| shepherdess | shep𝕙e̊rdėss | shep-herd-ess | shep-𝕙e̊rd-ėss | n. a woman shepherd |
| here | hēre | here | hēre | adv. in or at this place; at this point n. this place |
| hereabout | hēre̊abòut | here-about | hēre̊-abòut | adv. in this area; near here |
| hereafter | hēreafte̊r | here-after | hēre-afte̊r | adv. from this time forth n. life after death |
| hereinafter | he̊rėinàfte̊r | herein-after | he̊rėin-àfte̊r | adv. in a subsequent part of this document |
| hereby | hēr𝕖bȳ | here-by | hēr𝕖-bȳ | adv. by means of this |
| herein | hērėin | here-in | hērė-in | adv. in this place or document |
| hereof | hēr𝕖of | here-of | hēr𝕖-of | adv. of this; concerning this |
| hereto | he̊r𝕖to | here-to | he̊r𝕖-to | adv. to this; attached to this |
| herewith | hērewith | here-with | hēre-with | adv. (formal) by means of this; along with this |
| hereabouts | hēre̊abòuts | here-about-s | hēre̊-abòut-s | adv. in this general vicinity |
| cohere | cōhēre | co-here | cō-hēre | v. stick together; form a united whole |
| heredity | he̊redi̊tẏ | hered-ity | he̊red-i̊tẏ | n. the biological process of transmitting genetic factors to the next generation |
| hereditary | he̊redi̊tarẏ | hered-it-ary | he̊red-i̊t-arẏ | a. passed down by inheritance from an ancestor |
| heresy | hère̊sẏ | heres-y | hère̊s-ẏ | n. a belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine |
| heretical | hèreticål | heret-ic-al | hèret-ic-ål | a. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards |
| heritable | hèri̊tåble | herit-able | hèri̊t-åble | a. capable of being inherited |
| heritage | hèri̊tåge | herit-age | hèri̊t-åge | n. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition n. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors |
| heritability | hèritåbili̊tẏ | herit-abil-ity | hèrit-åbil-i̊tẏ | n. the proportion of variation that can be attributed to genetic factors |
| heritages | heritȧgėṡ | herit-age-s | herit-ȧgė-ṡ | |
| hermit | he̊rmi̊t | her-mit | he̊r-mi̊t | n. one who lives in solitude |
| hermaphrodite | he̊rmaphro̊dīte | hermaphrod-ite | he̊rmaphro̊d-īte | n. one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs |
| hermaphroditic | he̊rmaphro̊ditic | hermaphrodit-ic | he̊rmaphro̊dit-ic | a. having both male and female reproductive organs |
| hermeneutic | he̊rme̊neūtic | hermeneut-ic | he̊rme̊neūt-ic | a. interpretive or explanatory |
| hermeneutical | he̊rme̊neūticål | hermeneut-ic-al | he̊rme̊neūt-ic-ål | a. of or relating to the interpretation of texts, especially scriptures |
| hermeneutics | he̊rme̊neūtics | hermeneut-ic-s | he̊rme̊neūt-ic-s | n. the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis |
| hermetic | he̊rmetic | hermet-ic | he̊rmet-ic | a. completely sealed; completely airtight |
| hermetically | he̊rmeticållẏ | hermet-ic-al-ly | he̊rmet-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an airtight manner |
| hermitage | he̊rmi̊tåge | hermit-age | he̊rmi̊t-åge | n. the abode of a hermit |
| hernia | he̊rniå | hern-ia | he̊rn-iå | n. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes |
| herniated | he̊rniātėd | herni-at-ed | he̊rni-āt-ėd | a. having a hernia |
| herniation | he̊rniātio̊n | herni-at-ion | he̊rni-āt-io̊n | n rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes |
| heroic | hērōic | hero-ic | hērō-ic | a. very brave; showing great courage |
| heroin | herōin | hero-in | herō-in | n. a highly addictive illegal drug made from morphine |
| heroine | herōine | hero-ine | herō-ine | n. the main good female character in a work of fiction n. a woman possessing heroic qualities |
| heroism | hērōiṡm | hero-ism | hērō-iṡm | n. exceptional courage when facing danger |
| hero | hērō | her-o | hēr-ō | n. a person admired for courage or noble qualities n. the main character in a story or play |
| heroes | hērō𝕖ṡ | her-o-es | hēr-ō-𝕖ṡ | |
| heroics | hērōics | hero-ic-s | hērō-ic-s | n. ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct |
| heroically | hērōicållẏ | hero-ic-al-ly | hērō-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a heroic manner |
| heron | hèro̊n | heron | hèro̊n | n. a large wading bird with a long neck and legs |
| herpes | he̊rp𝕖ṡ | herp-es | he̊rp-𝕖ṡ | n. viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane |
| herpeses | he̊rpėsėṡ | herp-es-es | he̊rp-ės-ėṡ | |
| herpetologist | he̊rpėtolo̊gist | herpet-o-log-ist | he̊rpėt-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians |
| herringbone | herringbōne | herring-bone | herring-bōne | n. a pattern of columns of short parallel lines sloping in alternate directions |
| herring | herring | her-ring | her-ring | n. a common food fish found in the northern Atlantic and Pacific |
| gigahertz | gigåhe̊rtz | giga-hertz | gigå-he̊rtz | n. 1,000,000,000 periods per second |
| kilohertz | kilo̊he̊rtz | kilo-hertz | kilo̊-he̊rtz | n. one thousand periods per second |
| hesitate | heṡitāte | hes-it-ate | heṡ-it-āte | vi. to pause before doing something because of uncertainty |
| adhesion | adhēsio̊n | ad-hes-ion | ad-hēs-io̊n | n. the act of sticking to a surface; the bond between surfaces |
| adhesive | adhēsive | ad-hes-ive | ad-hēs-ive | a. tending to adhere |
| cohesion | cōhēsio̊n | co-hes-ion | cō-hēs-io̊n | n. the action of sticking together tightly |
| cohesive | cōhēsive | co-hes-ive | cō-hēs-ive | a. tending to cohere; well integrated |
| cohesiveness | cōhēsiv𝕖nėss | co-hes-ive-ness | cō-hēs-iv𝕖-nėss | n. the property of being cohesive and sticky |
| hesitance | heṡitånce | hesit-ance | heṡit-ånce | n. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something |
| hesitancy | heṡitåncẏ | hesit-ancy | heṡit-åncẏ | n. a feeling of indecision about doing something |
| hesitant | heṡitånt | hesit-ant | heṡit-ånt | a. uncertain or slow in acting or speaking |
| hesitation | heṡi̊tātio̊n | hesit-at-ion | heṡi̊t-āt-io̊n | n. indecision in speech or action |
| hesitantly | heṡitåntlẏ | hesit-ant-ly | heṡit-ånt-lẏ | adv. with hesitation; in a hesitant manner |
| hesitatingly | heṡi̊tātinglẏ | hesit-at-ing-ly | heṡi̊t-āt-ing-lẏ | adv. with hesitation; in a hesitant manner |
| unhesitating | ûnheṡitāting | un-hesit-at-ing | ûn-heṡit-āt-ing | a. characterized by quickness and firmness |
| unhesitatingly | ûnheṡitātinglẏ | un-hesit-at-ing-ly | ûn-heṡit-āt-ing-lẏ | adv. without hesitation |
| hessian | heṡsi̊ån | hessian | heṡsi̊ån | n. a coarse fabric made from jute or hemp, used for sacks and covers |
| behest | bėhest | be-hest | bė-hest | n. an authoritative command or request |
| hetero | hete̊rō | hetero | hete̊rō | a. relating to or characteristic of heterosexuality n. a heterosexual person |
| heterodox | hete̊ro̊dox | hetero-dox | hete̊ro̊-dox | a. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards |
| heterogeneity | hete̊ro̊gėnēitẏ | hetero-gene-ity | hete̊ro̊-gėnē-itẏ | n. the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind |
| heuchera | heūc𝕙e̊rå | heuchera | heūc𝕙e̊rå | n. genus of North American herbs with basal cordate leaves and small panicled flowers |
| heuristically | heūristicållẏ | heur-ist-ic-al-ly | heūr-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a heuristic manner; by using heuristics |
| heuristic | heūristic | heurist-ic | heūrist-ic | n. a commonsense rule intended to increase the probability of solving a problem a. of or relating to a general formulation that guides investigation |
| heuristics | heūristics | heurist-ic-s | heūrist-ic-s | n. a commonsense rule intended to increase the probability of solving some problem |
| dishevel | disheve̊l | dis-hevel | dis-heve̊l | vt. to make the hair or clothes untidy |
| disheveled | disheve̊l𝕖d | dis-hevel-ed | dis-heve̊l-𝕖d | a. in disarray; extremely disorderly |
| dishevelment | dishevelme̊nt | dis-hevel-ment | dis-hevel-me̊nt | n. the condition of being untidy or disordered |
| dishevelled | disheve̊ll𝕖d | dis-hevell-ed | dis-heve̊ll-𝕖d | a. in disarray; extremely disorderly |
| hew | hew̄ | hew | hew̄ | v. to make or shape with an axe |
| hewn | hew̄n | hewn | hew̄n | a. cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel |
| hex | hex | hex | hex | n. an evil spell vt. to put a curse on |
| hexagon | hexågon | hex-agon | hex-ågon | n. a six-sided polygon |
| hexagonal | hexago̊nål | hex-agon-al | hex-ago̊n-ål | a having six sides or divided into hexagons |
| hey | hèy | hey | hèy | int. used to attract attention or express surprise, interest, or annoyance |
| heyday | hèydāy | hey-day | hèy-dāy | n. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| hi | hī | hi | hī | int. used as a friendly greeting |
| hiya | hīyå | hi-ya | hī-yå | int. an informal greeting |
| hi-fi | hī-fī | hi-fi | hī-fī | a. reproducing sound with high accuracy n. high-fidelity equipment |
| hiatus | hīātůs | hiatus | hīātůs | n. a pause or gap in a sequence or activity |
| exhibit | ėẋ𝕙ibit | ex-hib-it | ėẋ-𝕙ib-it | n. an object or collection on display vt. to show or display something publicly |
| exhibited | ėẋ𝕙ibitėd | ex-hib-it-ed | ėẋ-𝕙ib-it-ėd | v. show or display to the public |
| exhibiting | ėẋ𝕙ibiting | ex-hib-it-ing | ėẋ-𝕙ib-it-ing | v. show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill v. to show, make visible or apparent |
| exhibition | ex𝕙ibitio̊n | ex-hib-it-ion | ex-𝕙ib-it-io̊n | n. the act of exhibiting n. a collection of things for public display |
| exhibitor | ėẋ𝕙ibi̊to̊r | ex-hib-it-or | ėẋ-𝕙ib-i̊t-o̊r | n. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see |
| exhibits | ėẋ𝕙ibits | ex-hib-it-s | ėẋ-𝕙ib-it-s | |
| exhibitionism | ex𝕙ibitio̊niṡm | ex-hib-it-ion-ism | ex-𝕙ib-it-io̊n-iṡm | n. extravagant behavior intended to attract attention |
| exhibitionist | ex𝕙i̊bitio̊nist | ex-hib-it-ion-ist | ex-𝕙i̊b-it-io̊n-ist | n. someone who behaves so as to attract attention |
| prohibit | pro̊hibit | pro-hib-it | pro̊-hib-it | vt. to forbid something by law or rule |
| prohibition | prōhibitio̊n | pro-hibit-ion | prō-hibit-io̊n | n. the act of forbidding something by law |
| prohibited | prōhibi̊t𝕖d | pro-hib-it-ed | prō-hib-i̊t-𝕖d | a. excluded from use or mention a. forbidden by law |
| prohibitionist | prōhibitio̊nist | pro-hibit-ion-ist | prō-hibit-io̊n-ist | n. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
| prohibitive | prōhibi̊tive | pro-hib-it-ive | prō-hib-i̊t-ive | a. forbidding; so high as to prevent purchase |
| prohibitively | pro̊hibitiv𝕖lẏ | pro-hib-it-ive-ly | pro̊-hib-it-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. to a prohibitive degree |
| hibachi | hĩbàchĩ | hibachi | hĩbàchĩ | n. a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking v. cook over a hibachi grill |
| hibernate | hībe̊rnāte | hibern-ate | hībe̊rn-āte | v. sleep during winter v. be in an inactive or dormant state |
| hibernating | hībe̊rnāting | hibern-at-ing | hībe̊rn-āt-ing | v. sleep during winter v. be in an inactive or dormant state |
| hibernation | hībe̊rnātio̊n | hibern-at-ion | hībe̊rn-āt-io̊n | n. the resting state in which some animals pass the winter |
| hibiscus | hībiscůs | hibiscus | hībiscůs | n. any plant of the genus Hibiscus |
| exhibitionistic | ex𝕙ibitio̊nistic | ex-hibit-ion-ist-ic | ex-𝕙ibit-io̊n-ist-ic | a. compulsively attracting attention to yourself |
| inhibited | inhibi̊tėd | in-hibit-ed | in-hibi̊t-ėd | a. held back or restrained or prevented |
| inhibit | inhibi̊t | in-hib-it | in-hib-i̊t | v. hinder or restrain an action or process |
| inhibiting | inhibi̊ting | in-hibit-ing | in-hibi̊t-ing | v. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of v. limit the range or extent of |
| inhibition | inhi̊bitio̊n | in-hibit-ion | in-hi̊bit-io̊n | n. the exclusion of unacceptable thoughts; the quality of being inhibited |
| inhibitor | inhibi̊to̊r | in-hibit-or | in-hibi̊t-o̊r | n. a substance that retards or stops an activity |
| inhibitory | inhibi̊torẏ | in-hibit-ory | in-hibi̊t-orẏ | a. restrictive of action |
| uninhibited | ûninhibitėd | un-in-hib-it-ed | ûn-in-hib-it-ėd | a. not inhibited or restrained |
| hiccup | hiccûp | hiccup | hiccûp | n. a sudden involuntary spasm of the diaphragm v. to make a hiccup |
| hick | hick | hick | hick | n. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture a. awkwardly simple and provincial |
| hickey | hickēy | hick-ey | hick-ēy | n. a temporary red mark on the skin from kissing or sucking |
| hickory | hicko̊rẏ | hickory | hicko̊rẏ | n. an American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts |
| hid | hid | hid | hid | |
| hide | hīde | hide | hīde | vt. to put or keep out of sight vi. to keep out of sight n. the skin of an animal |
| hidebound | hīd𝕖bòund | hide-bound | hīd𝕖-bòund | a. stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded |
| hidden | hidde̊n | hidd-en | hidd-e̊n | a. kept out of sight; concealed |
| hiding | hīding | hid-ing | hīd-ing | n. the state of being hidden |
| hideout | hīd𝕖òut | hide-out | hīd𝕖-òut | n. a hiding place; usually a remote place |
| hides | hīd𝕖ṡ | hide-s | hīd𝕖-ṡ | |
| hiddenness | hidde̊nne̊ss | hidd-en-ness | hidd-e̊n-ne̊ss | n. the state of being covert and hidden |
| hide-and-seek | hīde-and-sēek | hide-and-seek | hīde-and-sēek | n. a children's game of hiding and searching |
| hideaway | hīde̊awāy | hide-a-way | hīde̊-a-wāy | n. an area where you can be alone |
| rawhide | rãwhīde | raw-hide | rãw-hīde | n. untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes |
| hidalgo | hi̊dalgō | hidalgo | hi̊dalgō | n. a Spanish nobleman of the lower class |
| cowhide | còwhīde | cow-hide | còw-hīde | n. leather made from the hide of a cow n. a heavy flexible whip braided from cowhide |
| hideous | hidēo̊us | hideous | hidēo̊us | a. extremely ugly |
| hideously | hidēo̊uslẏ | hideous-ly | hidēo̊us-lẏ | adv. in a hideous manner |
| hideousness | hidēo̊usne̊ss | hideous-ness | hidēo̊us-ne̊ss | n. dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness |
| hie | hīe | hie | hīe | v move fast |
| hieratic | hīeratic | hierat-ic | hīerat-ic | n. a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics a. adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal |
| Higgins | Higginṡ | Higgins | Higginṡ | n. a surname |
| high | hīgh | high | hīgh | a. tall; elevated; above the normal level; important adv. at or to a high level n. a high point or level |
| highball | hī𝕘𝕙bãll | high-ball | hī𝕘𝕙-bãll | n. a mixed drink of liquor and soda served in a tall glass |
| highborn | hī𝕘𝕙born | high-born | hī𝕘𝕙-born | a. belonging to the peerage |
| highboy | hī𝕘𝕙boẏ | high-boy | hī𝕘𝕙-boẏ | n. a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs |
| highbrow | hī𝕘𝕙bròw | high-brow | hī𝕘𝕙-bròw | n. a person of intellectual or erudite tastes a. highly cultured or educated |
| highchair | hī𝕘𝕙chāir | high-chair | hī𝕘𝕙-chāir | n. a chair for feeding a young child with four long legs, a footrest and a detachable tray |
| higher | hīghe̊r | high-er | hīgh-e̊r | |
| highest | hīghėst | high-est | hīgh-ėst | |
| highjack | hī𝕘𝕙jack | high-jack | hī𝕘𝕙-jack | vt. to seize control of a vehicle by force |
| highland | hī𝕘𝕙lånd | high-land | hī𝕘𝕙-lånd | n. elevated mountainous land |
| highlight | hī𝕘𝕙lī𝕘𝕙t | high-light | hī𝕘𝕙-lī𝕘𝕙t | n. the most interesting or memorable part vt. to draw attention to or emphasize |
| highly | hīghlẏ | high-ly | hīgh-lẏ | adv. to a high degree or standard; very |
| highness | hī𝕘𝕙nėss | high-ness | hī𝕘𝕙-nėss | n. a title used to address a royal person n. the quality of being high or lofty |
| high-rise | high-rise | a. having many floors or stories | ||
| high-tech | high-tech | n. advanced technology | ||
| hightail | hī𝕘𝕙tāil | high-tail | hī𝕘𝕙-tāil | v. leave as fast as possible |
| highway | hīghwāy | high-way | hīgh-wāy | n. a major road for any form of motor transport |
| highhanded | hī𝕘𝕙handėd | high-hand-ed | hī𝕘𝕙-hand-ėd | a. using power without considering others |
| highlighter | hīghlīghte̊r | high-light-er | hīgh-līght-e̊r | n. a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages |
| high-pitched | high-pitch-ed | a. having a high frequency; shrill | ||
| high-riser | high-ris-er | n. a tall building; a bunk bed | ||
| high-spirited | high-spirit-ed | a. lively and energetic; courageous | ||
| high-profile | hī𝕘𝕙-prōfīle | high-pro-file | hī𝕘𝕙-prō-fīle | a. attracting a lot of attention and publicity |
| highlighting | hī𝕘𝕙lī𝕘𝕙ting | high-light-ing | hī𝕘𝕙-lī𝕘𝕙t-ing | n. an area of lightness in a picture v. emphasize or make prominent |
| high-ranking | high-rank-ing | a. having a senior position or rank | ||
| high-sounding | hī𝕘𝕙-sòunding | high-sound-ing | hī𝕘𝕙-sòund-ing | a. sounding impressive but possibly empty |
| highwayman | hī𝕘𝕙wāymån | high-way-man | hī𝕘𝕙-wāy-mån | n. a holdup man who robs travelers on a road |
| highlights | hī𝕘𝕙lī𝕘𝕙ts | high-light-s | hī𝕘𝕙-lī𝕘𝕙t-s | |
| highways | hī𝕘𝕙wāyṡ | high-way-s | hī𝕘𝕙-wāy-ṡ | |
| high-energy | hī𝕘𝕙-ene̊rgẏ | high-en-erg-y | hī𝕘𝕙-en-e̊rg-ẏ | a. relating to high-energy physics |
| high-definition | hī𝕘𝕙-definitio̊n | high-de-fin-it-ion | hī𝕘𝕙-de-fin-it-io̊n | a. having a very clear and sharp image |
| superhighway | sūpe̊rhī𝕘𝕙wāy | super-high-way | sūpe̊r-hī𝕘𝕙-wāy | n. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
| hijab | hijàb | hijab | hijàb | n. a headscarf worn by Muslim women that conceals the hair and neck |
| hijra | hijrå | hijra | hijrå | n. the journey of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD n. a transgender woman in South Asia |
| hike | hīke | hike | hīke | n. a long walk in the countryside v. walk for pleasure; raise in price |
| hiked | hīk𝕖ḋ | hik-ed | hīk-𝕖ḋ | |
| hiker | hīke̊r | hik-er | hīk-e̊r | n. a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) |
| hiking | hīking | hik-ing | hīk-ing | n. a long walk for exercise or pleasure |
| hikes | hīk𝕖s | hike-s | hīk𝕖-s | |
| hilar | hīlår | hil-ar | hīl-år | a. of or relating to or located near a hilum |
| hilarious | hilario̊us | hilar-ious | hilar-io̊us | a. extremely funny |
| hilarity | hilari̊tẏ | hilar-ity | hilar-i̊tẏ | n. great merriment |
| hilariously | hilario̊uslẏ | hilar-ious-ly | hilar-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a hilarious manner |
| exhilarate | ėẋ𝕙ilårāte | ex-hilar-ate | ėẋ-𝕙ilår-āte | vt. to make someone feel very happy and excited |
| exhilarated | ėẋ𝕙ilårātėd | ex-hilar-at-ed | ėẋ-𝕙ilår-āt-ėd | a. made joyful |
| exhilarating | ėẋ𝕙ilårāting | ex-hilar-at-ing | ėẋ-𝕙ilår-āt-ing | a. making lively and cheerful |
| exhilaration | ėẋ𝕙ilårātio̊n | ex-hilar-at-ion | ėẋ-𝕙ilår-āt-io̊n | n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy |
| hill | hill | hill | hill | n. a raised area of land, smaller than a mountain |
| hillock | hillo̊ck | hill-ock | hill-o̊ck | n. a small natural hill |
| hills | hillṡ | hill-s | hill-ṡ | |
| hillside | hillsīde | hill-side | hill-sīde | n. the side or slope of a hill |
| hilltop | hilltop | hill-top | hill-top | n. the peak of a hill |
| hilly | hillẏ | hill-y | hill-ẏ | a. having hills |
| hillbilly | hillbillẏ | hill-bill-y | hill-bill-ẏ | n. a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person |
| molehill | mōl𝕖hill | mole-hill | mōl𝕖-hill | n. a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing |
| uphill | uphill | up-hill | up-hill | a. sloping upward adv. toward the top of a hill |
| hilt | hilt | hilt | hilt | n. the handle of a sword or dagger |
| him | him | him | him | pron. objective case of he |
| Himalaya | Himålaȳå | Himalay-a | Himålaȳ-å | n. a mountain range in Asia, containing the highest peaks |
| himalayan | himålāyån | himalay-an | himålāy-ån | a. of or relating to the Himalayas |
| hind | hīnd | hind | hīnd | n. a female deer a. located at or near the back |
| hinder | hinde̊r | hind-er | hind-e̊r | v. be a hindrance or obstacle to a. located at or near the back of an animal |
| hindmost | hīndmōst | hind-most | hīnd-mōst | a. located farthest to the rear |
| hindsight | hīndsī𝕘𝕙t | hind-sight | hīnd-sī𝕘𝕙t | n. understanding of an event after it has happened |
| hindered | hinde̊r𝕖d | hind-er-ed | hind-e̊r-𝕖d | v. be a hindrance or obstacle to |
| hindquarter | hīndquãrte̊r | hind-quart-er | hīnd-quãrt-e̊r | n. the back half of a side of meat |
| hindquarters | hīndquãrte̊rṡ | hind-quarter-s | hīnd-quãrte̊r-ṡ | n. the back part of a four-legged animal |
| behind | bėhīnd | be-hind | bė-hīnd | prep. at or toward the rear of adv. in or toward the back |
| unhindered | ûnhinde̊r𝕖d | un-hinder-ed | ûn-hinde̊r-𝕖d | a. not slowed or blocked or interfered with |
| hindi | hindĩ | hindi | hindĩ | n. the most widely spoken language in India a. of or relating to Hindi |
| hindrance | hindrånce | hindr-ance | hindr-ånce | n. something that interferes with or delays action |
| hindu | hindū | hindu | hindū | n. a person who adheres to Hinduism a. of or relating to Hinduism |
| Hinduism | Hindūiṡm | Hindu-ism | Hindū-iṡm | n. the dominant religion of India |
| hinge | hinge | hinge | hinge | n. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other v. attach with a hinge |
| hinged | hing𝕖d | hing-ed | hing-𝕖d | a. attached with a hinge v. attach with a hinge |
| unhinge | ûnhinge | un-hinge | ûn-hinge | vt. to upset or unbalance mentally |
| unhinged | ûnhing𝕖d | un-hing-ed | ûn-hing-𝕖d | v. disturb in mind or make uneasy a. affected with madness or insanity |
| hinky | hinkẏ | hink-y | hink-ẏ | a. (informal) suspicious; questionable |
| hint | hint | hint | hint | n. a slight or indirect suggestion v. to suggest something indirectly |
| hints | hints | hint-s | hint-s | |
| hinterland | hinte̊rland | hint-er-land | hint-e̊r-land | n. a remote and undeveloped area |
| hip | hip | hip | hip | n. either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh n. the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum |
| hipbelt | hipbelt | hip-belt | hip-belt | n. a belt worn around the hips for support |
| hipbone | hipbōne | hip-bone | hip-bōne | n. large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis |
| hipped | hipp𝕖ḋ | hipp-ed | hipp-𝕖ḋ | a. having hips as specified a. (of a roof) sloping on all sides |
| hippie | hippiē | hipp-ie | hipp-iē | n. someone who rejects the established culture and advocates extreme liberalism |
| hipness | hipnėss | hip-ness | hip-nėss | n. the quality of being fashionable and aware of current trends |
| hips | hips | hip-s | hip-s | |
| hippy | hippẏ | hipp-y | hipp-ẏ | |
| hippies | hippi𝕖ṡ | hipp-ie-s | hipp-i𝕖-ṡ | |
| unhip | ûnhip | un-hip | ûn-hip | a. not hip; not aware of or interested in the latest trends |
| eohippus | ēōhippůs | eo-hipp-us | ēō-hipp-ůs | n. the earliest known ancestor of the horse |
| hippo | hippō | hippo | hippō | n. a large thick-skinned semi-aquatic African mammal; hippopotamus |
| hippopotamus | hippo̊potåmůs | hippo-potamus | hippo̊-potåmůs | n. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa |
| hippocampus | hippōcampůs | hippo-camp-us | hippō-camp-ůs | n. a neural structure with a central role in the formation of memories |
| hippocratic | hippo̊cratic | hippocrat-ic | hippo̊crat-ic | a. of or relating to Hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name |
| Hippomenes | Hippome̊n𝕖ṡ | Hippomenes | Hippome̊n𝕖ṡ | n. a male given name from Greek mythology |
| hipster | hipste̊r | hipst-er | hipst-e̊r | n. someone who rejects the established culture and advocates extreme liberalism |
| hire | hīre | hire | hīre | v. employ someone for wages v. rent something for a period of time |
| hired | hīr𝕖d | hir-ed | hīr-𝕖d | a. having services engaged for a fee |
| hiring | hīring | hir-ing | hīr-ing | n. the act of employing someone for work |
| hireling | hīre̊ling | hire-ling | hīre̊-ling | n. a person who works only for money |
| hires | hīr𝕖ṡ | hire-s | hīr𝕖-ṡ | |
| hirsute | hi̊rsūte | hir-sute | hi̊r-sūte | a. covered with hair; hairy |
| his | his | his | his | pron. belonging to or associated with him |
| dehiscence | dėhisce̊nce | de-hisc-ence | dė-hisc-e̊nce | n. the bursting open of an organ or fruit to release seeds or spores, or of a closed wound |
| hispanic | hispanic | hispan-ic | hispan-ic | a. relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking countries, especially Latin America n. a Spanish-speaking person living in the US |
| hiss | hiss | hiss | hiss | n. a sharp sibilant sound v. make a hissing sound |
| hissing | hissing | hiss-ing | hiss-ing | n. a sharp sibilant sound expressing disapproval v. present participle of hiss |
| hissy | hissẏ | hiss-y | hiss-ẏ | a. prone to tantrums or fits of anger |
| histamine | histåmĩne | hist-amine | hist-åmĩne | n. a compound released by the immune system during allergic reactions |
| histone | histōne | hist-one | hist-ōne | n. a simple protein with basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei with nucleic acids |
| histogram | histo̊gram | hist-o-gram | hist-o̊-gram | n. a bar chart representing a frequency distribution |
| histidine | histi̊dĩne | hist-id-ine | hist-i̊d-ĩne | n. an amino acid essential for growth |
| historicism | historiciṡm | hist-or-ic-ism | hist-or-ic-iṡm | n. a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history |
| historicity | histo̊ricitẏ | hist-or-ic-ity | hist-o̊r-ic-itẏ | n. historical authenticity |
| histologic | histōlogic | hist-o-log-ic | hist-ō-log-ic | a. of or relating to histology |
| histology | histolo̊gẏ | hist-o-log-y | hist-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues |
| historically | historicållẏ | hist-or-ic-al-ly | hist-or-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. with reference to history; in a historical manner |
| historiography | historiogråphẏ | hist-or-i-o-graph-y | hist-or-i-o-gråph-ẏ | n. a body of historical literature n. the writing of history |
| antihistamine | antihiståmi̊ne | anti-hist-amine | anti-hist-åmi̊ne | n. a medicine used to treat allergies |
| prehistory | prēhisto̊rẏ | pre-hist-ory | prē-hist-o̊rẏ | n. the time of human cultural development before written records |
| prehistoric | prēhistoric | pre-hist-or-ic | prē-hist-or-ic | a. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history |
| transhistorical | transhistoricål | trans-hist-or-ic-al | trans-hist-or-ic-ål | a. extending through or beyond historical time |
| histrionic | histrionic | histr-ion-ic | histr-ion-ic | a. characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected |
| histrionics | histrionics | histr-ion-ic-s | histr-ion-ic-s | n. a deliberate display of emotion for effect |
| hit | hit | hit | hit | v. to bring one's hand or a tool into contact with something forcefully n. a successful or popular person or thing |
| hitter | hitte̊r | hitt-er | hitt-e̊r | n. a person who hits something |
| hitting | hitting | hitt-ing | hitt-ing | n. the act of contacting one thing with another |
| hitless | hitle̊ss | hit-less | hit-le̊ss | a. (of a batter) without a hit |
| hitmaker | hitmāke̊r | hit-maker | hit-māke̊r | n. a person or group that produces hit records |
| hitman | hitman | hit-man | hit-man | n. a professional killer who uses a gun |
| hits | hits | hit-s | hit-s | |
| hitch | hitch | hitch | hitch | n. a temporary difficulty or problem; a device for connecting a vehicle to a load v. to attach or fasten |
| hitched | hitch𝕖ḋ | hitch-ed | hitch-𝕖ḋ | v. connect to a vehicle v. travel by getting free rides from motorists |
| hitches | hitchėṡ | hitch-es | hitch-ėṡ | n. a temporary difficulty or problem n. a knot used for fastening rope v. fasten or catch |
| hitchhike | hitchhīke | hitch-hike | hitch-hīke | v. to travel by getting free rides from motorists |
| hitching | hitching | hitch-ing | hitch-ing | v. travel by getting free rides from motorists v. connect to a vehicle |
| hitchhiker | hitchhīke̊r | hitch-hik-er | hitch-hīk-e̊r | n. a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles |
| hitchcockian | hitchcockiån | hitch-cock-ian | hitch-cock-iån | a. of or relating to the film director Alfred Hitchcock or his style |
| hitchhiking | hitchhīking | hitch-hik-ing | hitch-hīk-ing | v. travel by getting free rides from motorists |
| unhitch | ûnhitch | un-hitch | ûn-hitch | v. unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch |
| hither | hiṫhe̊r | hith-er | hiṫh-e̊r | adv. to this place especially toward the speaker |
| hitherto | hiṫhe̊rtõ | hith-er-to | hiṫh-e̊r-tõ | adv. used in negative statement to describe a situation up to this point |
| hitlerian | hitle̊riån | hitler-ian | hitle̊r-iån | a. of or relating to Hitler or his policies |
| hittite | hittīte | hitt-ite | hitt-īte | n. a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia a. of or relating to the Hittite people or their language |
| HIV | HĪV | HIV | HĪV | n. human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS |
| hive | hīve | hive | hīve | n. a structure where bees live; a busy crowded place v. to store or gather like bees |
| hm | hm | hm | hm | interj. used to express thoughtful consideration or doubt |
| hmm | hmm | hmm | hmm | int. used to express thought, doubt, or hesitation |
| mm-hmm | mm-hmm | mm-hmm | mm-hmm | |
| ho | hō | ho | hō | interj. used to express surprise or joy or to attract attention |
| hoagie | hōagiē | hoagie | hōagiē | n. a large sandwich of a long crusty roll filled with meats and cheese |
| hoar | hōar | hoar | hōar | n. ice crystals forming a white deposit a. showing characteristics of age, especially grey or white hair |
| hoarfrost | hōarfrost | hoar-frost | hōar-frost | n ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) |
| hoary | hōarẏ | hoar-y | hōar-ẏ | a. ancient |
| hoard | hōard | hoard | hōard | n. a hidden store of valuables or money v. to save up in secret |
| hoarded | hōardėd | hoard-ed | hōard-ėd | |
| hoarder | hōarde̊r | hoard-er | hōard-e̊r | n. a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use |
| hoarding | hōarding | hoard-ing | hōard-ing | n. a large outdoor signboard v. save up as for future use |
| hoards | hōardṡ | hoard-s | hōard-ṡ | |
| hoarse | hōarse | hoarse | hōarse | a. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness |
| hoarsely | hōars𝕖lẏ | hoarse-ly | hōars𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a hoarse or husky voice |
| hoarseness | hōars𝕖nėss | hoarse-ness | hōars𝕖-nėss | n. a throaty harshness |
| hoax | hōax | hoax | hōax | n. a humorous or malicious deception v. to deceive with a hoax |
| hoaxer | hōaxe̊r | hoax-er | hōax-e̊r | n. someone who plays practical jokes on others |
| hob | hob | hob | hob | n. a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears n. a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm v. cut with a hob |
| hobble | hobble | hob-ble | hob-ble | v. to walk in an awkward way; to hamper n. an awkward walk |
| hobnail | hobnāil | hob-nail | hob-nāil | n. a short nail with a large head; a boorish person |
| Hobart | Hōbàrt | Hobart | Hōbàrt | n. the capital city of Tasmania, Australia |
| hobbies | hobbi𝕖ṡ | hobb-ies | hobb-i𝕖ṡ | |
| hobbyist | hobbẏist | hobby-ist | hobbẏ-ist | n. a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure |
| hobby | hobbẏ | hobb-y | hobb-ẏ | n. an activity done regularly for pleasure during one's free time |
| hobbyhorse | hobbẏhorse | hobb-y-horse | hobb-ẏ-horse | n. a child's toy horse; a favorite topic |
| hobbesian | hobb𝕖ṡiån | hobbesian | hobb𝕖ṡiån | a. of or relating to Thomas Hobbes or his philosophical theories |
| hobbit | hobbit | hobbit | hobbit | n. an imaginary being smaller than a person with hairy feet, invented by Tolkien |
| hobbled | hobbl𝕖d | hobbl-ed | hobbl-𝕖d | v. walk impeded by some physical limitation v. hamper the action or progress of |
| hobnob | hobnob | hobnob | hobnob | v. rub elbows with |
| hobo | hōbō | hobo | hōbō | n. a disreputable vagrant |
| hoboes | hōbō𝕖ṡ | hobo-es | hōbō-𝕖ṡ | |
| hobos | hōbōṡ | hobo-s | hōbō-ṡ | |
| hock | hock | hock | hock | n. the joint in a horse's hind leg vt. to pawn |
| hockey | hockēy | hock-ey | hock-ēy | n. a game played with sticks and a ball or puck |
| hod | hod | hod | hod | n. an open box on a long pole handle; used to carry bricks or mortar |
| hodgepodge | hodg𝕖podge | hodgepodge | hodg𝕖podge | n. a motley assortment of things |
| hoe | hōe | hoe | hōe | n. a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle v. dig with a hoe |
| hoedown | hōedòwn | hoe-down | hōe-dòwn | n. a square dance party with lively music |
| hog | hog | hog | hog | n. a domestic pig v. take more than one's share |
| hogan | hōgàn | hog-an | hōg-àn | n. a Navajo lodge covered with earth |
| hogback | hogback | hog-back | hog-back | n. a narrow ridge of hills |
| hogged | hogg𝕖d | hogg-ed | hogg-𝕖d | |
| hogging | hogging | hogg-ing | hogg-ing | |
| hogs | hogṡ | hog-s | hog-ṡ | |
| hogwash | hogwãsh | hog-wash | hog-wãsh | n. nonsense; worthless talk |
| warthog | wãrthog | wart-hog | wãrt-hog | n. an African wild pig with warty growths on the face and large tusks |
| hoggish | hoggish | hogg-ish | hogg-ish | a. selfish and greedy; like a pig |
| hohokam | hōhōkàm | hohokam | hōhōkàm | a. relating to an ancient Native American culture |
| hoi | hoi | hoi | hoi | int. an exclamation to attract attention |
| hoist | hoist | hoi-st | hoi-st | v. to raise by means of ropes or pulleys n. a device for lifting |
| hokey | hōkēy | hok-ey | hōk-ēy | a. effusively or insincerely emotional |
| hokum | hōkům | hokum | hōkům | n. a message that seems to convey no meaning |
| hole | hōle | hole | hōle | n. an opening or gap in something vt. to make a hole in |
| holiday | holidāy | holi-day | holi-dāy | n. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom |
| holism | hōliṡm | hol-ism | hōl-iṡm | n. the theory that parts of a whole cannot be understood except in relation to the whole |
| holly | hollẏ | hol-ly | hol-lẏ | n. a tree with red berries and prickly evergreen leaves |
| holes | hōl𝕖ṡ | hole-s | hōl𝕖-ṡ | |
| holy | hōlẏ | hol-y | hōl-ẏ | a. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power |
| holocaust | holo̊cãust | hol-o-caust | hol-o̊-cãust | n. an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) n. the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 |
| holodeck | holōdeck | hol-o-deck | hol-ō-deck | n. a virtual reality facility, especially as in science fiction |
| holier | hōlie̊r | hol-i-er | hōl-i-e̊r | |
| holiest | hōliėst | hol-i-est | hōl-i-ėst | |
| hologram | holōgram | hol-o-gram | hol-ō-gram | n. a three-dimensional image produced by holography |
| holistic | hōlistic | hol-ist-ic | hōl-ist-ic | a. emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole |
| holiness | hōline̊ss | hol-i-ness | hōl-i-ne̊ss | n. the quality of being holy |
| holidays | holi̊dāyṡ | holi-day-s | holi̊-dāy-ṡ | |
| Hollywood | Hollẏwood | Holl-y-wood | Holl-ẏ-wood | n. a district of Los Angeles, the center of the film industry |
| holographic | holōgraphic | hol-o-graph-ic | hol-ō-graph-ic | a. of or relating to holography or holograms |
| holistically | hōlisticållẏ | hol-ist-ic-al-ly | hōl-ist-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a holistic manner; considering all parts as a whole |
| armhole | àrmhōle | arm-hole | àrm-hōle | n. a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached |
| bunghole | bûnghōle | bung-hole | bûng-hōle | n. a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it |
| cubbyhole | cûbbẏhōle | cubby-hole | cûbbẏ-hōle | n. a small compartment |
| eyehole | eȳehōle | eye-hole | eȳe-hōle | n. a small hole through which one can look |
| mudhole | mûdhōle | mud-hole | mûd-hōle | n. a hole or hollow place containing mud |
| rathole | rathōle | rat-hole | rat-hōle | n. a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats n. a small dirty uncomfortable room |
| unholy | ûnhōlẏ | un-hol-y | ûn-hōl-ẏ | a. not hallowed or consecrated |
| hold | hōld | hold | hōld | vt. to grasp; to keep; to maintain; to conduct vi. to remain valid; to endure n. the act of holding; control |
| holdall | ho̊ldãll | hold-all | ho̊ld-ãll | n. a large bag for carrying personal items |
| holdback | hōldback | hold-back | hōld-back | n. something that restrains or hinders |
| holder | hōlde̊r | hold-er | hōld-e̊r | n. a person or thing that holds something n. a device for holding something |
| holding | hōlding | hold-ing | hōld-ing | n. something owned or possessed n. the act of keeping something in one's possession |
| holdout | hōldòut | hold-out | hōld-òut | n. one who refuses to agree or compromise |
| holdover | hōldōve̊r | hold-over | hōld-ōve̊r | n. an official who remains in office after his term |
| holds | hōldṡ | hold-s | hōld-ṡ | |
| hold-up | hold-up | n. a delay; a robbery by force | ||
| holdup | hōldûp | hold-up | hōld-ûp | n robbery at gunpoint n the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
| holders | hōlde̊rṡ | hold-er-s | hōld-e̊r-ṡ | |
| ahold | åhōld | a-hold | å-hōld | n. a grip or hold |
| behold | bėhōld | be-hold | bė-hōld | v. to see or look at something |
| beholden | bėhōlde̊n | be-holden | bė-hōlde̊n | a. under a moral obligation to someone |
| beholder | bēhōlde̊r | be-hold-er | bē-hōld-e̊r | n. a person who sees or observes something |
| toehold | tōehōld | toe-hold | tōe-hōld | n. a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made n. a small foothold used in climbing |
| holey | hōleẏ | hol-ey | hōl-eẏ | a. having holes |
| asshole | asshōle | ass-hole | ass-hōle | n. a stupid, irritating, or contemptible person |
| assholes | asshōl𝕖ṡ | ass-hole-s | ass-hōl𝕖-ṡ | |
| keyhole | kēyhōle | key-hole | kēy-hōle | n. the hole where a key is inserted |
| knothole | 𝕜nothōle | knot-hole | 𝕜not-hōle | n. a hole in a board where a knot came out |
| manhole | manhōle | man-hole | man-hōle | n. a hole with a cover through which a person can access underground structures |
| holler | holle̊r | holl-er | holl-e̊r | v. shout out |
| hollow | hollōw | holl-ow | holl-ōw | a. having a hole or empty space inside n. a hole or depression v. make hollow |
| holloware | hollōwāre | holl-ow-are | holl-ōw-āre | n silverware serving dishes |
| hollowed | hollōw𝕖d | holl-ow-ed | holl-ōw-𝕖d | v. remove the inner part or the core of |
| hollering | holle̊ring | holl-er-ing | holl-e̊r-ing | v. shout out v. utter a sudden loud cry |
| hollowing | hollōwing | holl-ow-ing | holl-ōw-ing | v. remove the inner part or the core of |
| hollowly | hollōwlẏ | holl-ow-ly | holl-ōw-lẏ | adv. insincerely; deceitfully |
| hollowness | hollōwnėss | holl-ow-ness | holl-ōw-nėss | n. the state of being hollow |
| Holland | Hollånd | Holland | Hollånd | n. a country in Western Europe |
| hollandaise | hollåndāiṡe | hollandaise | hollåndāiṡe | n. a sauce made of butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice |
| hollyhock | hollẏhock | holly-hock | hollẏ-hock | n. a tall plant with very large colorful flowers |
| holm | hō𝕝m | holm | hō𝕝m | n. a small island in a river or lake |
| holocene | holōcēne | holo-cene | holō-cēne | a. relating to the most recent geological epoch |
| holster | hōlste̊r | holst-er | hōlst-e̊r | n. a sheath for carrying a handgun |
| holstered | hōlste̊r𝕖d | holst-er-ed | hōlst-e̊r-𝕖d | a. bearing holsters |
| upholster | uphōlste̊r | up-holst-er | up-hōlst-e̊r | v. provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers |
| upholstered | uphōlste̊r𝕖d | up-holst-er-ed | up-hōlst-e̊r-𝕖d | a. provided with padding, springs, and covers |
| upholsterer | uphōlste̊re̊r | up-holst-er-er | up-hōlst-e̊r-e̊r | n. a craftsman who upholsters furniture |
| upholstery | uphōlste̊rẏ | up-holst-er-y | up-hōlst-e̊r-ẏ | n. the covering and padding of furniture n. the craft of covering furniture |
| home | hōme | home | hōme | n. the place where one lives; one's country; an environment offering affection adv. to or at one's home |
| homebody | hōmebodẏ | home-body | hōme-bodẏ | n. a person who prefers to stay at home |
| homebound | hōm𝕖bòund | home-bound | hōm𝕖-bòund | a. confined usually by illness a. heading toward home |
| homeboy | hōmeboẏ | home-boy | hōme-boẏ | n. a male friend from one's neighborhood or hometown |
| homed | hōm𝕖d | hom-ed | hōm-𝕖d | v. return home accurately from a long distance |
| homer | hōme̊r | hom-er | hōm-e̊r | n. a home run in baseball |
| homefront | hōm𝕖frônt | home-front | hōm𝕖-frônt | n. the civilian population and activities of a nation at war |
| homegirl | hōm𝕖gi̊rl | home-girl | hōm𝕖-gi̊rl | n. a fellow female member of a youth gang |
| homing | hōming | hom-ing | hōm-ing | a. orienting or directing homeward or to a destination |
| homeland | hōm𝕖land | home-land | hōm𝕖-land | n. one's native country |
| homeless | hōm𝕖le̊ss | home-less | hōm𝕖-le̊ss | a. having no home |
| homelife | hōm𝕖līfe | home-life | hōm𝕖-līfe | n. the conditions and experiences of life at home |
| homelike | hōm𝕖līke | home-like | hōm𝕖-līke | a. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable |
| homely | hōm𝕖lẏ | home-ly | hōm𝕖-lẏ | a. lacking in physical beauty or proportion a. plain and unpretentious |
| homemade | hōm𝕖māde | home-made | hōm𝕖-māde | a. made at home rather than bought from a shop |
| homepage | hōm𝕖pāge | home-page | hōm𝕖-pāge | n the opening page of a web site |
| homeplace | hōm𝕖plāce | home-place | hōm𝕖-plāce | n. the place where one was born or grew up |
| homeroom | ho̊me̊room | home-room | ho̊me̊-room | n. a classroom where students in a particular grade meet for attendance and announcements |
| homerun | hōme̊rûn | home-run | hōme̊-rûn | n. a hit in baseball that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases |
| homes | hōm𝕖ṡ | home-s | hōm𝕖-ṡ | |
| homesick | hōm𝕖sick | home-sick | hōm𝕖-sick | a. longing to return home |
| homesite | hōm𝕖sīte | home-site | hōm𝕖-sīte | n. a plot of land on which a house is or will be built |
| homespun | hōm𝕖spûn | home-spun | hōm𝕖-spûn | a. simple and unsophisticated n. a coarse cloth woven at home |
| homestay | hōmestāy | home-stay | hōme-stāy | n. staying in a local family's home while traveling |
| homestead | hōm𝕖stèad | home-stead | hōm𝕖-stèad | n. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family |
| homestretch | hōm𝕖stretch | home-stretch | hōm𝕖-stretch | n. the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line n. the end of an enterprise |
| hometown | hōm𝕖tòwn | home-town | hōm𝕖-tòwn | n. the town or city where one grew up or lives |
| homeward | hōmewård | home-ward | hōme-wård | a. oriented toward home adv. toward home |
| homework | hōmewo̊rk | home-work | hōme-wo̊rk | n. schoolwork that a student is required to do at home |
| homey | hōmēy | home-y | hōmē-y | a. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable |
| homebuilder | hōm𝕖builde̊r | home-build-er | hōm𝕖-build-e̊r | n. someone who builds houses as a business |
| homemaker | hōm𝕖māke̊r | home-mak-er | hōm𝕖-māk-e̊r | n. a person who manages a household |
| homeowner | hōm𝕖ōwne̊r | home-own-er | hōm𝕖-ōwn-e̊r | n. a person who owns their home |
| homesteader | hōm𝕖stèade̊r | home-stead-er | hōm𝕖-stèad-e̊r | n. someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it |
| homecoming | hōmecôming | home-com-ing | hōme-côm-ing | n. a return to one's home n. an annual school reunion for graduates |
| homeric | hōmèric | hom-er-ic | hōm-èr-ic | a. of or relating to Homer or his poetry |
| homemaking | hōm𝕖māking | home-mak-ing | hōm𝕖-māk-ing | n. the management of a household |
| homesteading | hōm𝕖stèading | home-stead-ing | hōm𝕖-stèad-ing | v. settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead |
| homology | homolo̊gẏ | hom-o-logy | hom-o-lo̊gẏ | n. the quality of being similar or corresponding in structure or function |
| homelessness | hōm𝕖le̊ssnėss | home-less-ness | hōm𝕖-le̊ss-nėss | n. the state of having no home |
| homesickness | hōm𝕖sicknėss | home-sick-ness | hōm𝕖-sick-nėss | n. a longing to return home |
| homeownership | hōm𝕖ōwne̊rship | home-own-er-ship | hōm𝕖-ōwn-e̊r-ship | n. the state of owning one's home |
| motorhome | mōto̊rhōme | mot-or-home | mōt-o̊r-hōme | n. a recreational vehicle equipped with living space and amenities found in a home |
| homage | 𝕙omåge | homage | 𝕙omåge | n. respectful deference |
| hombre | hombre̊ | hombre | hombre̊ | n. an informal term for a youth or man |
| homburg | hombůrg | homburg | hombůrg | n. a hat made of felt with a creased crown |
| homeliness | hōmelinėss | home-li-ness | hōme-li-nėss | n. an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful |
| homicidal | homi̊cīdål | homicid-al | homi̊cīd-ål | a. characteristic of or having a tendency toward killing another human being |
| homie | ho̊mie | homie | ho̊mie | n. (informal) a friend from one's neighborhood |
| homiletic | homi̊letic | homilet-ic | homi̊let-ic | a. of or relating to homiletics |
| homiletics | homiletics | homilet-ic-s | homilet-ic-s | n. the art of preaching |
| homily | homi̊lẏ | homily | homi̊lẏ | n. a sermon on a moral or religious topic |
| hominid | hominid | homin-id | homin-id | n. a primate of the family Hominidae |
| hominy | hominẏ | hominy | hominẏ | n. hulled corn with the bran and germ removed |
| homo | hōmō | homo | hōmō | n. a homosexual person n. the genus of humans |
| homocysteine | hōmōcẏstēine | homo-cysteine | hōmō-cẏstēine | n. an amino acid used as a biomarker for cardiovascular disease |
| homologue | homo̊log𝕦e | homo-logue | homo̊-log𝕦e | n. a thing corresponding to another in structure and origin |
| homonym | homo̊nẏm | homo-nym | homo̊-nẏm | n. words pronounced or spelled the same but having different meanings |
| homogenized | hōmoge̊nīz𝕖d | homo-geniz-ed | hōmo-ge̊nīz-𝕖d | a. made homogeneous a. formed by blending unlike elements into a uniform mixture |
| homogeneity | homo̊ge̊nēitẏ | homo-gene-ity | homo̊-ge̊nē-itẏ | n. the quality of being uniform throughout |
| homogenize | hōmoge̊nīze | homo-gen-ize | hōmo-ge̊n-īze | v. to cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing |
| homogenizing | hōmoge̊nīzing | homo-geniz-ing | hōmo-ge̊nīz-ing | v. cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing |
| homogenous | ho̊moge̊no̊us | homo-gen-ous | ho̊mo-ge̊n-o̊us | a all of the same or similar kind or nature |
| homologous | homolo̊go̊us | homo-log-ous | homo-lo̊g-o̊us | a. having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function a. corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics |
| homogenization | hōmoge̊nizātio̊n | homo-geniz-at-ion | hōmo-ge̊niz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition |
| homunculus | hōmûncūlůs | hom-un-cul-us | hōm-ûn-cūl-ůs | n. a tiny fully formed individual; a miniature person |
| honcho | honchō | hon-cho | hon-chō | n a person who exercises control over workers |
| honest | 𝕙onėst | hon-est | 𝕙on-ėst | a. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent a. without dissimulation; frank a. marked by truth |
| honey | hônėy | hon-ey | hôn-ėy | n. a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees v. sweeten with honey a. of something having the color of honey |
| honour | 𝕙ono̊ur | hon-our | 𝕙on-o̊ur | n. great respect; a feeling of pride v. show respect toward; bestow honor upon |
| honourable | 𝕙ono̊uråble | hon-our-able | 𝕙on-o̊ur-åble | a. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect a. adhering to ethical and moral principles |
| honester | 𝕙onėste̊r | hon-est-er | 𝕙on-ėst-e̊r | |
| honestest | 𝕙onėstėst | hon-est-est | 𝕙on-ėst-ėst | |
| honesties | 𝕙onėsti𝕖ṡ | hon-est-ies | 𝕙on-ėst-i𝕖ṡ | |
| honestly | 𝕙one̊stlẏ | hon-est-ly | 𝕙on-e̊st-lẏ | adv. in a truthful and sincere way |
| honeymoon | hônėymoon | hon-ey-moon | hôn-ėy-moon | n. a holiday taken by a newly married couple v. spend a holiday after one's marriage |
| honesty | 𝕙onėstẏ | hon-est-y | 𝕙on-ėst-ẏ | n. the quality of being honest |
| honeymoons | hônėymoonṡ | hon-ey-moon-s | hôn-ėy-moon-ṡ | |
| dishonest | dis𝕙onėst | dis-honest | dis-𝕙onėst | a. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
| dishonestly | dis𝕙onėstlẏ | dis-honest-ly | dis-𝕙onėst-lẏ | adv. in a corrupt and deceitful manner |
| dishonor | dis𝕙ono̊r | dis-hon-or | dis-𝕙on-o̊r | n. a state of shame or disgrace v. bring shame or dishonor upon |
| dishonour | dis𝕙ono̊ur | dis-hon-our | dis-𝕙on-o̊ur | n. shame or disgrace; lack of honor |
| dishonesty | dis𝕙onėstẏ | dis-hones-ty | dis-𝕙onės-tẏ | n. the quality of being dishonest |
| dishonorable | dis𝕙ono̊råble | dis-hon-or-able | dis-𝕙on-o̊r-åble | a. lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor |
| dishonourable | dis𝕙ono̊uråble | dis-hon-our-able | dis-𝕙on-o̊ur-åble | a. shameful; bringing dishonor |
| dishonored | dis𝕙ono̊r𝕖d | dis-hon-or-ed | dis-𝕙on-o̊r-𝕖d | v. bring shame or dishonor upon |
| dishonorably | dis𝕙ono̊råblẏ | dis-hon-or-ab-ly | dis-𝕙on-o̊r-åb-lẏ | adv. in a dishonorable manner |
| honduran | hondūrån | hondur-an | hondūr-ån | n. a native or inhabitant of Honduras a. of or relating to Honduras |
| hone | hōne | hone | hōne | n. a whetstone used for sharpening vt. to sharpen or perfect |
| honeybee | hônēybēe | honey-bee | hônēy-bēe | n. social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces |
| honeycomb | hônėycōm𝕓 | honey-comb | hônėy-cōm𝕓 | n. a structure of hexagonal cells built by bees |
| honeydew | hônēydew̄ | honey-dew | hônēy-dew̄ | n. a variety of melon with smooth greenish-white skin |
| honeyed | hônėy𝕖d | honey-ed | hônėy-𝕖d | a. with honey added |
| honeycombed | hônėycōm𝕓𝕖d | honey-comb-ed | hônėy-cōm𝕓-𝕖d | v. fill with holes or cavities a. pitted with cell-like cavities |
| honeymooner | hônēymoone̊r | honey-moon-er | hônēy-moon-e̊r | n. someone recently married |
| honeysuckle | hônēysûckle | honey-suck-le | hônēy-sûck-le | n. a climbing shrub with fragrant tubular flowers |
| honk | honk | honk | honk | n. the cry of a goose; the sound of a car horn v. make a loud noise; use the horn of a car |
| honked | honk𝕖ḋ | honk-ed | honk-𝕖ḋ | |
| honker | honke̊r | honk-er | honk-e̊r | n. a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound n. common greyish-brown wild goose of North America |
| honking | honking | honk-ing | honk-ing | v. make a loud noise v. use the horn of a car |
| honks | honks | honk-s | honk-s | |
| honky | honkẏ | honk-y | honk-ẏ | n (slang) offensive names for a White man |
| honor | 𝕙ono̊r | honor | 𝕙ono̊r | n. great respect or esteem v. regard with great respect |
| honorable | 𝕙ono̊råble | honor-able | 𝕙ono̊r-åble | a. worthy of honor and respect |
| honorary | 𝕙ono̊rarẏ | honor-ary | 𝕙ono̊r-arẏ | a. given as an honor without the normal duties |
| honored | 𝕙ono̊r𝕖d | honor-ed | 𝕙ono̊r-𝕖d | a. having an illustrious reputation; respected |
| honoree | 𝕙ono̊rēe | honor-ee | 𝕙ono̊r-ēe | n. a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments |
| honoring | 𝕙ono̊ring | honor-ing | 𝕙ono̊r-ing | n. conformity with law or custom or practice etc. |
| honors | 𝕙ono̊rṡ | honor-s | 𝕙ono̊r-ṡ | |
| honorific | 𝕙ono̊rific | honor-if-ic | 𝕙ono̊r-if-ic | n. an expression of respect a. conferring or showing honor or respect |
| honorably | 𝕙ono̊råblẏ | honor-ab-ly | 𝕙ono̊r-åb-lẏ | adv. in an honorable manner |
| honorarium | 𝕙ono̊rariům | honor-ar-i-um | 𝕙ono̊r-ar-i-ům | n. a fee paid for a nominally free service |
| whoo-hoo | w𝕙oo-hoo | whoo-hoo | w𝕙oo-hoo | |
| hooch | hooch | hooch | hooch | n. an illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor |
| hood | hood | hood | hood | n. a covering for the head and neck n. a cover for a machine or opening |
| hooded | hoodėd | hood-ed | hood-ėd | a. having a hood or hoodlike covering |
| hoodie | hoodie | hood-ie | hood-ie | n. a sweatshirt with a hood |
| hoods | hoodṡ | hood-s | hood-ṡ | |
| hoodwink | hoodwink | hood-wink | hood-wink | vt. to deceive or trick |
| hoodlum | hoodlům | hoodlum | hoodlům | n an aggressive and violent young criminal |
| hoodoo | hoodoo | hoodoo | hoodoo | n. a column of unusually shaped rock n. something believed to bring bad luck |
| hooey | hooēy | hooey | hooēy | n senseless talk |
| hoof | hoof | hoof | hoof | n. the horny covering of the end of the foot in horses and other mammals |
| hoofed | hoof𝕖ḋ | hoof-ed | hoof-𝕖ḋ | a. having or resembling hoofs |
| hoofer | hoofe̊r | hoof-er | hoof-e̊r | n. a professional dancer |
| hoofprint | hoofprint | hoof-print | hoof-print | n. a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal |
| hook | hook | hook | hook | n. a curved piece of metal or plastic used for catching or holding things vt. to fasten or catch with a hook |
| hookah | hookåh | hook-ah | hook-åh | n. an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube, where smoke is cooled through water |
| hooked | hook𝕖ḋ | hook-ed | hook-𝕖ḋ | a. curved down like a hook a. addicted to a drug or habit v. catch with a hook |
| hooker | hooke̊r | hook-er | hook-e̊r | n. a prostitute |
| hooking | hooking | hook-ing | hook-ing | v. fasten with a hook v. catch with a hook |
| hooks | hooks | hook-s | hook-s | |
| hookup | hookûp | hook-up | hook-ûp | n. a device providing a connection between a power source and a user n. a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose |
| hookworm | hookwo̊rm | hook-worm | hook-wo̊rm | n. a parasitic bloodsucking roundworm that fastens to the intestinal wall |
| hookers | hooke̊rṡ | hook-er-s | hook-e̊r-ṡ | |
| unhook | ûnhook | un-hook | ûn-hook | v. to take off a hook |
| hooligan | hooligån | hooligan | hooligån | n. a cruel and brutal fellow |
| hooliganism | hooligåniṡm | hooligan-ism | hooligån-iṡm | n. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others |
| hoop | hoop | hoop | hoop | n. a rigid circular band used for holding or fastening v. bind with a hoop |
| hoops | hoops | hoop-s | hoop-s | |
| hoopster | hoopste̊r | hoop-ster | hoop-ste̊r | n. a basketball player (informal) |
| hoopla | hooplà | hoopla | hooplà | n. blatant or sensational promotion |
| hooray | hoōrāy | hooray | hoōrāy | int. used to express joy or excitement |
| hoot | hoot | hoot | hoot | n. a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) v. to utter a loud clamorous shout v. utter the characteristic sound of owls |
| hooting | hooting | hoot-ing | hoot-ing | v to utter a loud clamorous shout v utter the characteristic sound of owls |
| hootch | hootch | hootch | hootch | n. an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor |
| hoover | hoove̊r | hoov-er | hoov-e̊r | n. a vacuum cleaner vt. to clean with a vacuum |
| behoove | bėhoove | be-hoove | bė-hoove | v. be appropriate or necessary |
| hop | hop | hop | hop | n. a short jump on one foot v. to jump on one foot |
| hope | hōpe | hope | hōpe | n. a feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen v. to want something to happen or be the case |
| hoped | hōp𝕖ḋ | hop-ed | hōp-𝕖ḋ | |
| hopped | hopp𝕖ḋ | hopp-ed | hopp-𝕖ḋ | |
| hopper | hoppe̊r | hopp-er | hopp-e̊r | n. funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below n. someone who hops |
| hopeful | hōp𝕖fůl | hope-ful | hōp𝕖-fůl | a. feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event n. a person likely to succeed |
| hoping | hōping | hop-ing | hōp-ing | |
| hopping | hopping | hopp-ing | hopp-ing | v. jump lightly v. move quickly from one place to another |
| hopeless | hōp𝕖lėss | hope-less | hōp𝕖-lėss | a. without hope |
| hoplite | hoplīte | hop-lite | hop-līte | n. a heavy-armed infantry soldier |
| hopes | hōp𝕖s | hope-s | hōp𝕖-s | |
| hops | hops | hop-s | hop-s | |
| hopscotch | hopscotch | hop-scotch | hop-scotch | n. a children's game in which a stone is tossed into drawn areas and players hop through |
| hoppy | hoppẏ | hopp-y | hopp-ẏ | a. having the flavor or aroma of hops |
| hopefully | hōp𝕖fůllẏ | hope-ful-ly | hōp𝕖-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a hopeful manner; it is hoped |
| hopelessly | hōp𝕖lėsslẏ | hope-less-ly | hōp𝕖-lėss-lẏ | adv. in a hopeless manner |
| hopefulness | hōp𝕖fůlnėss | hope-ful-ness | hōp𝕖-fůl-nėss | n. the feeling of being full of hope |
| hopelessness | hōp𝕖lėssnėss | hope-less-ness | hōp𝕖-lėss-nėss | n. the feeling of having no hope at all |
| hopewell | hōpewell | hopewell | hōpewell | n. a surname |
| hopi | hōpĩ | hopi | hōpĩ | n. a member of a Pueblo people of northeastern Arizona |
| horizon | ho̊rīzo̊n | hor-iz-on | ho̊r-īz-o̊n | n. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet n. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated |
| horizontal | horizontål | hor-iz-on-tal | hor-iz-on-tål | a. parallel to the horizon; flat or level |
| horizontally | horizontållẏ | hor-iz-on-tal-ly | hor-iz-on-tål-lẏ | adv. in a horizontal direction |
| hora | horå | hora | horå | n. a circle dance popular in the Balkans and Israel |
| horatian | ho̊rāṫi̊ån | hora-tian | ho̊rā-ṫi̊ån | a. of or relating to Horace or his poetry |
| Horace | Horåce | Horace | Horåce | n. a male given name |
| horde | horde | horde | horde | n. a large group of people |
| horizontality | horizontali̊tẏ | hor-iz-on-tal-ity | hor-iz-on-tal-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being parallel to the horizon |
| hormonal | hormōnål | hormon-al | hormōn-ål | a. of or relating to or caused by hormones |
| hormone | hormōne | hormone | hormōne | n. a chemical substance produced in the body |
| hormones | hormōn𝕖ṡ | hormone-s | hormōn𝕖-ṡ | |
| horn | horn | horn | horn | n. a hard pointed outgrowth on the head of some animals n. a device for making a warning sound on a vehicle |
| hornbeam | hornbēam | horn-beam | horn-bēam | n. any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus |
| hornbill | hornbill | horn-bill | horn-bill | n. a tropical bird with a large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance |
| horned | horn𝕖d | horn-ed | horn-𝕖d | a. having a horn or horns |
| hornet | hornėt | horn-et | horn-ėt | n. a large stinging wasp |
| horns | hornṡ | horn-s | horn-ṡ | |
| hornworm | hornwo̊rm | horn-worm | horn-wo̊rm | n. a caterpillar with a horn-like projection on its rear end |
| horny | hornẏ | horn-y | horn-ẏ | a. having horns or hornlike projections |
| hornier | hornie̊r | horn-i-er | horn-i-e̊r | |
| horniest | horniėst | horn-i-est | horn-i-ėst | |
| bighorn | big𝕙orn | big-horn | big-𝕙orn | n. wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns |
| leghorn | leg𝕙orn | leg-horn | leg-𝕙orn | n. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown n. a small white breed of domestic fowl |
| pronghorn | pronghorn | prong-horn | prong-horn | n. a fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains |
| horology | horolo̊gẏ | horol-og-y | horol-o̊g-ẏ | n. the study of time measurement; the making of clocks |
| horrible | horri̊ble | horr-ible | horr-i̊ble | a. causing a feeling of great fear or shock |
| horrid | horri̊d | horr-id | horr-i̊d | a. exceedingly bad |
| horrify | horri̊fȳ | horr-ify | horr-i̊fȳ | v. fill with horror or shock |
| horrendous | horrendo̊us | horrend-ous | horrend-o̊us | a. extremely bad or unpleasant |
| horror | horro̊r | horr-or | horr-o̊r | n. an intense feeling of fear or disgust n. something that causes horror |
| horrifying | horri̊fȳing | horr-ify-ing | horr-i̊fȳ-ing | a. causing horror or shock |
| horribly | horri̊blẏ | horr-ib-ly | horr-i̊b-lẏ | adv. of a dreadful kind; very much |
| horrendously | horrendo̊uslẏ | horrend-ous-ly | horrend-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a horrendous manner |
| horrors | horro̊rṡ | horr-or-s | horr-o̊r-ṡ | |
| horrified | horri̊fī𝕖d | horr-i-fi-ed | horr-i̊-fī-𝕖d | a. stricken with horror |
| horrifyingly | horrifȳinglẏ | horr-ify-ing-ly | horr-ifȳ-ing-lẏ | adv. in a horrifying manner |
| abhor | abhor | ab-hor | ab-hor | v. find repugnant |
| abhorrence | åbhorre̊nce | ab-horr-ence | åb-horr-e̊nce | n. hate coupled with disgust |
| abhorrent | abhorre̊nt | ab-horr-ent | ab-horr-e̊nt | a. causing or deserving strong dislike or disgust |
| horrific | horrific | horrif-ic | horrif-ic | a. causing horror; very bad or shocking |
| horrifically | horrificållẏ | horrif-ic-al-ly | horrif-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a horrific manner |
| horse | horse | horse | horse | n. a large animal used for riding and carrying loads |
| horseback | hors𝕖back | horse-back | hors𝕖-back | n. the back of a horse adv. on the back of a horse |
| horseflesh | hors𝕖flesh | horse-flesh | hors𝕖-flesh | n. the flesh of horses as food n. horses collectively |
| horsefly | hors𝕖flȳ | horse-fly | hors𝕖-flȳ | n. large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals |
| horsehair | hors𝕖hāir | horse-hair | hors𝕖-hāir | n. hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse |
| horsehide | hors𝕖hīde | horse-hide | hors𝕖-hīde | n. leather from the hide of a horse |
| horseless | hors𝕖lėss | horse-less | hors𝕖-lėss | a. having no horse; not using horses |
| horseman | hors𝕖mån | horse-man | hors𝕖-mån | n. a man skilled in riding horses |
| horsemeat | hors𝕖mēat | horse-meat | hors𝕖-mēat | n. the flesh of horses as food |
| horseplay | hors𝕖plāy | horse-play | hors𝕖-plāy | n. rowdy or boisterous play |
| horserace | horse̊rāce | horse-race | horse̊-rāce | n. a contest of speed between horses |
| horses | horsėṡ | horse-s | horsė-ṡ | |
| horseshit | hors𝕖shit | horse-shit | hors𝕖-shit | n. obscene words for unacceptable behavior (vulgar slang) |
| horseshoe | hors𝕖shõe | horse-shoe | hors𝕖-shõe | n. a U-shaped metal shoe nailed to a horse's hoof v. to fit with a horseshoe |
| horsetail | hors𝕖tāil | horse-tail | hors𝕖-tāil | n. a perennial rushlike herb with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves |
| horsewhip | horsew𝕙ip | horse-whip | horse-w𝕙ip | n. a whip for driving horses vt. to whip |
| horsey | horsēy | horse-y | horsē-y | a. of or relating to horses; resembling a horse |
| horsy | horsẏ | hors-y | hors-ẏ | a. pertaining to, or suggestive of, a horse |
| horsepower | hors𝕖pòwe̊r | horse-pow-er | hors𝕖-pòw-e̊r | n. a unit of power equal to 746 watts |
| horseracing | horserācing | horse-rac-ing | horse-rāc-ing | n. the sport of racing horses |
| horseradish | horse̊radish | horse-rad-ish | horse̊-rad-ish | n. a pungent root used as seasoning |
| horsewoman | hors𝕖wõmån | horse-wo-man | hors𝕖-wõ-mån | n. a woman horseman |
| horsemanship | hors𝕖månship | horse-man-ship | hors𝕖-mån-ship | n. skill in handling and riding horses |
| racehorse | rāc𝕖horse | race-horse | rāc𝕖-horse | n. a horse bred for racing |
| hortative | hortåtive | hort-at-ive | hort-åt-ive | a. giving encouragement; exhorting |
| hortatory | hortåto̊rẏ | hort-at-ory | hort-åt-o̊rẏ | a. giving strong encouragement |
| horticulture | horticûltůre | horti-cul-ture | horti-cûl-tůre | n. the science and art of growing plants |
| horticultural | horti̊cûltůrål | horti-cul-tur-al | horti̊-cûl-tůr-ål | a. of or relating to the cultivation of plants |
| horticulturist | horticûltůrist | horti-cul-tur-ist | horti-cûl-tůr-ist | n. an expert in the science of cultivating plants |
| horticulturalist | horticûltůrålist | horti-cul-tur-al-ist | horti-cûl-tůr-ål-ist | n. a person who practices horticulture |
| exhort | ėẋ𝕙ort | ex-hort | ėẋ-𝕙ort | v spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts v force or impel in an indicated direction |
| exhortation | eẋ𝕙ortātio̊n | ex-hort-at-ion | eẋ-𝕙ort-āt-io̊n | n. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action n. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion |
| hose | hōṡe | hose | hōṡe | n. a flexible tube for conveying water n. stockings or socks |
| hosepipe | hōṡ𝕖pīpe | hose-pipe | hōṡ𝕖-pīpe | n. a flexible tube for conveying water |
| hoses | hōṡėṡ | hose-s | hōṡė-ṡ | |
| hosanna | hōṡannå | hosanna | hōṡannå | n. a cry of praise or adoration (to God) |
| hosel | hōṡe̊l | hosel | hōṡe̊l | n. the socket on a golf club head into which the shaft is inserted |
| hosiery | hōs̃ie̊rẏ | hosi-ery | hōs̃i-e̊rẏ | n. socks and stockings and tights collectively |
| hospice | hospi̊ce | hosp-ice | hosp-i̊ce | n. a facility providing care for the terminally ill |
| hospitable | hospitåble | hosp-it-able | hosp-it-åble | a. friendly and welcoming to guests and strangers |
| hospital | hospitål | hosp-it-al | hosp-it-ål | n. a place where people are treated for illness or injury |
| hospitality | hospitalitẏ | hosp-it-al-ity | hosp-it-al-itẏ | n. kindness in welcoming guests or strangers |
| hospitals | hospitålṡ | hosp-it-al-s | hosp-it-ål-ṡ | |
| multihospital | mûltĩhospitål | multi-hosp-it-al | mûltĩ-hosp-it-ål | a. involving or relating to multiple hospitals |
| hospitalize | hospitålīze | hospit-al-ize | hospit-ål-īze | v. admit into a hospital |
| hospitably | hospitåblẏ | hospit-ab-ly | hospit-åb-lẏ | adv. in a hospitable manner |
| hospitalized | hospitålīz𝕖d | hospit-al-iz-ed | hospit-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. admit into a hospital |
| hospitalization | hospitåli̊zātio̊n | hospit-al-iz-at-ion | hospit-ål-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital |
| inhospitable | inhospitåble | in-hospit-able | in-hospit-åble | a. unfavorable to life or growth a. not hospitable |
| host | hōst | host | hōst | n. a person who receives or entertains guests n. a large number of people or things v. act as host |
| hostage | hostȧge | host-age | host-ȧge | n. a person captured and held until certain demands are met under threat of harm |
| hosted | hōstėd | host-ed | hōst-ėd | |
| hostel | hoste̊l | host-el | host-e̊l | n. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers n. inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) |
| hostess | hōstėss | host-ess | hōst-ėss | n. a woman who entertains guests |
| hostile | hostīle | host-ile | host-īle | a. unfriendly and aggressive a. belonging to an enemy |
| hostility | hostili̊tẏ | hostil-ity | hostil-i̊tẏ | n. a state of deep-seated ill-will; hostile feeling |
| hosting | hōsting | host-ing | hōst-ing | v. be the host of or for |
| hosts | hōsts | host-s | hōst-s | |
| hostesses | hōstėssėṡ | host-ess-es | hōst-ėss-ėṡ | |
| hostages | hostågėṡ | host-age-s | host-ågė-ṡ | |
| airhostess | āirhostėss | air-host-ess | āir-host-ėss | n. a female flight attendant on a passenger aircraft |
| hosta | hostå | hosta | hostå | n. robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs; plantain lilies |
| hostelry | hoste̊lrẏ | hostel-ry | hoste̊l-rẏ | n. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
| hot | hot | hot | hot | a. having a high temperature; producing heat a. intensely enthusiastic or passionate |
| hotbed | hotb𝕖d | hot-bed | hot-b𝕖d | n. a situation ideal for rapid development, especially of something bad n. a heated bed of earth covered with glass for growing plants |
| hotdog | hotdog | hot-dog | hot-dog | n. a frankfurter served hot on a bun |
| hotel | hōtel | hot-el | hōt-el | n. a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals |
| hotter | hotte̊r | hott-er | hott-e̊r | |
| hottest | hottėst | hott-est | hott-ėst | |
| hotfoot | hotfoot | hot-foot | hot-foot | n. a practical joke involving lighting a match in someone's shoe adv. without delay; speedily |
| hothead | hothèad | hot-head | hot-hèad | n. a reckless and impetuous person |
| hothouse | hothòuse | hot-house | hot-hòuse | n. a greenhouse for growing plants |
| hottie | hottie | hott-ie | hott-ie | n. an attractive person |
| hotline | hotlīne | hot-line | hot-līne | n. a direct telephone line for emergency use |
| hotly | hotlẏ | hot-ly | hot-lẏ | adv. in a heated manner |
| hotness | hotnėss | hot-ness | hot-nėss | n. the presence of heat n. a hot spiciness |
| hotplate | hotplāte | hot-plate | hot-plāte | n. a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking |
| hotpot | hotpot | hot-pot | hot-pot | n. a dish of meat and vegetables cooked in a pot |
| hotshot | hotshot | hot-shot | hot-shot | n. someone who is dazzlingly skilled |
| hotspot | hotspot | hot-spot | hot-spot | n. a place of political unrest n. a point of intense heat or radiation n. a lively entertainment spot |
| hot-blooded | hot-blood-ed | a. easily excited; passionate | ||
| hot-tempered | hot-temper-ed | a. quick-tempered; irritable | ||
| hotels | hōtelṡ | hot-el-s | hōt-el-ṡ | |
| hotties | hotti𝕖ṡ | hott-ie-s | hott-i𝕖-ṡ | |
| hotelkeeper | ho̊telkēepe̊r | hot-el-keep-er | ho̊t-el-kēep-e̊r | n. a person who runs a hotel |
| hotchpotch | hotchpotch | hotch-potch | hotch-potch | n. a mixture of various things; a stew |
| hotelier | hōtelie̊r | hotel-ier | hōtel-ie̊r | n. an owner or manager of hotels |
| hound | hòund | hound | hòund | n. a type of dog used for hunting vt. to pursue relentlessly |
| horehound | horehòund | hore-hound | hore-hòund | n. any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium |
| newshound | new̄ṡhòund | new-s-hound | new̄-ṡ-hòund | n. a reporter who hunts for news |
| hour | 𝕙òur | hour | 𝕙òur | n. a period of 60 minutes; a specific time; a significant moment |
| hourglass | 𝕙òurglass | hour-glass | 𝕙òur-glass | n. a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes |
| hourly | 𝕙òurlẏ | hour-ly | 𝕙òur-lẏ | a. occurring every hour adv. every hour |
| hours | 𝕙òurṡ | hour-s | 𝕙òur-ṡ | |
| half-hour | hà𝕝f-𝕙òur | half-hour | hà𝕝f-𝕙òur | |
| half-hours | hà𝕝f-𝕙òurṡ | half-hour-s | hà𝕝f-𝕙òur-ṡ | |
| houri | ho̊uri | houri | ho̊uri | n. (Islam) a dark-eyed virgin of perfect beauty in Paradise |
| house | hòuse | house | hòuse | n. a building for human habitation; a legislative body; a household vt. to provide with shelter |
| houseboat | hòus𝕖bōat | house-boat | hòus𝕖-bōat | n. a barge designed for use as a dwelling |
| housebound | hòus𝕖bòund | house-bound | hòus𝕖-bòund | a. confined usually by illness |
| houseboy | hòus𝕖boẏ | house-boy | hòus𝕖-boẏ | n. a male servant who performs domestic duties |
| housecoat | hòus𝕖cōat | house-coat | hòus𝕖-cōat | n. a loose dressing gown for women |
| housecraft | hòus𝕖craft | house-craft | hòus𝕖-craft | n. skill in managing a household |
| housedress | hòus𝕖dress | house-dress | hòus𝕖-dress | n. a dress suitable for doing housework |
| housefly | hòus𝕖flȳ | house-fly | hòus𝕖-flȳ | n. common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases |
| houseful | hòus𝕖fůl | house-ful | hòus𝕖-fůl | n. as many as a house will accommodate |
| houseguest | hòus𝕖g𝕦est | house-guest | hòus𝕖-g𝕦est | n a guest entertained in your house |
| household | hòus𝕖hōld | house-hold | hòus𝕖-hōld | n. a social unit living together a. relating to a household |
| housing | hòuṡing | hous-ing | hòuṡ-ing | n. buildings for people to live in n. a protective cover |
| housemaid | hòus𝕖māid | house-maid | hòus𝕖-māid | n. a female domestic servant |
| houseman | hòus𝕖mån | house-man | hòus𝕖-mån | n. an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience |
| housemate | hòusemāte | house-mate | hòuse-māte | n. someone who resides in the same house with you |
| houseplant | hòus𝕖plant | house-plant | hòus𝕖-plant | n. any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes |
| houses | hòuṡėṡ | house-s | hòuṡė-ṡ | |
| housetop | hòus𝕖top | house-top | hòus𝕖-top | n. the roof of a house |
| housewife | hòus𝕖wīfe | house-wife | hòus𝕖-wīfe | n. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income |
| housework | hòusewo̊rk | house-work | hòuse-wo̊rk | n. the work of cleaning and running a house |
| housebreaker | hòus𝕖breāke̊r | house-break-er | hòus𝕖-breāk-e̊r | n. a person who breaks into houses to steal |
| housebroken | hòus𝕖brōke̊n | house-brok-en | hòus𝕖-brōk-e̊n | a. (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place |
| housecleaner | hòuṡ𝕖clēane̊r | house-clean-er | hòuṡ𝕖-clēan-e̊r | n. a person whose occupation is cleaning houses |
| householder | hòus𝕖hōlde̊r | house-hold-er | hòus𝕖-hōld-e̊r | n. someone who owns a home |
| housekeeper | hòus𝕖kēepe̊r | house-keep-er | hòus𝕖-kēep-e̊r | n. a person employed to manage a household |
| housemaster | hòus𝕖màste̊r | house-mast-er | hòus𝕖-màst-e̊r | n. a teacher in charge of a boarding house at a school |
| housemother | hòus𝕖môṫhe̊r | house-moth-er | hòus𝕖-môṫh-e̊r | n. a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people |
| housepainter | hòus𝕖pāinte̊r | house-paint-er | hòus𝕖-pāint-e̊r | n. a painter of houses |
| housewives | hòusewīv𝕖ṡ | house-wiv-es | hòuse-wīv-𝕖ṡ | |
| housecleaning | hòus𝕖clēaning | house-clean-ing | hòus𝕖-clēan-ing | n. (figurative) reform by removing unwanted personnel, practices or conditions |
| housekeeping | hòus𝕖kēeping | house-keep-ing | hòus𝕖-kēep-ing | n. the work of cleaning and running a house |
| housewarming | hòusewãrming | house-warm-ing | hòuse-wãrm-ing | n. a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home |
| households | hòus𝕖hōldṡ | house-hold-s | hòus𝕖-hōld-ṡ | n. families or family units |
| houselights | hòus𝕖lī𝕘𝕙ts | house-light-s | hòus𝕖-lī𝕘𝕙t-s | n. lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater |
| housewares | hòusewar𝕖ṡ | house-ware-s | hòuse-war𝕖-ṡ | n. items used in the home, such as cookware |
| housekeepers | hòus𝕖kēepe̊rṡ | house-keep-er-s | hòus𝕖-kēep-e̊r-ṡ | |
| housewifery | hòusewīfe̊rẏ | house-wif-er-y | hòuse-wīf-e̊r-ẏ | n. the management of a household |
| bunkhouse | bûnkhòuse | bunk-house | bûnk-hòuse | n. a rough building providing sleeping quarters for workers on a ranch |
| doghouse | dog𝕙òuse | dog-house | dog-𝕙òuse | n. a small shelter for a dog |
| dollhouse | dollhòuse | doll-house | doll-hòuse | n. a small model of a house used as a toy by children |
| jailhouse | jāilhòuse | jail-house | jāil-hòuse | n. a correctional institution for detention |
| lighthouse | lī𝕘𝕙thòuse | light-house | lī𝕘𝕙t-hòuse | n. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
| penthouse | penthòuse | pent-house | pent-hòuse | n. a luxurious apartment on the top floor of a building |
| rehouse | rēhòuṡe | re-house | rē-hòuṡe | vt. to provide with a new house |
| storehouses | storehòuṡėṡ | store-house-s | store-hòuṡė-ṡ | n. plural of storehouse |
| whorehouse | 𝕨horehòuse | whore-house | 𝕨hore-hòuse | n. a building where prostitutes are available |
| coffeehouse | coffēehòuse | coff-ee-house | coff-ēe-hòuse | n. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold |
| meetinghouse | mēetinghòuse | meet-ing-house | mēet-ing-hòuse | n. a building for religious assembly |
| cathouse | cathòuse | cat-house | cat-hòuse | n. a building where prostitutes are available |
| longhouse | longhòuse | long-house | long-hòuse | n. a long communal dwelling of some North American Indian peoples |
| madhouse | madhòuse | mad-house | mad-hòuse | n. pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
| Houston | Hoūsto̊n | Houston | Hoūsto̊n | n. a city in Texas, USA |
| hover | hove̊r | hov-er | hov-e̊r | v. to remain in one place in the air v. to remain near someone or something |
| hovercraft | ho̊ve̊rcraft | hov-er-craft | ho̊v-e̊r-craft | n. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines |
| hovering | ho̊ve̊ring | hov-er-ing | ho̊v-e̊r-ing | v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above v. be undecided about something |
| hovel | ho̊ve̊l | hovel | ho̊ve̊l | n. a small crude shelter used as a dwelling |
| how | hòw | how | hòw | adv. in what way or manner; by what means; to what degree or extent |
| however | hòweve̊r | how-ev-er | hòw-ev-e̊r | adv. in spite of that; by whatever means; to whatever degree conj. but; yet |
| howdy | hòwdẏ | howd-y | hòwd-ẏ | interj. an expression of greeting |
| howdah | hòwdå𝕙 | howdah | hòwdå𝕙 | n. a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant |
| howitzer | hòwi̊tze̊r | howitz-er | hòwi̊tz-e̊r | n. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel |
| howl | hòwl | howl | hòwl | n. a long loud emotional utterance v. emit long loud cries |
| howler | hòwle̊r | howl-er | hòwl-e̊r | n. a glaring blunder |
| howling | hòwling | howl-ing | hòwl-ing | a. extraordinarily good or great n. a long loud cry or laugh |
| hoy | hoẏ | hoy | hoẏ | n. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads on canals |
| hoyden | hoẏde̊n | hoyden | hoẏde̊n | n. a girl who behaves in a boyish manner |
| hq | hq | n. the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command n. the center of operations or administration | ||
| HR | HR | HR | HR | |
| hub | hûb | hub | hûb | n. the central part of a wheel rotating on an axle n. a center of activity or interest |
| hubcap | hûbcap | hub-cap | hûb-cap | n. cap that fits over the hub of a wheel |
| hubby | hûbbẏ | hubb-y | hûbb-ẏ | n. a married man; a woman's partner in marriage |
| hubbub | hûbbûb | hubbub | hûbbûb | n. loud confused noise from many sources |
| hubris | hūbri̊s | hubris | hūbri̊s | n. overbearing pride or presumption |
| hubristic | hūbri̊stic | hubris-tic | hūbri̊s-tic | a. characterized by excessive pride or self-confidence |
| huck | hûck | huck | hûck | n. a coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric used for toweling |
| huckster | hûckste̊r | huck-ster | hûck-ste̊r | n. a seller of shoddy goods n. a person who writes radio or tv advertisements |
| huckleberry | hûckl𝕖berrẏ | huckle-berr-y | hûckl𝕖-berr-ẏ | n. blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States |
| huddle | hûddle | hudd-le | hûdd-le | n. a closely packed group v. to gather together closely |
| huddled | hûddl𝕖d | huddl-ed | hûddl-𝕖d | a. crowded or massed together |
| hue | hūe | hue | hūe | n. a color or shade |
| hued | hū𝕖d | hu-ed | hū-𝕖d | a. having a specified color or hue |
| huff | hûff | huff | hûff | n. a fit of petty annoyance v. to breathe heavily |
| huffing | hûffing | huff-ing | hûff-ing | n. an act of forcible exhalation v. blow hard and loudly |
| huffish | hûffish | huff-ish | hûff-ish | a. bad-tempered and arrogant |
| huffy | hûffẏ | huff-y | hûff-ẏ | a. quick to take offense |
| huffily | hûffilẏ | huff-i-ly | hûff-i-lẏ | adv. in a huffy manner |
| hug | hûg | hug | hûg | vt. to hold someone tightly in one's arms n. a tight embrace |
| huge | hūge | huge | hūge | a. extremely large in size or amount |
| huggable | hûggāble | hugg-able | hûgg-āble | a. inviting hugging; lovable and cuddly |
| huger | hūge̊r | hug-er | hūg-e̊r | |
| hugest | hūgėst | hug-est | hūg-ėst | |
| hugged | hûgg𝕖d | hugg-ed | hûgg-𝕖d | |
| hugger | hûgge̊r | hugg-er | hûgg-e̊r | n. a person who hugs |
| hugging | hûgging | hugg-ing | hûgg-ing | v. squeeze someone tightly in your arms |
| hugely | hūg𝕖lẏ | huge-ly | hūg𝕖-lẏ | adv. extremely; very much |
| hugeness | hūg𝕖nėss | huge-ness | hūg𝕖-nėss | n. the property of being enormous |
| hugs | hûgṡ | hug-s | hûg-ṡ | |
| huggy | hûggẏ | hugg-y | hûgg-ẏ | a. inclined to hug; affectionate |
| huh | hû𝕙 | huh | hû𝕙 | int. used to express surprise, confusion, or to ask for confirmation |
| uh-huh | ûh-hûh | uh-huh | ûh-hûh | |
| hula | hūlå | hula | hūlå | n. a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman |
| hulk | hûlk | hulk | hûlk | n. a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned |
| hulking | hûlking | hulk-ing | hûlk-ing | a. of great size and bulk |
| hull | hûll | hull | hûll | n. the outer covering of a seed or fruit n. the main body of a ship v. to remove the hull from |
| hulled | hûll𝕖d | hull-ed | hûll-𝕖d | v. remove the hulls from |
| hullabaloo | hûllåbåloo | hullabaloo | hûllåbåloo | n disturbance usually in protest |
| hullo | hûllō | hullo | hûllō | n an expression of greeting |
| hum | hûm | hum | hûm | v. to make a low steady continuous sound n. a low steady sound |
| humbug | hûmbûg | hum-bug | hûm-bûg | n. communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive v. trick or deceive |
| humdrum | hûmdrûm | hum-drum | hûm-drûm | a. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety |
| humbled | hûmbl𝕖d | humbl-ed | hûmbl-𝕖d | v. made humble; subdued in spirit |
| hummer | hûmme̊r | humm-er | hûmm-e̊r | n. a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words |
| humic | hūmic | hum-ic | hūm-ic | a. of or relating to or derived from humus |
| humid | hūmid | hum-id | hūm-id | a. containing a lot of water vapor in the air |
| humming | hûmming | humm-ing | hûmm-ing | n. the act of singing with closed lips |
| humble | hûmble | humb-le | hûmb-le | a. having a low view of one's importance; modest v. to make someone feel less proud |
| humbling | hûmbling | humb-ling | hûmb-ling | a. causing a sense of one's limitations |
| humbly | hûmblẏ | humb-ly | hûmb-lẏ | adv. in a humble manner |
| humor | hūmo̊r | hum-or | hūm-o̊r | n. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous n. the quality of being funny v. put in a good mood |
| humour | hūmo̊ur | hum-our | hūm-o̊ur | n. the quality of being funny; a sense of the comic |
| humus | hūmůs | hum-us | hūm-ůs | n. partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil |
| humoral | hūmo̊rål | hum-or-al | hūm-o̊r-ål | a. of or relating to bodily fluids |
| humming-bird | humm-ing-bird | n. a very small bird with wings that beat rapidly | ||
| hummingbird | hûmmingbi̊rd | humm-ing-bird | hûmm-ing-bi̊rd | n. a tiny bird with brilliant plumage that can hover in flight |
| humbler | hûmble̊r | humb-l-er | hûmb-l-e̊r | |
| humblest | hûmblėst | humb-l-est | hûmb-l-ėst | |
| humidify | hūmidifȳ | hum-id-ify | hūm-id-ifȳ | v. make (more) humid |
| humidity | hūmiditẏ | hum-id-ity | hūm-id-itẏ | n. wetness in the atmosphere |
| humorist | hūmo̊ri̊st | hum-or-ist | hūm-o̊r-i̊st | n. someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way |
| humbleness | hûmbl𝕖nėss | humb-le-ness | hûmb-l𝕖-nėss | n. the state of being humble and unimportant |
| humidor | hūmidor | hum-id-or | hūm-id-or | n. a container for keeping cigars moist |
| humorous | hūmo̊ro̊us | hum-or-ous | hūm-o̊r-o̊us | a. full of or characterized by humor |
| humourous | hūmo̊uro̊us | hum-our-ous | hūm-o̊ur-o̊us | a. funny; causing amusement |
| humors | hūmo̊rṡ | hum-or-s | hūm-o̊r-ṡ | |
| humorously | hūmo̊ro̊uslẏ | hum-or-ous-ly | hūm-o̊r-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a humorous manner |
| humidifier | hūmidifīe̊r | hum-id-i-fi-er | hūm-id-i-fī-e̊r | n. a device that adds moisture to the air |
| dehumidifier | dėhūmidifīe̊r | de-hum-id-i-fi-er | dė-hūm-id-i-fī-e̊r | n. a device that removes moisture from the air |
| exhume | exhūme | ex-hume | ex-hūme | v dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies |
| exhumed | exhūm𝕖d | ex-hum-ed | ex-hūm-𝕖d | v. dig up for reburial or for medical investigation |
| exhumation | exhūmātio̊n | ex-hum-at-ion | ex-hūm-āt-io̊n | n. the act of digging something out of the ground, especially a corpse |
| inhume | inhūme | in-hum-e | in-hūm-e | vt. to bury; to inter |
| nonhuman | nonhūmån | non-hum-an | non-hūm-ån | a. not human |
| human | hūmån | hu-man | hū-mån | a. relating to or characteristic of people n. a human being |
| humanities | hūmanitiēṡ | humanit-i-es | hūmanit-i-ēṡ | n. academic subjects that study human culture, such as literature and philosophy |
| humanity | hūmanitẏ | hu-man-ity | hū-man-itẏ | n. the quality of being compassionate or humane n. people in general |
| humanlike | hūmånlīke | hu-man-like | hū-mån-līke | a. resembling humans |
| humans | hūmånṡ | hu-man-s | hū-mån-ṡ | |
| humanization | hūmånīzātio̊n | human-iz-at-ion | hūmån-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making more human |
| humanitarian | hūmanitāriån | hu-man-it-ar-ian | hū-man-it-ār-iån | n. someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms a. of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism |
| dehumanized | dėhūmånīz𝕖d | de-humaniz-ed | dė-hūmånīz-𝕖d | a. divested of human qualities |
| dehumanize | dėhūmånīze | de-human-ize | dė-hūmån-īze | v. deprive of human qualities v. make mechanical or routine |
| dehumanizing | dēhūmånīzing | de-humaniz-ing | dē-hūmånīz-ing | v deprive of human qualities v make mechanical or routine |
| dehumanization | dēhūmåni̊zātio̊n | de-humaniz-at-ion | dē-hūmåni̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities |
| humdinger | hûmdinge̊r | humding-er | hûmding-e̊r | n. someone of remarkable excellence |
| humerus | hūme̊růs | humer-us | hūme̊r-ůs | n. bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow |
| humility | hūmilitẏ | humil-ity | hūmil-itẏ | n. a modest view of one's own importance |
| humiliate | hūmiliāte | humili-ate | hūmili-āte | vt. to make someone feel ashamed or foolish |
| humiliated | hūmiliātėd | humili-at-ed | hūmili-āt-ėd | a. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of |
| humiliating | hūmiliāting | humili-at-ing | hūmili-āt-ing | a. causing a feeling of shame or embarrassment |
| humiliation | hūmiliātio̊n | humili-at-ion | hūmili-āt-io̊n | n. the state of being disgraced or losing self-respect |
| humiliates | hūmiliāt𝕖s | humili-ate-s | hūmili-āt𝕖-s | |
| humiliatingly | hūmiliātinglẏ | humili-at-ing-ly | hūmili-āt-ing-lẏ | adv. in a humiliating manner |
| hummock | hûmmo̊ck | hummock | hûmmo̊ck | n. a small natural hill |
| hummus | hùmmûs | hummus | hùmmûs | n. a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic |
| humongous | hūmongo̊us | humong-ous | hūmong-o̊us | a. extremely large |
| humorless | hūmo̊rle̊ss | humor-less | hūmo̊r-le̊ss | a. lacking humor |
| humorlessly | hūmo̊rlesslȳ | humor-less-ly | hūmo̊r-less-lȳ | adv. in a humorless manner |
| hump | hûmp | hump | hûmp | n. a rounded raised mass on the back of a camel or person v. to carry something on the back |
| humpback | hûmpback | hump-back | hûmp-back | n. a person with a hunched back due to spinal curvature n. a large whale that arches its back when diving |
| humped | hûmp𝕖ḋ | hump-ed | hûmp-𝕖ḋ | a. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column |
| humping | hûmping | hump-ing | hûmp-ing | |
| humps | hûmps | hump-s | hûmp-s | |
| humpbacked | hûmpback𝕖ḋ | hump-back-ed | hûmp-back-𝕖ḋ | a. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column |
| humvee | hûmvēe | humvee | hûmvēe | n. a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive |
| hunch | hûnch | hunch | hûnch | n. a feeling or guess based on intuition v. to bend one's body forward |
| hunchback | hûnchback | hunch-back | hûnch-back | n. a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the spine |
| hunched | hûnch𝕖ḋ | hunch-ed | hûnch-𝕖ḋ | a. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect |
| hunchbacked | hûnchback𝕖ḋ | hunch-back-ed | hûnch-back-𝕖ḋ | a. characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis |
| hundred | hûndre̊d | hun-dred | hûn-dre̊d | num. the number equivalent to ten times ten; 100 |
| hundredfold | hûndre̊dfōld | hun-dred-fold | hûn-dre̊d-fōld | a. a hundred times as great adv. by a factor of one hundred |
| hundreds | hûndre̊dṡ | hun-dred-s | hûn-dre̊d-ṡ | |
| hundredth | hûndre̊dth | hun-dred-th | hûn-dre̊d-th | n. position 100 in a countable series a. the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order |
| hundredths | hûndre̊dths | hun-dred-ths | hûn-dre̊d-ths | n. one part in a hundred equal parts n. position 100 in a countable series |
| hundredweight | hûndre̊dwèi𝕘𝕙t | hun-dred-weight | hûn-dre̊d-wèi𝕘𝕙t | n. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (UK) |
| hung | hûng | hung | hûng | v. be suspended or hanging v. cause to be hanging or suspended v. kill by hanging |
| hunger | hûnge̊r | hung-er | hûng-e̊r | n. the feeling of needing food n. a strong desire |
| hungover | hûngōve̊r | hung-over | hûng-ōve̊r | a. suffering from the effects of drinking too much alcohol |
| hungry | hûngrẏ | hungr-y | hûngr-ẏ | a. feeling hunger; having a strong desire for something |
| hungrier | hûngrie̊r | hungr-i-er | hûngr-i-e̊r | |
| hungriest | hûngriėst | hungr-i-est | hûngr-i-ėst | |
| hungrily | hûngri̊lẏ | hungr-i-ly | hûngr-i̊-lẏ | adv. in a hungry manner |
| hungarian | hûngariån | hungar-ian | hûngar-iån | a. of or relating to Hungary or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Hungary |
| hunk | hûnk | hunk | hûnk | n. a large piece of something without definite shape; a well-built attractive man |
| hunker | hûnke̊r | hunk-er | hûnk-e̊r | v sit on one's heels |
| hunks | hûnks | hunk-s | hûnk-s | |
| hunky | hûnkẏ | hunk-y | hûnk-ẏ | a. in fine condition; satisfactory |
| hunt | hûnt | hunt | hûnt | n. the activity of searching for and chasing wild animals v. to search for something |
| hunted | hûnt𝕖d | hunt-ed | hûnt-𝕖d | a. reflecting the fear of one who is hunted |
| hunter | hûnte̊r | hunt-er | hûnt-e̊r | n. someone who hunts game n. a person who searches for something |
| huntress | hûntrėss | huntr-ess | hûntr-ėss | n. a woman hunter |
| hunting | hûnting | hunt-ing | hûnt-ing | n. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport n. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone |
| hunts | hûnts | hunt-s | hûnt-s | |
| huntsman | hûntsmån | hunt-sman | hûnt-smån | n. someone who hunts game |
| hunters | hûnte̊rṡ | hunt-er-s | hûnt-e̊r-ṡ | |
| manhunt | manhûnt | man-hunt | man-hûnt | n. an organized search for a person |
| hur | hůr | hur | hůr | n. abbreviation for hurricane |
| hurdle | hůrdle | hurd-le | hůrd-le | n. a barrier to be jumped over in a race n. an obstacle to be overcome v. to jump over a hurdle |
| hurdles | hůrdl𝕖ṡ | hurd-les | hůrd-l𝕖ṡ | n. a race in which runners jump over barriers |
| hurdler | hůrdle̊r | hurdl-er | hůrdl-e̊r | n. an athlete who runs the hurdles |
| hurdling | hůrdling | hurd-ling | hůrd-ling | n. the sport of running and jumping over hurdles |
| hurl | hůrl | hurl | hůrl | v. to throw with great force n. a violent throw |
| hurler | hůrle̊r | hurl-er | hůrl-e̊r | n. the person who does the pitching |
| hurrah | hùrràh | hurr-ah | hùrr-àh | n. a victory cheer v. shout 'hurrah!' |
| hurries | hûrri𝕖ṡ | hurr-ies | hûrr-i𝕖ṡ | |
| hurry | hûrrẏ | hurr-y | hûrr-ẏ | v. to move or do something quickly n. the need to move or act quickly |
| hurricane | hûrricåne | hurr-i-cane | hûrr-i-cåne | n. a violent storm with very strong winds |
| hurried | hurrĩ𝕖d | hurr-i-ed | hurr-ĩ-𝕖d | a. moving rapidly or performed in great haste |
| hurrying | hurrẏing | hurr-y-ing | hurr-ẏ-ing | a. moving with great haste |
| hurriedly | hurriēdlẏ | hurr-i-ed-ly | hurr-i-ēd-lẏ | adv. in a hurried or hasty manner |
| hurricanes | hûrricån𝕖ṡ | hurr-i-cane-s | hûrr-i-cån𝕖-ṡ | |
| unhurried | ûnhurrĩ𝕖d | un-hurr-i-ed | ûn-hurr-ĩ-𝕖d | a. relaxed and leisurely; without hurry |
| unhurriedly | ûnhurriedlẏ | un-hurri-ed-ly | ûn-hurri-ed-lẏ | adv. without haste |
| hurray | hurrāy | hurray | hurrāy | int. used to express joy or excitement |
| hurt | hůrt | hurt | hůrt | vt. to cause physical or mental pain vi. to feel pain n. physical or mental pain |
| hurtful | hůrtfůl | hurt-ful | hůrt-fůl | a. causing hurt or distress |
| hurting | hůrting | hurt-ing | hůrt-ing | n. a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder |
| hurtle | hůrtle | hurt-le | hůrt-le | v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; dash or rush |
| hurtling | hůrtling | hurt-ling | hůrt-ling | v. move with or as if with a rushing sound v. throw forcefully |
| hurts | hůrts | hurt-s | hůrt-s | |
| unhurt | ûnhůrt | un-hurt | ûn-hůrt | a. not injured a. free from danger or injury |
| ex-husband | ex-hûṡbånd | ex-husband | ex-hûṡbånd | n. a former husband |
| ex-husbands | ex-hûṡbåndṡ | ex-husband-s | ex-hûṡbånd-ṡ | |
| hush | hûsh | hush | hûsh | n. a silence or calm v. to make or become quiet |
| hushed | hûsh𝕖ḋ | hush-ed | hûsh-𝕖ḋ | a. in a softened tone; very quiet |
| husk | hûsk | husk | hûsk | n. the dry outer covering of some fruits and seeds vt. to remove the husk from |
| husky | hûskẏ | husk-y | hûsk-ẏ | n. a breed of thick-coated Arctic sled dog a. deep and hoarse-sounding a. big and strong |
| huskily | hûskilẏ | husk-i-ly | hûsk-i-lẏ | adv. in a hoarse or husky voice |
| huskiness | hûskinėss | husk-i-ness | hûsk-i-nėss | n. the quality of being hoarse |
| Hussey | Hûssēy | Huss-ey | Hûss-ēy | n. a surname |
| hussar | hûssår | hus-sar | hûs-sår | n. a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress |
| hussy | hûssẏ | huss-y | hûss-ẏ | n a woman adulterer |
| hustling | hûstling | hust-ling | hûst-ling | v. move or cause to move energetically or busily v. sell something by energetic activity |
| hustings | hûstingṡ | hust-ing-s | hûst-ing-ṡ | n. a platform for political speeches; an election campaign |
| hustle | hûs𝕥le | hustl-e | hûs𝕥l-e | v. to move quickly and energetically; to force someone to move quickly |
| hustler | hûstle̊r | hustl-er | hûstl-e̊r | n. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties |
| hut | hût | hut | hût | n. a small simple building or shelter |
| hutch | hûtch | hutch | hûtch | n. a cage or pen for small animals |
| hutong | hūtong | hutong | hūtong | n. a traditional narrow street or alley in Beijing |
| hyacinth | hȳåcinth | hyacinth | hȳåcinth | n. any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs |
| hyaline | hȳåline | hy-al-ine | hȳ-ål-ine | a. clear and transparent |
| hybrid | hȳbri̊d | hybrid | hȳbri̊d | n. something of mixed origin or composition a. produced by crossbreeding |
| hybridity | hȳbriditẏ | hybrid-ity | hȳbrid-itẏ | n. the state of being hybrid |
| hybridize | hȳbri̊dīze | hybrid-ize | hȳbri̊d-īze | v. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
| hybrids | hȳbridṡ | hybrid-s | hȳbrid-ṡ | |
| hybridized | hȳbridīz𝕖d | hybrid-iz-ed | hȳbrid-īz-𝕖d | v breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
| hybridization | hȳbri̊di̊zātio̊n | hybrid-iz-at-ion | hȳbri̊d-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the act of mixing different species or varieties to produce hybrids |
| hydrant | hȳdrånt | hydr-ant | hȳdr-ånt | n. a discharge pipe with a valve at which water may be drawn from the mains |
| hydrate | hȳdrāte | hydr-ate | hȳdr-āte | n. a compound containing water of crystallization v. to supply water to maintain a healthy balance |
| hydrocortisone | hȳdrōcortiṡo̊ne | hydro-cortisone | hȳdrō-cortiṡo̊ne | n. an adrenal-cortex hormone that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism |
| hydrated | hȳdrāt𝕖d | hydrat-ed | hȳdrāt-𝕖d | v. supply water or liquid to a. containing combined water |
| hydrating | hȳdrāting | hydrat-ing | hȳdrāt-ing | v. supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance |
| hydric | hȳdric | hydr-ic | hȳdr-ic | a. having or characterized by excessive moisture |
| hydride | hȳdrīde | hydr-ide | hȳdr-īde | n. any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements |
| hydrolysis | hȳdrolẙsi̊s | hydro-lysis | hȳdro-lẙsi̊s | n. a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds |
| hydrophone | hȳdro̊phōne | hydro-phone | hȳdro̊-phōne | n. a device for listening to sound transmitted through water |
| hydroplane | hȳdro̊plāne | hydro-plane | hȳdro̊-plāne | n. a boat that can travel on water at high speed v. glide on the water in a hydroplane |
| hydrosphere | hȳdro̊sphēre | hydro-sphere | hȳdro̊-sphēre | n. all the water on the earth's surface |
| hydrothermal | hȳdrōthe̊rmål | hydro-therm-al | hȳdrō-the̊rm-ål | a. relating to hot water, especially naturally occurring hot water in the earth's crust |
| hydrocarbon | hȳdrōcàrbo̊n | hy-dro-carbon | hȳ-drō-càrbo̊n | n. an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen |
| hydrolyzed | hȳdro̊lȳz𝕖d | hydro-lyz-ed | hȳdro̊-lȳz-𝕖d | v undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water |
| hydropower | hȳdrōpòwe̊r | hydro-pow-er | hȳdrō-pòw-e̊r | n. electric power generated by flowing water |
| hydrogen | hȳdro̊ge̊n | hy-dro-gen | hȳ-dro̊-ge̊n | n. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas; the lightest and most abundant element |
| hydration | hȳdrātio̊n | hydr-at-ion | hȳdr-āt-io̊n | n. the process of combining with water; usually reversible |
| hydrochloric | hȳdrōc𝕙loric | hydro-chlor-ic | hȳdrō-c𝕙lor-ic | a. relating to hydrochloric acid |
| hydrochloride | hȳdrōchlorīde | hydro-chlor-ide | hȳdrō-chlor-īde | n. a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride |
| hydraulic | hȳdrãulic | hy-draul-ic | hȳ-drãul-ic | a. operated by or involving liquid under pressure |
| hydrographic | hȳdro̊graphic | hydro-graph-ic | hȳdro̊-graph-ic | a. of or relating to the science of hydrography |
| hydrologic | hȳdrōlogic | hydro-log-ic | hȳdrō-log-ic | a. of or relating to hydrology |
| hydrophilic | hȳdro̊philic | hydro-phil-ic | hȳdro̊-phil-ic | a. having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in or be wetted by water |
| hydrophobic | hȳdro̊phōbic | hydro-phob-ic | hȳdro̊-phōb-ic | a. lacking affinity for water; tending to repel water a. abnormally afraid of water |
| hydrostatic | hȳdrōstatic | hydro-stat-ic | hȳdrō-stat-ic | a. relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert |
| hydroquinone | hȳdro̊quinōne | hydr-o-quinone | hȳdr-o̊-quinōne | n. a white crystalline compound used as a photographic developer |
| hydrological | hȳdro̊logicål | hydro-log-ic-al | hȳdro̊-log-ic-ål | a. of or pertaining to hydrology |
| hydrogenated | hȳdro̊ge̊nātėd | hydro-gen-at-ed | hȳdro̊-ge̊n-āt-ėd | vt. combine or treat with hydrogen |
| hydrodynamic | hȳdrōdȳnamic | hydro-dyn-am-ic | hȳdrō-dȳn-am-ic | a. of or relating to hydrodynamics |
| hydrodynamics | hȳdrōdȳnamics | hydro-dyn-am-ics | hȳdrō-dȳn-am-ics | n. study of fluids in motion |
| hydrogenation | hȳdroge̊nātio̊n | hydro-gen-at-ion | hȳdro-ge̊n-āt-io̊n | n. a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil |
| hydroelectric | hȳdrōelectric | hydro-e-lectr-ic | hȳdrō-e-lectr-ic | a. of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower |
| hydrologist | hȳdrolo̊gist | hydr-o-log-ist | hȳdr-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a geologist skilled in hydrology |
| hydraulics | hȳdrãulics | hy-draul-ic-s | hȳ-drãul-ic-s | n. study of the mechanics of fluids |
| hydrostatics | hȳdro̊statics | hydro-stat-ic-s | hȳdro̊-stat-ic-s | n. the study of fluids at rest |
| hydrology | hȳdrolo̊gẏ | hydr-o-log-y | hȳdr-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere |
| hydroelectricity | hȳdro̊ėlectrici̊tẏ | hydro-e-lectr-ic-ity | hȳdro̊-ė-lectr-ic-i̊tẏ | n. electricity produced by water power |
| hydrogeologic | hȳdrōgēo̊logic | hydro-ge-o-log-ic | hȳdrō-gē-o̊-log-ic | a. of or relating to hydrogeology |
| hydraulically | hȳdrãulicållẏ | hy-draul-ic-al-ly | hȳ-drãul-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a hydraulic manner |
| anhydride | anhȳdride | an-hydr-ide | an-hȳdr-ide | n. a compound formed from other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water |
| anhydrous | anhȳdro̊us | an-hydr-ous | an-hȳdr-o̊us | a. without water; especially without water of crystallization |
| antihydrogen | antihẏdro̊ge̊n | anti-hy-dro-gen | anti-hẏ-dro̊-ge̊n | n. the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen |
| dehydrator | dēhȳdrāto̊r | de-hydr-at-or | dē-hȳdr-āt-o̊r | n. a device or substance used for removing water or moisture |
| dehydrogenase | dēhȳdro̊ge̊nāse | de-hydr-o-gen-ase | dē-hȳdr-o̊-ge̊n-āse | n. an enzyme that oxidizes a substrate by transferring hydrogen to an acceptor |
| rehydrate | rēhȳdrāte | re-hydr-ate | rē-hȳdr-āte | v. to restore water to something dehydrated |
| rehydrated | rėhȳdrātėd | re-hydr-at-ed | rė-hȳdr-āt-ėd | v. restore water to something that has been dehydrated |
| hydra | hȳdrå | hydra | hȳdrå | n. trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects n. a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere |
| hydrazine | hȳdråzĩne | hydra-zine | hȳdrå-zĩne | n. a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent used in rocket fuels |
| hydrangea | hȳdrānge̊a | hydrangea | hȳdrānge̊a | n. a shrub with large clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers |
| dehydrated | dėhȳdrāt𝕖d | de-hydr-at-ed | dė-hȳdr-āt-𝕖d | a. having lost a large amount of water from the body |
| hydrilla | hȳdrillå | hydrilla | hȳdrillå | n. a submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves; naturalized in the southern US |
| hydro | hȳdrō | hydro | hȳdrō | n. a hydroelectric power plant |
| hydrofoil | hȳdro̊foil | hydro-foil | hȳdro̊-foil | n. a speedboat with winglike structures that lift it to skim the water at high speeds |
| hydrogel | hȳdro̊gel | hydro-gel | hȳdro̊-gel | n. a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium |
| hydroponic | hȳdro̊ponic | hydropon-ic | hȳdro̊pon-ic | a. of or relating to aquiculture |
| hydroponics | hȳdrōponics | hydropon-ic-s | hȳdrōpon-ic-s | n. a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
| hydroponically | hȳdro̊ponicållẏ | hydropon-ic-al-ly | hȳdro̊pon-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. using hydroponics |
| hydrops | hȳdrops | hydrops | hȳdrops | n. swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid |
| hydroxide | hȳdroxīde | hydroxide | hȳdroxīde | n. a compound of an oxide with water n. a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group |
| hydroxyl | hȳdroxẏl | hydroxyl | hȳdroxẏl | n. the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols |
| hyena | hȳēnå | hyena | hȳēnå | n. doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion |
| unhygienic | ûnhȳgiēnic | un-hygien-ic | ûn-hȳgiēn-ic | a. unclean and constituting a likely cause of disease |
| hygienic | hȳgiēnic | hygien-ic | hȳgiēn-ic | a. tending to promote or preserve health |
| hygienist | hȳgiēnist | hygien-ist | hȳgiēn-ist | n. a medical specialist in hygiene |
| hygiene | hȳgiēne | hygiene | hȳgiēne | n. the practice of keeping clean to prevent disease |
| hygrometer | hȳgrome̊te̊r | hygrom-et-er | hȳgrom-e̊t-e̊r | n. an instrument for measuring humidity |
| hyksos | hẏksos | hyksos | hẏksos | n. a dynasty that ruled ancient Egypt |
| hymen | hȳme̊n | hymen | hȳme̊n | n. a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin |
| hymn | hẏmn | hymn | hẏmn | n. a religious song of praise v. to sing hymns |
| hymnal | hẏmnål | hymn-al | hẏmn-ål | n. a songbook containing a collection of hymns |
| hymnbook | hẏmnbook | hymn-book | hẏmn-book | n. a songbook containing a collection of hymns |
| hyoid | hȳoid | hyoid | hȳoid | n. a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles |
| hyped | hȳp𝕖ḋ | hyp-ed | hȳp-𝕖ḋ | v. publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner |
| hyper | hȳpe̊r | hyp-er | hȳp-e̊r | a. highly excited or nervous; overactive |
| hype | hȳpe | hype | hȳpe | v. publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner n. extravagant or exaggerated publicity |
| overhyped | ōve̊rhȳp𝕖ḋ | over-hyped | ōve̊r-hȳp𝕖ḋ | a. promoted or advertised to an excessive degree |
| hyperacusis | hȳpe̊råcūsis | hyper-acusis | hȳpe̊r-åcūsis | n. abnormal acuteness of hearing; intolerance for ordinary sound levels |
| hyperbole | hȳpe̊rbo̊lē | hyper-bole | hȳpe̊r-bo̊lē | n. extravagant exaggeration |
| hyperbola | hȳpe̊rbo̊lå | hyper-bol-a | hȳpe̊r-bo̊l-å | n. a type of smooth curve with two branches |
| hyperbaric | hȳpe̊rbàric | hyper-bar-ic | hȳpe̊r-bàr-ic | a. relating to or using gas at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure |
| hyperbolic | hȳpe̊rbolic | hyper-bol-ic | hȳpe̊r-bol-ic | a. enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness a. of or relating to a hyperbola |
| hypermedia | hȳpe̊rmēdiå | hyper-med-ia | hȳpe̊r-mēd-iå | n. a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected |
| hypersonic | hȳpe̊rsonic | hyper-son-ic | hȳpe̊r-son-ic | a. relating to speeds of more than five times the speed of sound |
| hypertensive | hȳpe̊rtensive | hyper-tens-ive | hȳpe̊r-tens-ive | n. a person who has abnormally high blood pressure a. having abnormally high blood pressure |
| hypertonic | hȳpe̊rtonic | hyper-ton-ic | hȳpe̊r-ton-ic | a. (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension a. (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
| hyperinflation | hȳpe̊rinflātio̊n | hyper-in-fl-at-ion | hȳpe̊r-in-fl-āt-io̊n | n. extremely rapid and out-of-control inflation |
| hyperpigmentation | hȳpe̊rpigme̊ntātio̊n | hyper-pig-ment-at-ion | hȳpe̊r-pig-me̊nt-āt-io̊n | n. unusual darkening of the skin |
| hyperbolically | hȳpe̊rbolicållẏ | hyper-bol-ic-al-ly | hȳpe̊r-bol-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in an exaggerated manner |
| hyperinflationary | hȳpe̊rinflātio̊narẏ | hyper-in-fl-at-ion-ary | hȳpe̊r-in-fl-āt-io̊n-arẏ | a. of or relating to hyperinflation |
| antihypertensive | antihȳpe̊rtensive | anti-hyper-tens-ive | anti-hȳpe̊r-tens-ive | n. a drug that reduces high blood pressure |
| hypericum | hȳpèricům | hypericum | hȳpèricům | n. a large genus of plants including St. John's wort |
| hyperplasia | hȳpe̊rplās̃ĩà | hyperplasia | hȳpe̊rplās̃ĩà | n. abnormal increase in number of cells |
| hypha | hȳphå | hyph-a | hȳph-å | n. a thread-like structure in fungi |
| hyphen | hȳphe̊n | hyphen | hȳphe̊n | n. a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between syllables |
| hyphenate | hȳphe̊nāte | hyphen-ate | hȳphe̊n-āte | v. divide or connect with a hyphen |
| hyphenated | hȳphe̊nātėd | hyphen-at-ed | hȳphe̊n-āt-ėd | v. divide or connect with a hyphen |
| hyphenation | hȳphe̊nātio̊n | hyphen-at-ion | hȳphe̊n-āt-io̊n | n. connecting syllables and words by hyphens |
| hypnotism | hẏpno̊tiṡm | hypnot-ism | hẏpno̊t-iṡm | n. the act of inducing hypnosis |
| hypnotist | hẏpno̊tist | hypnot-ist | hẏpno̊t-ist | n. a person who induces hypnosis |
| hypnosis | hẏpnōsi̊s | hypn-osis | hẏpn-ōsi̊s | n. a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion |
| hypnotic | hẏpnotic | hypnot-ic | hẏpnot-ic | a. inducing sleep or a trance-like state n. a drug that induces sleep |
| hypnotize | hẏpno̊tīze | hypnot-ize | hẏpno̊t-īze | v. to induce hypnosis in |
| hypnotized | hẏpno̊tīz𝕖d | hypnot-iz-ed | hẏpno̊t-īz-𝕖d | v. induce hypnosis in a. having your attention fixated as though by a spell |
| hypnotically | hẏpnoticållẏ | hypnot-ic-al-ly | hẏpnot-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. by means of hypnotism |
| hypo | hȳpō | hypo | hȳpō | n. a photographic fixing agent (sodium thiosulfate) n. (informal) hypochondria |
| hypochondria | hȳpo̊c𝕙ondriå | hypochondria | hȳpo̊c𝕙ondriå | n. chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments |
| hypochondriac | hȳpo̊c𝕙ondriac | hypochondriac | hȳpo̊c𝕙ondriac | n. a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments a. suffering from hypochondria |
| hypochondriacal | hȳpochondrīåcål | hypochondriac-al | hȳpochondrīåc-ål | a. suffering from hypochondria |
| hypoglycemia | hȳpōglȳcēmiå | hypoglycemia | hȳpōglȳcēmiå | n. abnormally low blood sugar levels |
| hypoplasia | hȳpōplāṡiå | hypoplasia | hȳpōplāṡiå | n. underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells |
| hypotenuse | hȳpot𝕖nūse | hypotenuse | hȳpot𝕖nūse | n. the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle |
| hypothermia | hȳpo̊the̊rmiå | hypothermia | hȳpo̊the̊rmiå | n. subnormal body temperature |
| hypoxic | hȳpoxic | hypox-ic | hȳpox-ic | a. relating to or suffering from hypoxia (a deficiency of oxygen) |
| hypoxia | hȳpoxiå | hypoxia | hȳpoxiå | n. oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency |
| hyrax | hȳrax | hyrax | hȳrax | n. a small mammal of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and hooflike toes |
| hyssop | hẏsso̊p | hyssop | hẏsso̊p | n. a plant of the mint family with aromatic leaves |
| hysteria | hẏstèriå | hyster-ia | hẏstèr-iå | n. excessive or uncontrollable fear or excitement n. a neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks |
| hysteric | hẏstèric | hyster-ic | hẏstèr-ic | n. a person suffering from hysteria a. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria |
| hysterical | hẏstèricål | hyster-ic-al | hẏstèr-ic-ål | a. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion |
| hysterics | hẏstèrics | hyster-ic-s | hẏstèr-ic-s | n. an attack of hysteria |
| hysterically | hẏstèricållẏ | hyster-ic-al-ly | hẏstèr-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a hysterical manner |
| hysterectomy | hẏste̊recto̊mẏ | hysterectom-y | hẏste̊recto̊m-ẏ | n. surgical removal of the uterus |
| hysteresis | hẏste̊rēsis | hysteresis | hẏste̊rēsis | n. the lagging of an effect behind its cause |
