--- title: H — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 39 description: The 779 words of the English dictionary under H, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/39/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / H # H — The English dictionary · page 39 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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animals.[↗](../../husbandry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Good husbandry keeps the farm healthy.[↗](../../husbandry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man was known for his husbandry.[↗](../../husbandry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **hush** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To hush someone is to make them be quiet or calm.[↗](../../hush/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a command, «Hush!» means «Be quiet!».[↗](../../hush/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A hush is a sudden quiet, when everyone stops talking.[↗](../../hush/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To hush something up is to keep it secret so people do not find out, often something bad.[↗](../../hush/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Hush now, the baby's asleep,» whispered Dad.[↗](../../hush/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A hush fell over the hall when the head teacher walked in.[↗](../../hush/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum hushed us when the phone rang.[↗](../../hush/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The company tried to hush up the accident.[↗](../../hush/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Hush, little baby, don't say a word» is an old lullaby.[↗](../../hush/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plan is all very hush-hush, so don't tell anyone.[↗](../../hush/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the hush of the forest we heard a woodpecker.[↗](../../hush/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Hush," said John, and he told her some more.[↗](../../hush/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.[↗](../../hush/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.29.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hush/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **husk** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A husk is the dry outer covering of some seeds or fruits, like corn, coconuts or rice.[↗](../../husk/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A husk is the dry, empty shell of something when the inside has gone.[↗](../../husk/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To husk means to remove the husk.[↗](../../husk/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We pulled the husks off the corn cobs.[↗](../../husk/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The coconut husk is hairy and tough.[↗](../../husk/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bible story, the lost son was so hungry he wished he could eat the pigs' husks.[↗](../../husk/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the illness he was a husk of his old self.[↗](../../husk/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rice husks are removed at the mill.[↗](../../husk/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The moment he got into his own house he took a great handful of rice, and began to shell off the husks, with the help of his wife.[↗](../../husk/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **husky** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* noun.[↗](../../husky/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A husky is a strong dog with thick fur, used in cold northern lands to pull sleds.[↗](../../husky/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* adjective.[↗](../../husky/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A husky voice is low and rough, as if the person has a sore throat.[↗](../../husky/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* adjective (US, informal).[↗](../../husky/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Husky means big and strong; for children's clothes it means a larger size.[↗](../../husky/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The huskies pulled the sled across the ice.[↗](../../husky/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbour's husky has blue eyes.[↗](../../husky/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After shouting at the match, his voice was husky.[↗](../../husky/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She spoke in a soft, husky voice.[↗](../../husky/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Huskies love cold weather.[↗](../../husky/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A team of 8 huskies can pull a heavy sled.[↗](../../husky/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hussar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soldier who rides a fast horse in a light cavalry unit of an old European army.[↗](../../hussar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The prince rode off with his hussars.[↗](../../hussar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Two hundred hussars rode forward.[↗](../../hussar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **hussy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* old use, now rude: a bold or cheeky girl or woman, used as an insult.[↗](../../hussy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "You shall go, hussy!" said the mother.[↗](../../hussy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pert hussy answered back.[↗](../../hussy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **hustle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To push or hurry people along quickly, sometimes roughly.[↗](../../hustle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The officers hustled him away to jail.[↗](../../hustle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hustle, or we will miss the train\![↗](../../hustle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **hut** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small, simple building, often made of wood, mud or metal, used for shelter or storage.[↗](../../hut/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The woodcutter lived in a small hut in the forest.[↗](../../hut/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sheltered from the rain in a mountain hut.[↗](../../hut/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stone Age people built huts from wood and animal skins.[↗](../../hut/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our family rents a beach hut in the summer.[↗](../../hut/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tools are kept in a hut at the end of the garden.[↗](../../hut/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The hut had one room and a tiny window.[↗](../../hut/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Soon the straw hut was ready.[↗](../../hut/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hutch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hutch is a wooden box or cage with a wire front, where pet rabbits, guinea pigs or other small animals are kept.[↗](../../hutch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In American English, a hutch is also a cupboard with open shelves on top, for dishes.[↗](../../hutch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our rabbit lives in a hutch in the garden.[↗](../../hutch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I clean out the hutch every Saturday.[↗](../../hutch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put fresh hay in the guinea pig's hutch.[↗](../../hutch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hutch needs to be out of the hot sun.[↗](../../hutch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A small hutch is not enough; rabbits need room to run.[↗](../../hutch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We moved the hutch into the shed in winter.[↗](../../hutch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma keeps her best plates in the kitchen hutch.[↗](../../hutch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbit hopped out of its hutch and into the run.[↗](../../hutch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She never slapped her hippopotamus when it broke her dolls in its playful gambols, and she never forgot to feed her rhinoceroses in their little hutch in the backyard.[↗](../../hutch/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **hyacinth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hyacinth is a spring plant that grows from a bulb and has a thick spike of small, sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers, often blue, purple, pink or white.[↗](../../hyacinth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hyacinth is a purplish-blue colour.[↗](../../hyacinth/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (myth) In Greek stories Hyacinthus was a young man loved by the god Apollo; after he died a flower grew from his blood.[↗](../../hyacinth/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A water hyacinth is a floating plant that can cover rivers and lakes.[↗](../../hyacinth/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We planted hyacinth bulbs in autumn and they flowered in March.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hyacinths on the windowsill made the whole room smell sweet.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher grew a hyacinth in a jar so we could watch its roots.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water hyacinth can block rivers so boats cannot pass.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran's favourite flowers are pink hyacinths.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridesmaids wore hyacinth-blue dresses.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear gloves when handling hyacinth bulbs, because they can make your skin itchy.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Rose, lily, and hyacinth--yes, I saw them all three.[↗](../../hyacinth/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hyades** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name, astronomy) The Hyades are a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, shaped like a V, the closest star cluster to Earth (about 150 light years away).[↗](../../hyades/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (myth) In Greek myths, the Hyades were nymphs, daughters of Atlas, linked with rain.[↗](../../hyades/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Hyades form the V-shaped face of Taurus the Bull.[↗](../../hyades/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You can see the Hyades with your eyes on a dark winter night.[↗](../../hyades/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Hyades are close to the Pleiades in the sky.[↗](../../hyades/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Aldebaran looks as if it is in the Hyades but it is much nearer to us.[↗](../../hyades/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Greek myths the Hyades were rain nymphs.[↗](../../hyades/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Through binoculars the Hyades look like a scatter of jewels.[↗](../../hyades/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hybrid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hybrid is a plant or animal whose parents are two different kinds (species or varieties), like a mule, whose parents are a horse and a donkey.[↗](../../hybrid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A hybrid is anything that mixes two different things, like a hybrid car that uses both petrol and electricity.[↗](../../hybrid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Hybrid means mixed, as in «hybrid learning» (some at school and some online) or «hybrid working».[↗](../../hybrid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A mule is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey.[↗](../../hybrid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new car is a hybrid, so it uses less petrol.[↗](../../hybrid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The gardener grew a hybrid rose with orange and pink petals.[↗](../../hybrid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some lessons were hybrid, with half the class at home on video.[↗](../../hybrid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A liger is a hybrid of a lion and a tiger.[↗](../../hybrid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The film is a hybrid of comedy and horror.[↗](../../hybrid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Hybrid plants can be stronger than their parents.[↗](../../hybrid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hydra** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A monster from Greek stories: a huge snake with many heads, where cutting one off lets more grow.[↗](../../hydra/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Also a tiny water creature.[↗](../../hydra/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hero had to slay the hydra.[↗](../../hydra/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hydra had nine heads.[↗](../../hydra/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **hydrangea** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A garden bush with large round heads of small flowers in blue, pink, purple or white.[↗](../../hydrangea/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Gran's hydrangeas are bright blue this year.[↗](../../hydrangea/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydrangeas like shade and lots of water.[↗](../../hydrangea/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In acid soil, hydrangeas turn blue; in chalky soil, they turn pink.[↗](../../hydrangea/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We picked a big pink hydrangea for the table.[↗](../../hydrangea/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hydrangea flowers are dry and papery in autumn.[↗](../../hydrangea/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydrangea leaves are poisonous if eaten.[↗](../../hydrangea/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hydrant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pipe in the street, often a short red or yellow post, where firefighters connect hoses to get water to put out fires; a fire hydrant.[↗](../../hydrant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The firefighters attached their hose to the hydrant.[↗](../../hydrant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't park in front of a fire hydrant.[↗](../../hydrant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the USA, many hydrants are red posts on the sidewalk.[↗](../../hydrant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A yellow H sign shows where the hydrant is.[↗](../../hydrant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dogs like to sniff the hydrant.[↗](../../hydrant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never open a hydrant; firefighters need the water.[↗](../../hydrant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hydrate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To give water to your body or skin so it has enough: drink water to hydrate.[↗](../../hydrate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) To add water to something, or for a substance to combine with water.[↗](../../hydrate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (chemistry) A hydrate is a substance that has water joined into its crystals, such as blue copper sulfate.[↗](../../hydrate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Remember to hydrate during the football match.[↗](../../hydrate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated in the heat.[↗](../../hydrate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This cream hydrates dry skin.[↗](../../hydrate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Blue copper sulfate is a hydrate; heating it drives out the water.[↗](../../hydrate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants need to hydrate their cells to stand upright.[↗](../../hydrate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After being sick, sip water slowly to rehydrate.[↗](../../hydrate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hydrated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having enough water in your body; not thirsty or dried out.[↗](../../hydrated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb, past) Given water or moisture: hydrated skin, hydrated plants.[↗](../../hydrated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (chemistry) Joined with water molecules in its structure, as in «hydrated copper sulphate», a blue crystal.[↗](../../hydrated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Remember to stay hydrated on sports day.[↗](../../hydrated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink water before, during and after football to keep hydrated.[↗](../../hydrated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When you are well hydrated, your pee is pale yellow.[↗](../../hydrated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse made sure the sick child stayed hydrated.[↗](../../hydrated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cream keeps your skin hydrated in winter.[↗](../../hydrated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Blue hydrated copper sulphate turns white when you heat it.[↗](../../hydrated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Camels can go for days without water and still stay hydrated longer than us.[↗](../../hydrated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hydration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Taking in enough water so that your body works well.[↗](../../hydration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Putting water or moisture into something, such as skin, soil or a dry substance.[↗](../../hydration/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (chemistry) A reaction in which water joins with another substance.[↗](../../hydration/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Good hydration helps your brain think clearly in tests.[↗](../../hydration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The race had hydration stations with cups of water every mile.[↗](../../hydration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydration is extra important on hot days.[↗](../../hydration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach talked to us about hydration before the match.[↗](../../hydration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This lotion is for skin hydration.[↗](../../hydration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Concrete hardens through a chemical reaction called hydration.[↗](../../hydration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fruit like watermelon helps with hydration because it is mostly water.[↗](../../hydration/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hydraulic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Worked by the pressure of a liquid, usually oil or water, pushed through pipes.[↗](../../hydraulic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To do with moving water, for example in dams, canals and pipes: hydraulic engineering.[↗](../../hydraulic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (of cement) Able to set hard under water.[↗](../../hydraulic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The digger's hydraulic arm lifted the heavy rocks.[↗](../../hydraulic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a hydraulic robot arm using syringes and coloured water.[↗](../../hydraulic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mechanic raised the car on a hydraulic lift.[↗](../../hydraulic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cars stop using hydraulic brakes.[↗](../../hydraulic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist's chair moves up with a hydraulic pump.[↗](../../hydraulic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A hydraulic press can squash a can flat.[↗](../../hydraulic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The engineer studied hydraulics to design the dam.[↗](../../hydraulic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hydraulics** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hydraulics is the science and use of liquids, usually oil or water, pushed through pipes to move or lift things.[↗](../../hydraulics/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The hydraulics of a machine are its parts that work by liquid pressure.[↗](../../hydraulics/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hydraulics lets a small digger lift huge rocks.[↗](../../hydraulics/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a hydraulic arm from syringes, tubes and water.[↗](../../hydraulics/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pilot said there was a problem with the hydraulics.[↗](../../hydraulics/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Car brakes use hydraulics to press the pads on the wheels.[↗](../../hydraulics/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The engineer studied hydraulics at university.[↗](../../hydraulics/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When the hydraulics failed, the drawbridge would not rise.[↗](../../hydraulics/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A hydraulic jack can lift a car with one person pumping the handle.[↗](../../hydraulics/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hydroelectric** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hydroelectric means making electricity from moving water, usually water rushing down from a dam through turbines.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A hydroelectric power station or dam is a place where this happens.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hydroelectric power uses falling water to make electricity.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Much of New Zealand's electricity is hydroelectric.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hydroelectric dam flooded the valley behind it.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water spins the turbines inside a hydroelectric power station.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydroelectric energy is renewable because rain refills the rivers.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Building the hydroelectric scheme meant moving a whole village.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Norway gets most of its electricity from hydroelectric stations.[↗](../../hydroelectric/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hydrogen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The lightest of all chemical elements; a gas with no colour, smell or taste that burns easily.[↗](../../hydrogen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Its chemical symbol is H.[↗](../../hydrogen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.[↗](../../hydrogen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydrogen is the lightest gas there is.[↗](../../hydrogen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sun is mostly hydrogen.[↗](../../hydrogen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some buses run on hydrogen fuel.[↗](../../hydrogen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydrogen burns with a squeaky pop in a test tube.[↗](../../hydrogen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hydrogen's symbol is H.[↗](../../hydrogen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Old airships were filled with hydrogen, which is dangerous because it burns.[↗](../../hydrogen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hyena** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hyena is a dog-like wild animal from Africa and parts of Asia with strong jaws, a sloping back and, in the spotted kind, a call that sounds like laughing.[↗](../../hyena/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hyenas hunt in groups and also eat what other animals leave behind.[↗](../../hyena/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hyena's laugh echoed across the savanna at night.[↗](../../hyena/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Spotted hyenas live in big groups called clans.[↗](../../hyena/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hyenas have jaws strong enough to crack bones.[↗](../../hyena/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions and hyenas often fight over food.[↗](../../hyena/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hyenas hunt zebras and wildebeest as well as scavenging.[↗](../../hyena/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the cartoon, the hyenas were the villain's helpers.[↗](../../hyena/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Female spotted hyenas are bigger than the males and lead the group.[↗](../../hyena/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hygiene** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hygiene is keeping yourself and the things around you clean to stay healthy and stop germs spreading.[↗](../../hygiene/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Washing your hands is an important part of hygiene.[↗](../../hygiene/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Brushing your teeth twice a day is good dental hygiene.[↗](../../hygiene/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Food hygiene means keeping raw meat away from other foods.[↗](../../hygiene/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cover your mouth when you cough; it is good hygiene.[↗](../../hygiene/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse talked to us about personal hygiene.[↗](../../hygiene/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Good hygiene helps stop germs from spreading.[↗](../../hygiene/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hygienic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Clean and free of germs, so it is unlikely to spread illness.[↗](../../hygienic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Helping to keep things clean and healthy: a hygienic way of storing food.[↗](../../hygienic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is not hygienic to share a toothbrush.[↗](../../hygienic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The school kitchen must be kept hygienic.[↗](../../hygienic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Washing your hands with soap is the most hygienic thing to do before eating.[↗](../../hygienic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Paper towels can be more hygienic than a shared cloth towel.[↗](../../hygienic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse put on gloves to keep things hygienic.[↗](../../hygienic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Licking the spoon and putting it back in the jar is not hygienic\![↗](../../hygienic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats are quite hygienic animals and wash themselves a lot.[↗](../../hygienic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) … [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/38/) **39** [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/40/) - ← previous: [page 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/38/) - next →: [page 40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/40/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)