--- title: H — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: The 726 words of the school 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/school/H/page/2/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / H # H — The school dictionary · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/8/) - [handy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/handy/) — Useful and easy to use. — 11 sentences - [hang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hang/) — To hang is to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat on a hook. — 16 sentences - [hanging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hanging/) — A hanging is a cloth such as a curtain or tapestry hung on a wall for decoration. — 5 sentences - [hangman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangman/) — A hangman was the man whose job was to put criminals to death by hanging them. — 3 sentences - [hangnail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangnail/) — A small torn piece of skin hanging loose at the side or bottom of a fingernail, which can hurt. — 7 sentences - [hangover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangover/) — A hangover is the sick feeling, headache and tiredness a person has the day after drinking too much alcohol. — 8 sentences - [hangry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hangry/) — bad-tempered or irritable because you are hungry. — 10 sentences - [hani](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hani/) — The Hani are a people of southern China (Yunnan), Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar; their language is also called Hani. — 8 sentences - [hank](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hank/) — A loop or coil of wool, yarn, thread, rope or hair, loosely wound and tied, as in «a hank of wool». — 8 sentences - [hankering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hankering/) — A hankering is a strong wish or longing for something, often for a long time. — 3 sentences - [hanukkah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hanukkah/) — A Jewish festival of lights that lasts eight days and nights in the winter, remembering how the Temple in Jerusalem was won back and made… — 8 sentences - [hao](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hao/) — Hǎo means «good», «well» or «fine»; it is one of the most common Chinese words. — 9 sentences - [hap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hap/) — Luck or chance, especially something that happens by chance. — 9 sentences - [happen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happen/) — To happen is to take place, to come about. — 16 sentences - [happily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happily/) — Happily means in a happy, cheerful way. — 10 sentences - [happiness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happiness/) — The feeling of being happy, glad and pleased. — 10 sentences - [happy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/happy/) — Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy. — 16 sentences - [harangue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harangue/) — A harangue is a long, loud, forceful speech, often a scolding or an urging to act. — 4 sentences - [harass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harass/) — To keep annoying, upsetting, threatening or bothering someone again and again. — 7 sentences - [harbor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harbor/) — A sheltered area of water by the coast where ships and boats can stay safely. — 12 sentences - [harbour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harbour/) — A harbour is a place by the sea where boats and ships stay safe from waves and storms. — 12 sentences - [hard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hard/) — Hard means firm and not soft, like a rock or a nut. — 13 sentences - [hardback](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardback/) — A book with a stiff, strong cover. — 9 sentences - [harden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harden/) — To become hard or firm, or to make something hard. — 10 sentences - [hardihood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardihood/) — Hardihood is bold courage and toughness, a readiness to face danger or hardship. — 3 sentences - [hardly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardly/) — Hardly means almost not, or only just. — 11 sentences - [hardness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardness/) — Hardness is how hard something is: how well it resists being scratched, dented or pressed. — 9 sentences - [hardship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardship/) — Hardship is a situation of suffering or difficulty, especially from not having enough money, food or other things you need. — 10 sentences - [hardy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hardy/) — Strong and able to live through hard conditions such as cold, wind or little food, as in «hardy sheep». — 11 sentences - [hare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hare/) — A hare is a wild animal like a large rabbit, with long ears and long strong back legs, that runs very fast. — 8 sentences - [haricot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haricot/) — A haricot (haricot bean) is a small white bean, the kind used to make baked beans. — 8 sentences - [hark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hark/) — «Hark!» is a call to listen. — 5 sentences - [harlequin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harlequin/) — A harlequin is a clown character in old plays and pantomime, in a patchwork suit of bright diamonds and a mask. — 5 sentences - [harm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harm/) — Hurt, damage or injury to a person, animal or thing. — 12 sentences - [harmful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harmful/) — Harmful means causing harm: hurting people, animals, plants or things, or making them ill. — 8 sentences - [harmfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harmfully/) — In a way that causes harm or damage. — 7 sentences - [harmless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harmless/) — Harmless means not able to hurt or damage anyone or anything. — 11 sentences - [harmlessly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harmlessly/) — Harmlessly means without causing any hurt or damage. — 10 sentences - [harmonious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harmonious/) — Friendly and peaceful, without arguments. — 9 sentences - [harmony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harmony/) — Harmony is when people or things live, work or fit together peacefully and agree («live in harmony»). — 11 sentences - [harness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/) — A set of straps put on a horse or other animal to control it or join it to a cart. — 11 sentences - [harp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harp/) — A large musical instrument with many strings stretched on a tall frame, played by plucking with the fingers. — 11 sentences - [harper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harper/) — A harper is a person who plays the harp. — 3 sentences - [harpoon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harpoon/) — A harpoon is a long spear with a sharp, hooked point, often tied to a rope, used for catching whales, big fish or seals. — 9 sentences - [harpy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harpy/) — In Greek myths, a harpy is a monster with the face and body of a woman and the wings and claws of a bird. — 10 sentences - [harridan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harridan/) — A harridan is a fierce, bad-tempered old woman who scolds and frightens people. — 3 sentences - [harrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harrow/) — A harrow is a heavy frame with metal spikes or teeth, pulled over ploughed ground to break up the soil and make it ready for seed. — 5 sentences - [harry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harry/) — A boy's or man's name, short for Henry or Harold, as in Harry Potter or Prince Harry. — 9 sentences - [harsh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harsh/) — Cruel, unkind or too strict: «a harsh punishment», «harsh words». — 13 sentences - [harshly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harshly/) — In a cruel, unkind or too strict way: treated harshly. — 9 sentences - [harshness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harshness/) — Being unkind, strict or cruel: the harshness of the punishment. — 9 sentences - [hart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hart/) — An old word for a male deer, a stag, especially a full-grown red deer with large antlers. — 4 sentences - [hartebeest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hartebeest/) — A large African antelope with a long face, a sloping back and curved horns, living on grassy plains. — 7 sentences - [harvest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvest/) — To harvest is to gather crops like corn, apples or wheat when they are ripe. — 12 sentences - [harvested](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvested/) — gathered crops such as wheat, apples or potatoes when they are ripe. — 13 sentences - [harvester](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvester/) — A machine that gathers crops, such as a combine harvester. — 10 sentences - [harvestman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harvestman/) — A small creature with a round body and eight very long, thin legs, related to spiders but not a true spider; also called «daddy longlegs»… — 7 sentences - [hash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hash/) — The symbol \# (also called hash sign, pound sign in the US, or number sign), used in hashtags and on phones. — 15 sentences - [hashtag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hashtag/) — A word or phrase with the \# sign in front, used on social media so that posts on the same topic can be found together: \#worldbookday. — 9 sentences - [hassle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hassle/) — Something annoying and difficult that takes effort: getting the bus is such a hassle. — 11 sentences - [haste](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haste/) — Great speed, often too much speed, when you hurry. — 10 sentences - [hasten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hasten/) — To make something happen sooner or faster. — 10 sentences - [hastily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hastily/) — Quickly and without much care, as if in a hurry. — 4 sentences - [hasty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hasty/) — Done very quickly, sometimes too quickly, without enough care or thought. — 9 sentences - [hat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hat/) — A hat is something you wear on your head, to keep warm, keep the sun off, or look smart. — 13 sentences - [hatch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hatch/) — To hatch is for a baby bird, reptile or fish to break out of its egg. — 12 sentences - [hatchet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hatchet/) — A small axe with a short handle, used with one hand to chop wood. — 10 sentences - [hatchling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hatchling/) — A hatchling is a baby animal that has just come out of its egg, such as a bird, turtle, snake or crocodile. — 7 sentences - [hate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hate/) — To hate means to dislike someone or something very, very strongly. — 13 sentences - [hateful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hateful/) — Very unpleasant and deserving to be hated: «a hateful thing to say». — 10 sentences - [hater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hater/) — A person who hates someone or something. — 10 sentences - [hatful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hatful/) — The amount a hat can hold. — 7 sentences - [hatred](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hatred/) — Hatred is a very strong feeling of disliking someone or something, much stronger than ordinary dislike. — 10 sentences - [hatter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hatter/) — A person who makes or sells hats. — 11 sentences - [haughtily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haughtily/) — In a proud way, looking down on other people as if they were less important. — 4 sentences - [haughty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haughty/) — Proud and unfriendly, acting as if you are better than other people. — 8 sentences - [haul](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haul/) — To haul something means to pull or drag it with effort, because it is heavy. — 12 sentences - [hauling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hauling/) — Pulling or dragging something heavy with effort. — 10 sentences - [haunch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunch/) — The hip, bottom and top of the leg of a person or animal. — 9 sentences - [haunt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunt/) — In stories, a ghost haunts a place or person when it appears there again and again. — 11 sentences - [haunted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/) — Believed to be visited by ghosts: a haunted house. — 13 sentences - [haunting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunting/) — Of a ghost: visiting a place again and again (in stories). — 10 sentences - [hausa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hausa/) — The Hausa are a large people of West Africa, mainly in northern Nigeria and Niger. — 8 sentences - [have](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/have/) — To have is to own or hold something. — 27 sentences - [haven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haven/) — A haven is a safe, peaceful place where people or animals can rest or be protected. — 10 sentences - [havoc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/havoc/) — Great damage, mess or destruction caused by something or someone. — 4 sentences - [haw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haw/) — A haw is the small red berry of the hawthorn tree. — 12 sentences - [hawaiian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawaiian/) — Hawaiian means from or about Hawaii, the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that is a state of the USA. — 9 sentences - [hawk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawk/) — A bird of prey with sharp eyes, a hooked beak and strong claws (talons), which hunts small animals. — 10 sentences - [hawksbill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawksbill/) — A hawksbill (hawksbill turtle) is a sea turtle with a narrow beak curved like a hawk's, living on coral reefs in warm seas; it is critical… — 7 sentences - [hawthorn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hawthorn/) — A thorny bush or small tree with white or pink flowers in spring and small red berries in autumn, often grown as a hedge. — 4 sentences - [hay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hay/) — Hay is long grass that has been cut and dried, used to feed animals like horses, cows, rabbits and guinea pigs. — 10 sentences - [hayloft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hayloft/) — An upper floor in a barn or stable where hay is stored. — 4 sentences - [haymaking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haymaking/) — Cutting grass, drying it in the sun and gathering it as hay to feed animals in winter. — 8 sentences - [haystack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haystack/) — A haystack is a large pile or stack of dried grass (hay) kept outside on a farm to feed animals in winter. — 8 sentences - [haywire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haywire/) — Out of control, not working properly, behaving wildly: the computer went haywire. — 8 sentences - [hazard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hazard/) — A hazard is something that could hurt you or cause damage, a danger. — 11 sentences - [hazardous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hazardous/) — Hazardous means dangerous, likely to cause harm. — 9 sentences - [haze](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haze/) — A haze is a thin mist, smoke or dust in the air that makes it hard to see far. — 9 sentences - [hazel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hazel/) — A small tree or bush that grows hazelnuts. — 10 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/8/)