--- title: H — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/4/) [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 4 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/3/) **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/) - [helpful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpful/) — Helpful describes someone who is willing to help others. — 10 sentences - [helping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helping/) — An amount of food served to one person at one time: a second helping of pudding. — 11 sentences - [helpless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helpless/) — Helpless means not able to look after yourself or do things without help, like a newborn baby. — 10 sentences - [helplessly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helplessly/) — Without being able to help yourself or do anything about a situation. — 9 sentences - [helplessness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/helplessness/) — Helplessness is the state of being unable to act or help oneself. — 4 sentences - [hem](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hem/) — The edge of a piece of cloth, folded over and sewn so it does not fray, such as the bottom of a skirt or trousers. — 13 sentences - [hemisphere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hemisphere/) — Half of a sphere (a ball shape). — 10 sentences - [hemlock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hemlock/) — Hemlock is a tall wild plant with small white flowers, and it is very poisonous. — 4 sentences - [hemp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hemp/) — Hemp is a tall plant whose strong stem fibres are used to make rope, cloth, paper and other things. — 10 sentences - [hempen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hempen/) — Hempen means made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth. — 5 sentences - [hen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hen/) — A hen is a female chicken, a farm bird that lays eggs. — 12 sentences - [hence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hence/) — Hence means «so» or «for this reason». — 10 sentences - [henceforth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henceforth/) — From now on; from this time into the future. — 7 sentences - [henceforward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henceforward/) — From now on; from this time into the future. — 8 sentences - [henhouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/) — A small hut or shed where hens (chickens) live, sleep and lay eggs. — 8 sentences - [henry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henry/) — Henry is a boy's or man's first name, also used as a family name; many English kings were called Henry. — 8 sentences - [herald](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herald/) — In the past, an official who carried messages and made announcements for a king or queen. — 13 sentences - [heralded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heralded/) — Was a sign that something was coming. — 9 sentences - [heraldic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heraldic/) — Heraldic means to do with heraldry, the old system of coats of arms, badges and shields used by noble families. — 4 sentences - [herb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herb/) — A herb is a plant whose leaves, seeds or flowers are used to add flavour to food, such as basil, mint, parsley, rosemary and thyme. — 10 sentences - [herbage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbage/) — Herbage is grass and green plants, especially the food that animals graze on. — 4 sentences - [herbal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbal/) — Made from herbs or plants, as in herbal tea or herbal medicine. — 11 sentences - [herbivore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/) — A herbivore is an animal that eats only plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit or seeds. — 10 sentences - [herbivorous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivorous/) — Eating only plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit and seeds. — 8 sentences - [herd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herd/) — A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live and move together, like cows, deer, elephants or horses. — 12 sentences - [herder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herder/) — A herder is a person who looks after a group of animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats or reindeer, moving them to fresh grass and keeping… — 10 sentences - [herdsman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herdsman/) — A herdsman is a person who looks after a herd of cattle, sheep or goats. — 4 sentences - [here](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/here/) — Here means in, at or to this place: come here. — 13 sentences - [hereabouts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereabouts/) — Near this place, somewhere close by: is there a shop hereabouts? — 4 sentences - [hereafter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/) — From now on; after this time. — 11 sentences - [hereby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereby/) — Hereby means «by this statement, letter or document» — the words themselves make something happen. — 10 sentences - [hereditary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereditary/) — Hereditary describes a feature or illness that is passed from parents to children through genes. — 8 sentences - [herein](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herein/) — In this document, place or thing; in here. — 7 sentences - [hereinafter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereinafter/) — From this point on in this document; later in this text. Often used to give a short name: «John Smith (hereinafter called "the Buyer")». — 7 sentences - [heretofore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heretofore/) — Up until now, before this time: the rules heretofore were simple. — 4 sentences - [hereupon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereupon/) — Immediately after this, at that point: the king frowned, and hereupon he called the guards. — 4 sentences - [heritage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heritage/) — Heritage is the history, traditions, buildings, art and language that a country or group has had for a long time and passes on. — 10 sentences - [hermit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hermit/) — A hermit is a person who chooses to live alone, away from other people, often for religious reasons or to think and pray. — 10 sentences - [hermitage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hermitage/) — A small, lonely house where a hermit lives apart from other people. — 5 sentences - [hero](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hero/) — A hero is a person who does something very brave or good, especially to help or save others. — 11 sentences - [heroic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heroic/) — Very brave, like a hero, as in «a heroic rescue». — 11 sentences - [heroine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heroine/) — The main female character in a story, usually brave or good. — 5 sentences - [heron](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heron/) — A tall bird with long legs, a long neck and a long sharp beak, which stands still in shallow water to catch fish and frogs. — 8 sentences - [herpes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herpes/) — Herpes is a common infection caused by a virus; one kind causes cold sores, small painful blisters around the mouth. — 8 sentences - [herring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herring/) — A herring is a small silver fish that lives in big groups in the North Atlantic and other cold seas. — 10 sentences - [hesitate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hesitate/) — To stop or pause before doing or saying something because you are unsure, nervous or worried. — 10 sentences - [hesitation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hesitation/) — A pause before doing something, because you are unsure or afraid. — 4 sentences - [heterogeneous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heterogeneous/) — Made of many different kinds of things mixed together. — 4 sentences - [hew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hew/) — To cut or chop wood or stone with a sharp tool or axe. — 5 sentences - [hewn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hewn/) — Cut or chopped with an axe, pick or other sharp tool, especially wood or stone. — 9 sentences - [hexagon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hexagon/) — A hexagon is a flat shape with 6 straight sides and 6 corners. A hexagon has 6 sides. — 12 sentences - [hexagonal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hexagonal/) — Hexagonal means shaped like a hexagon: having six straight sides and six corners. — 8 sentences - [hi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hi/) — Hi is a friendly word you say when you meet someone. It means hello. — 14 sentences - [hibernate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernate/) — Of an animal: to spend the winter in a deep sleep-like state, with the body slowed down and cold, to save energy. — 10 sentences - [hibernating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernating/) — Hibernating means spending the winter in a deep sleep-like rest. — 8 sentences - [hibernation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hibernation/) — A very deep sleep-like rest that some animals go into during winter: their body cools, their heart slows and they live on stored fat. — 8 sentences - [hiccough](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hiccough/) — An old spelling of «hiccup»: a sudden, sharp «hic» sound when a muscle under your lungs (the diaphragm) jerks and makes you breathe in. — 9 sentences - [hiccup](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hiccup/) — A hiccup is a sudden, short "hic" sound you make when a muscle under your lungs jumps by itself. — 10 sentences - [hick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hick/) — An insulting word for someone from the countryside, suggesting they are simple and old-fashioned. — 8 sentences - [hickory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hickory/) — A North American tree of the walnut family, with hard nuts. — 9 sentences - [hidden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hidden/) — Hidden means put in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found. — 12 sentences - [hide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hide/) — To hide means to put something where it cannot be seen or found. — 16 sentences - [hideous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hideous/) — Hideous means extremely ugly or horrible to look at. — 9 sentences - [hideously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hideously/) — In a very ugly, horrible or frightening way. — 9 sentences - [hie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hie/) — To hurry or go quickly. — 4 sentences - [hierarchical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hierarchical/) — Arranged in levels or ranks, from the top to the bottom, with each level more important or powerful than the one below. — 8 sentences - [hierarchy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hierarchy/) — A system where people or things are arranged in levels, from the most important or powerful at the top to the least at the bottom. — 9 sentences - [hieroglyph](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hieroglyph/) — A picture or symbol used for writing, especially in ancient Egypt, where little drawings of birds, eyes and other things stood for sounds… — 9 sentences - [hieroglyphic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hieroglyphic/) — Written in picture signs, as the ancient Egyptians wrote. — 5 sentences - [higgle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higgle/) — To haggle, to argue and bargain over a price. — 4 sentences - [high](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/high/) — High means far up from the ground, or tall: a high wall, a high mountain. — 16 sentences - [higher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/higher/) — Higher means more high, further up from the ground than something else. — 13 sentences - [highland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highland/) — Highland is land that is high up, with hills and mountains. — 10 sentences - [highlight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highlight/) — A highlight is the best or most exciting part of something. — 14 sentences - [highlighter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highlighter/) — A pen with bright see-through ink, used to mark important words in a text. — 8 sentences - [highly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/) — Highly means very or very much: highly dangerous, highly unlikely. — 11 sentences - [highness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highness/) — A title used to address a prince, princess or other royal person, as in «Your Highness». — 4 sentences - [highroad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highroad/) — A main public road for travel, a highway. — 4 sentences - [highway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highway/) — A main road, usually big and fast, that joins towns and cities. — 10 sentences - [highwayman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highwayman/) — In the old days, a robber on horseback who stopped travellers on the road and took their money. — 8 sentences - [hijab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/) — A headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open. — 9 sentences - [hike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hike/) — A hike is a long walk, often in hills, woods or mountains, done for fun or exercise. — 13 sentences - [hiker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hiker/) — A hiker is a person who goes on long walks in the country, hills or mountains, for fun or exercise. — 9 sentences - [hilarious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilarious/) — Extremely funny, making you laugh a lot: a hilarious joke. — 7 sentences - [hill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hill/) — A hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides. — 12 sentences - [hillock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hillock/) — A hillock is a small hill, a little rise of ground. — 4 sentences - [hillside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hillside/) — The sloping side of a hill. — 10 sentences - [hilltop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilltop/) — A hilltop is the top of a hill. — 9 sentences - [hilly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilly/) — Having a lot of hills, as in «hilly countryside». — 7 sentences - [hilt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilt/) — The hilt is the handle of a sword or knife. — 5 sentences - [himalayan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/himalayan/) — To do with the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, in Asia, which includes Mount Everest. — 9 sentences - [hind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hind/) — At the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs. — 9 sentences - [hinder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinder/) — To hinder is to make it hard for someone to do something or to get somewhere; to slow them down or get in their way. — 4 sentences - [hindering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindering/) — Hindering means slowing down or getting in the way of someone's progress. — 4 sentences - [hindi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindi/) — One of the main languages of India, spoken by hundreds of millions of people and written in the Devanagari script. — 10 sentences - [hindquarters](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindquarters/) — The back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump. — 7 sentences - [hindrance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindrance/) — A hindrance is something or someone that makes it harder for you to do something or slows you down. — 9 sentences - [hindu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hindu/) — A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India. — 9 sentences - [hinduism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinduism/) — Hinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality, Brahman, o… — 9 sentences - [hinge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinge/) — A hinge is a small metal joint that lets a door, gate, lid or window swing open and shut. — 12 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/3/) **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/)