--- title: H — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 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/5/) [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 5 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/4/) **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/) - [hinny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hinny/) — A hinny is the young of a male horse and a female donkey; it looks a bit like a mule. — 8 sentences - [hint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/) — noun. — 16 sentences - [hip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hip/) — The part of your body on each side where your leg joins your waist. — 13 sentences - [hippo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hippo/) — A hippo, short for hippopotamus, is a huge, heavy African animal with a wide mouth, short legs and thick skin, which spends most of the da… — 9 sentences - [hippopotamus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hippopotamus/) — A hippopotamus is a very large, heavy African animal with thick grey skin, a huge mouth and short legs, which spends most of the day in ri… — 10 sentences - [hire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hire/) — To hire is to pay to use something for a time (UK), like hiring a boat or bikes; in the USA people usually say «rent». — 11 sentences - [hispanic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hispanic/) — To do with Spanish-speaking countries and their people and culture, especially Latin America and Spain. — 8 sentences - [hiss](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hiss/) — To hiss is to make a long «sss» sound, like a snake or steam escaping. — 13 sentences - [histamine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/histamine/) — A chemical made by the body that causes allergy symptoms such as sneezing, itching, swelling and a runny nose when the body reacts to thin… — 6 sentences - [historian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/historian/) — A historian is a person who studies history and writes about the past, using evidence such as documents, objects and buildings. — 9 sentences - [historic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/historic/) — Historic means important in history, or likely to be remembered in the future as important. — 10 sentences - [historical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/historical/) — Historical means to do with history or the past: «historical events», «historical facts». — 10 sentences - [historically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/historically/) — Historically means in the past, or over a long period of history. — 8 sentences - [history](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/history/) — History is everything that happened in the past, especially to people, countries and the world. — 15 sentences - [hit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hit/) — To touch someone or something hard and fast with your hand, a bat or an object. — 16 sentences - [hitch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hitch/) — A small problem that delays something, as in «a technical hitch». — 13 sentences - [hitchhike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hitchhike/) — To travel by standing at the side of the road and asking drivers for a free ride, often by holding up your thumb. — 9 sentences - [hither](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hither/) — To here; to this place: «Come hither» means «come here». — 8 sentences - [hitherto](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hitherto/) — Hitherto means until now or until the time being talked about; up to this point. — 8 sentences - [hitter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hitter/) — A hitter is a person who hits, especially a batter in baseball or softball whose job is to hit the ball. — 9 sentences - [hitting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hitting/) — Hitting means touching something hard and fast, often with your hand or an object. — 11 sentences - [hive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hive/) — A hive is a home for bees, either a box made by people or a natural nest. — 15 sentences - [hives](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hives/) — Hives are itchy red or pink bumps or patches on the skin, often caused by an allergy to food, medicine, insect stings or plants. — 9 sentences - [hm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hm/) — A sound people make when they are thinking, not sure, or doubting something, as in «Hm, let me think». — 9 sentences - [ho](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/ho/) — A shout to get attention or to show surprise: «Land ho!» means «land ahead!». — 9 sentences - [hoar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoar/) — Hoar means white or grey, especially of frost, as in «hoar frost». — 5 sentences - [hoard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoard/) — A large store of money, food or valuable things, often kept secret. — 10 sentences - [hoarse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoarse/) — A hoarse voice sounds rough, deep and croaky, often because you have a sore throat, a cold, or have been shouting a lot. — 8 sentences - [hoary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoary/) — Grey or white-haired, as an old person is. — 5 sentences - [hoatzin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoatzin/) — The hoatzin is a strange bird of the Amazon rainforest in South America, with a spiky crest, blue face and red eyes; it eats leaves and sm… — 7 sentences - [hoax](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoax/) — A hoax is a trick that makes many people believe something that is not true, such as a fake story, picture or warning. — 11 sentences - [hob](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hob/) — A hob is the flat top part of a cooker with rings or plates where you put pans to heat food; in the USA and Canada it is called a stovetop… — 10 sentences - [hobble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobble/) — To walk with short, slow, unsteady steps, often because you are hurt, tired or old. — 4 sentences - [hobby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobby/) — Something you enjoy doing in your free time, not as a job, such as drawing, football, collecting or gardening. — 10 sentences - [hobgoblin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobgoblin/) — A hobgoblin is a mischievous or wicked small creature in old tales, a kind of goblin. — 4 sentences - [hockey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hockey/) — Hockey is a team game played with curved sticks and a ball or puck, where players try to hit it into the other team's goal. — 10 sentences - [hoe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoe/) — A garden tool with a long handle and a flat blade, used to cut weeds and loosen the soil. — 10 sentences - [hog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hog/) — A pig, especially a large one kept for meat (US) or a male pig (UK). — 11 sentences - [hogg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hogg/) — Hogg is a surname, a family name used in Scotland and England, for example the Scottish writer James Hogg. — 7 sentences - [hogmanay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hogmanay/) — The Scottish name for New Year's Eve, 31 December, and the parties and customs that celebrate the start of the new year. — 7 sentences - [hogshead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hogshead/) — A hogshead is a large barrel, used for wine, beer or sugar, and an old measure of liquid. — 3 sentences - [hogweed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hogweed/) — Hogweed is a tall wild plant with big flat heads of tiny white flowers. — 10 sentences - [hoist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoist/) — To lift or pull something heavy up, often with ropes or a machine, as in «hoist the sails». — 11 sentences - [hold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hold/) — To hold is to have something in your hand or arms: hold my hand. — 18 sentences - [holder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holder/) — A thing that holds or supports something: a pencil holder, a cup holder. — 10 sentences - [holdfast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holdfast/) — The root-like part at the bottom of seaweed that holds it tightly to rocks. — 8 sentences - [holding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holding/) — Holding is the -ing form of "hold": having something in your hands or arms, or keeping it in place. — 13 sentences - [hole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hole/) — An empty space or opening in something solid: a hole in the ground, a hole in a sock. — 14 sentences - [holey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/) — Holey means full of holes, like old socks or a sieve. — 7 sentences - [holiday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiday/) — A holiday is a day when people do not go to school or work, often because of a special event, like a public holiday. — 13 sentences - [holiness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holiness/) — The quality of being holy, very good and connected with God or a religion. — 9 sentences - [holler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holler/) — To shout or call out loudly, often in an informal way. — 4 sentences - [hollow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollow/) — Hollow means empty inside, with a space in it. — 13 sentences - [holly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/) — An evergreen bush or tree with shiny, prickly dark green leaves and bright red berries in winter. — 9 sentences - [hollywood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/) — Hollywood is an area of Los Angeles in California, USA, where many famous film studios are. — 8 sentences - [holocaust](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holocaust/) — The Holocaust (capital H) was the murder of about six million Jewish people, and many others such as Roma, disabled people and gay people,… — 9 sentences - [holstein](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holstein/) — A breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called Holstein-Friesian or Friesian in the UK), famous for giving a lot of milk. — 7 sentences - [holy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holy/) — Holy means special because it is connected with God or a religion, and treated with deep respect. — 10 sentences - [homage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/) — Homage is a sign of great respect for someone important, often shown by bowing or kneeling. — 7 sentences - [hombre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hombre/) — Hombre means man in Spanish; it is not really an English word. — 9 sentences - [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/home/) — A home is the place where you live, with your family. — 23 sentences - [homebody](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homebody/) — A person who likes staying at home more than going out. — 7 sentences - [homecoming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homecoming/) — Coming home after being away for a long time. — 8 sentences - [homeland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homeland/) — A homeland is the country where you or your family were born or come from. — 8 sentences - [homeless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homeless/) — Someone who is homeless has no home and may sleep outside, in a shelter or on friends' sofas. — 10 sentences - [homelessness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homelessness/) — Homelessness is the state of having no home or no safe, regular place to live. — 8 sentences - [homely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homely/) — Homely means simple, warm and comfortable, like a cosy home. — 9 sentences - [homemade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemade/) — Homemade means made at home, not bought from a shop or factory. — 9 sentences - [homemaker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/) — A person, man or woman, whose main work is looking after their home and family, such as cooking, cleaning and caring for children, instead… — 7 sentences - [homeopathic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homeopathic/) — To do with homeopathy, a kind of alternative treatment invented about 200 years ago, using tiny sugar pills or drops made from substances… — 7 sentences - [homer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homer/) — A home run: a hit that lets the batter run all the way round the bases and score. — 12 sentences - [homeric](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homeric/) — Homeric means of or like Homer, the ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. — 6 sentences - [homesick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesick/) — Sad and missing your home and family when you are away from them. — 8 sentences - [homesickness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homesickness/) — Homesickness is the sad feeling of missing your home and family when you are away from them. — 7 sentences - [homestead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homestead/) — A homestead is a house with its farm buildings and land, where a family lives. — 7 sentences - [homeward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homeward/) — Towards home, as in «We walked homeward». — 9 sentences - [homework](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homework/) — Homework is school work that a pupil does at home. — 10 sentences - [homo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homo/) — Homo, the genus (group) that includes humans and our extinct close relatives; our species is Homo sapiens, Latin for «wise human». — 9 sentences - [homogeneous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homogeneous/) — Homogeneous means the same all the way through, with every part alike. — 8 sentences - [homogenised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homogenised/) — Homogenised milk has been treated so the cream is broken into tiny drops and mixed through, so it does not rise to the top. — 9 sentences - [homophone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homophone/) — A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling, like «there», «thei… — 9 sentences - [homophonous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homophonous/) — Homophonous words sound exactly the same but have different meanings, and often different spellings, like «pair» and «pear». — 9 sentences - [honduran](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honduran/) — From or to do with Honduras, a country in Central America. — 8 sentences - [honest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honest/) — Honest means telling the truth and not lying, cheating or stealing. — 12 sentences - [honestly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honestly/) — Honestly means in an honest way, without lying, cheating or stealing. — 13 sentences - [honesty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honesty/) — Honesty is being honest: telling the truth, not cheating and not stealing. — 11 sentences - [honey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honey/) — Honey is a sweet, thick, golden food made by bees from the nectar of flowers. — 11 sentences - [honeybee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/) — A bee that lives in a large group called a colony and makes honey and wax. — 7 sentences - [honeycomb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeycomb/) — A honeycomb is a wax structure made by bees with many six-sided cells where they store honey and raise their young. — 11 sentences - [honeycreeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeycreeper/) — A honeycreeper is a small, often brightly coloured bird that feeds on nectar and insects; there are Hawaiian honeycreepers and tropical Am… — 7 sentences - [honeydew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeydew/) — A honeydew is a kind of melon with smooth pale skin and sweet pale-green flesh. — 8 sentences - [honeymoon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeymoon/) — A honeymoon is a holiday that a newly married couple take together just after their wedding. — 10 sentences - [honeypot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeypot/) — A pot for keeping honey. — 8 sentences - [honeysuckle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeysuckle/) — A climbing plant with sweet-smelling yellow, white or pink tube-shaped flowers that contain sweet nectar. — 8 sentences - [honk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honk/) — To honk is to make the loud sound of a car horn. — 11 sentences - [honor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honor/) — Honor is respect and a good name that a person earns by being good and brave. — 9 sentences - [honorable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honorable/) — Honorable means good and fair, deserving respect. — 6 sentences - [honorary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honorary/) — Honorary describes a title or position given to someone as an honour, to thank or respect them, without the usual exams, work or pay. — 8 sentences - [honored](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honored/) — Honored means given respect, with an honor shown to someone. — 7 sentences - [honour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honour/) — Great respect that people give to someone: «in honour of». — 15 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/4/) **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/)