--- title: H — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 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/6/) [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 6 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/5/) **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/) - [honourable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourable/) — Good, honest and fair; deserving respect. — 11 sentences - [honourably](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/) — In an honourable way; fairly and with good character. — 7 sentences - [honouring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honouring/) — Showing great respect to someone, often in a ceremony or with an award. — 8 sentences - [honours](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honours/) — Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for great work or bravery. — 11 sentences - [hood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hood/) — A hood is a part of a coat or jumper that you can pull up to cover your head. — 12 sentences - [hoof](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoof/) — A hoof is the hard part of the foot of animals like horses, cows, deer, goats, sheep and pigs. — 8 sentences - [hook](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hook/) — A hook is a curved or bent piece of metal or plastic used to hang things on or to catch and hold things. — 17 sentences - [hookah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hookah/) — A tall pipe for smoking tobacco, in which the smoke passes through water in a jar before being breathed in through a long tube; also calle… — 7 sentences - [hoop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoop/) — A large ring made of wood, metal or plastic. — 13 sentences - [hoopoe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoopoe/) — A bird of Africa, Europe and Asia with pinkish-brown feathers, black-and-white striped wings, a long thin beak and a big crest like a fan… — 7 sentences - [hooray](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hooray/) — Hooray is a word you shout when you are very happy or excited, or to cheer for someone. — 10 sentences - [hoot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoot/) — To make its long oo sound. — 12 sentences - [hoover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoover/) — To clean a floor or carpet with a vacuum cleaner. — 10 sentences - [hop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hop/) — To hop is to jump on one foot. — 16 sentences - [hope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hope/) — To hope means to want something to happen and to think it could happen. — 14 sentences - [hopeful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/) — Feeling that something good will probably happen. — 11 sentences - [hopefully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/) — It is hoped that; if things go well: hopefully it won't rain tomorrow. — 9 sentences - [hopeless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeless/) — Without any hope; when there is no chance that things will get better. — 11 sentences - [hopelessly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/) — Without hope; in a way that shows you think things cannot get better. — 9 sentences - [hopelessness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessness/) — A feeling that nothing good will happen and that there is no point in trying. — 8 sentences - [hopper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopper/) — A large container shaped like a funnel, which lets grain, coal, sand or food pour out at the bottom. — 10 sentences - [hopscotch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopscotch/) — Hopscotch is a children's game in which you throw a small stone or marker into numbered squares drawn on the ground, then hop and jump thr… — 8 sentences - [horde](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horde/) — A horde is a very large crowd of people or animals, often noisy or out of control. — 9 sentences - [horizon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizon/) — The horizon is the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky. — 12 sentences - [horizontal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontal/) — Flat and level, going straight from side to side, parallel to the ground or the horizon. — 9 sentences - [horizontally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/) — In a flat, level direction, from side to side, like the horizon or a line lying down. — 8 sentences - [hormone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hormone/) — A hormone is a chemical messenger made in the body that travels in the blood and tells parts of the body what to do. — 10 sentences - [horn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horn/) — A hard, pointed, often curved growth on the head of some animals, like cows, goats, rhinos and rams. — 12 sentences - [hornbill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hornbill/) — A hornbill is a tropical bird from Africa and Asia with a very large curved beak, often with a hard bump called a casque on top of it. — 9 sentences - [hornet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hornet/) — A hornet is a large wasp with a powerful sting, often yellow and brown or black. — 8 sentences - [hornless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hornless/) — Hornless means having no horns. — 7 sentences - [hornpipe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hornpipe/) — A lively dance, often danced by one sailor, connected with sailors and the sea. — 9 sentences - [horny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horny/) — Hard, rough and tough like horn: horny skin, a horny beak. — 9 sentences - [horoscope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horoscope/) — A short prediction about someone's life and future based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born; often printed in ma… — 8 sentences - [horrible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrible/) — Very bad or unpleasant: «a horrible smell», «horrible weather». — 10 sentences - [horribly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horribly/) — In a horrible way; very badly or unpleasantly. — 7 sentences - [horrid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrid/) — Very unpleasant or nasty: «a horrid smell». — 10 sentences - [horrified](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horrified/) — Very shocked, upset and frightened by something terrible. — 10 sentences - [horror](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horror/) — Horror is a strong feeling of fear and shock. — 11 sentences - [horse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horse/) — A horse is a big strong animal with four legs, hooves, a mane and a long tail, that people ride or use to pull carts. — 14 sentences - [horseback](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseback/) — On horseback means riding on a horse. — 9 sentences - [horseflesh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseflesh/) — Horseflesh is the meat of a horse, which some people eat. — 7 sentences - [horsefly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsefly/) — A horsefly is a large fly whose females bite people and animals and drink their blood. — 11 sentences - [horsehair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsehair/) — Horsehair is the hair from a horse's mane or tail, used to make things such as violin bows, brushes and stuffing for old furniture. — 7 sentences - [horseman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseman/) — A horseman is a man who rides a horse, especially one who rides well. — 12 sentences - [horsemanship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horsemanship/) — Horsemanship is the skill of riding horses and handling them well. — 6 sentences - [horseshoe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoe/) — A U-shaped piece of metal nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof to protect it. — 9 sentences - [horseshoes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horseshoes/) — U-shaped metal plates nailed to the bottom of a horse's hooves to protect them. — 10 sentences - [horticultural](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horticultural/) — Having to do with growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and garden plants. — 7 sentences - [hosanna](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosanna/) — Hosanna is a shout of praise to God; the crowds shouted «Hosanna!» when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. — 9 sentences - [hose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hose/) — A hose is a long soft tube that carries water, for watering a garden or washing a car. — 13 sentences - [hosepipe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hosepipe/) — A long, bendy rubber or plastic tube for carrying water, used to water gardens or wash cars; in the US, Canada and Australia usually just… — 7 sentences - [hospice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hospice/) — A hospice is a special home or hospital where people who are very ill and are not expected to get better are cared for kindly and kept com… — 9 sentences - [hospitable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hospitable/) — Friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors. — 9 sentences - [hospital](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hospital/) — A hospital is a large building where sick or injured people are looked after by doctors and nurses. — 9 sentences - [hospitalise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hospitalise/) — To send someone to hospital or keep them there for treatment because they are ill or injured. — 7 sentences - [hospitality](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hospitality/) — Being friendly, welcoming and generous to guests or strangers. — 10 sentences - [host](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/host/) — A host is a person who invites guests and looks after them, for example at a party. — 15 sentences - [hostage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostage/) — A hostage is a person who is held prisoner by someone who will not let them go until they get what they want. — 9 sentences - [hostel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostel/) — A cheap place to stay, often with shared rooms and bunk beds, for travellers and young people. — 8 sentences - [hostess](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostess/) — A woman who invites guests and looks after them at a party or in her home. — 10 sentences - [hostile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostile/) — Unfriendly and angry, ready to argue or fight. — 10 sentences - [hostility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hostility/) — Unfriendly, angry behaviour or feelings towards someone. — 10 sentences - [hot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hot/) — Having a high temperature; very warm. — 18 sentences - [hotdog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotdog/) — A hot sausage, usually a frankfurter, served in a long soft bread roll, often with ketchup or mustard. — 13 sentences - [hotel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotel/) — A hotel is a building where people pay to sleep and eat when they are travelling or on holiday. — 8 sentences - [hothouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hothouse/) — A hothouse is a warm glass building where plants grow that could not live outside in cold weather. — 6 sentences - [hotly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotly/) — With strong feeling, angrily or sharply: «I am back,» he said hotly. — 7 sentences - [hotspot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/) — A hotspot is a place where there is a lot of a certain activity, such as a tourist hotspot or a crime hotspot. — 10 sentences - [hound](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hound/) — A dog used for hunting, such as a foxhound or bloodhound, with a strong sense of smell. — 11 sentences - [hour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hour/) — An hour is a length of time; it has sixty minutes. — 20 sentences - [hourglass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hourglass/) — A glass timer with two bulbs joined by a narrow neck, where sand runs from the top to the bottom in a set time. — 8 sentences - [hourly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hourly/) — Hourly means happening every hour, once an hour. — 10 sentences - [house](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/house/) — A house is a building where a family lives. — 12 sentences - [housebound](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housebound/) — Not able to leave your home, usually because you are ill, very old, disabled or looking after someone. — 9 sentences - [housedog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housedog/) — A housedog is a dog kept in a house or yard to guard it, not one used for hunting. — 6 sentences - [housefly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housefly/) — A common small grey fly that lives near people and buzzes around houses, food and rubbish. — 7 sentences - [household](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/household/) — A household is all the people who live together in one home. — 10 sentences - [householder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/householder/) — A person who owns or rents a house and is responsible for it. — 7 sentences - [househusband](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/househusband/) — A man who stays at home to look after the house and children while his partner goes out to work. — 6 sentences - [housekeeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housekeeper/) — A person whose job is to look after a house: cleaning, cooking, shopping and running things for the family who live there. — 11 sentences - [housekeeping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housekeeping/) — The work of looking after a home: cleaning, cooking, shopping and paying bills. — 11 sentences - [housemaid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housemaid/) — A woman or girl servant who cleaned and tidied a house, made beds and lit fires, in the past. — 8 sentences - [houseplant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/houseplant/) — A plant that is grown in a pot indoors, inside a home, office or classroom. — 8 sentences - [housewife](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housewife/) — A woman whose main work is looking after her home and family, not working at a paid job. — 9 sentences - [housework](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housework/) — Housework is the work done to keep a home clean and tidy, such as cleaning, washing clothes, dusting, vacuuming and washing dishes. — 8 sentences - [housing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/housing/) — A housing is the decorated cloth or cover laid over a horse's back, often with fine embroidery. (old use, in fairy tales). — 5 sentences - [hovel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hovel/) — A hovel is a small, dirty, badly built hut where poor people live. — 4 sentences - [hover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hover/) — To hover means to stay in the air in one place without moving forward, like a hummingbird or a helicopter. — 11 sentences - [how](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/how/) — How asks in what way. — 26 sentences - [howdah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howdah/) — A howdah is a seat with a roof, fixed on the back of an elephant, for riders to sit in. — 4 sentences - [howdy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howdy/) — Howdy is a casual greeting, like «hello» or «hi»; it is mostly used in the United States and in old stories. — 4 sentences - [however](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/however/) — However means but, or in spite of that. It shows that something different or surprising comes next. — 15 sentences - [howl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howl/) — Of a wolf or dog: to make a long, loud, sad cry. — 11 sentences - [howler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/howler/) — A howler is a silly, obvious mistake, especially a funny one in writing or an exam. — 11 sentences - [hr](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hr/) — "hr" is a short written form of "hour", and "hrs" of "hours". — 10 sentences - [hryvnia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/) — The hryvnia is the money (currency) of Ukraine; one hryvnia is made of 100 kopiyky (kopecks). — 8 sentences - [hub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hub/) — The centre of a wheel, where the spokes or axle are joined. — 12 sentences - [hubbub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubbub/) — A hubbub is a loud confused noise made by many people or animals talking or moving at once. — 4 sentences - [hubby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/) — A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way. — 6 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/page/5/) **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/)