--- title: H — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 8 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/8/) [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 8 [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](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** - [hydrogen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hydrogen/) — The lightest of all chemical elements; a gas with no colour, smell or taste that burns easily. Its chemical symbol is H. — 9 sentences - [hyena](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyena/) — 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 sou… — 9 sentences - [hygiene](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygiene/) — Hygiene is keeping yourself and the things around you clean to stay healthy and stop germs spreading. — 7 sentences - [hygienic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienic/) — Clean and free of germs, so it is unlikely to spread illness. — 9 sentences - [hygienist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hygienist/) — A dental hygienist: a trained health worker who cleans people's teeth, removes hard tartar and teaches how to brush and floss. — 8 sentences - [hymn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hymn/) — A song of praise to God, sung in church, at assemblies or at religious events. — 8 sentences - [hyoid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyoid/) — The hyoid bone is a small U-shaped bone in the front of the neck, under the tongue; it is the only bone in the body not joined to another… — 7 sentences - [hype](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/) — Lots of excited advertising or talk that makes something seem better or more important than it really is. — 13 sentences - [hyperactive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactive/) — Hyperactive means much more active than normal, unable to keep still or stay calm. — 9 sentences - [hyperactivity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperactivity/) — Hyperactivity means being much more active, restless and full of energy than usual, finding it very hard to sit still. — 8 sentences - [hyperbole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperbole/) — Hyperbole is a huge exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally, used to make a point or be funny, like «I've told you a million… — 7 sentences - [hyperbolic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperbolic/) — Hyperbolic language exaggerates on purpose, making things sound much bigger, better or worse than they really are, like «I'm so hungry I c… — 8 sentences - [hyperlink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyperlink/) — A hyperlink is a word, picture or button on a web page or document that you click to go to another page, website or file. — 8 sentences - [hyphen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyphen/) — A hyphen is a short line (-) used to join words or parts of words together, as in «well-known» or «twenty-one». — 10 sentences - [hyphenation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyphenation/) — The use of a short line (a hyphen, -) to split or join words, such as at the end of a line. — 3 sentences - [hypnosis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnosis/) — Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily. — 8 sentences - [hypnotise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotise/) — To hypnotise someone means to put them into a deep, calm, dreamy state in which they pay close attention and may follow suggestions. — 8 sentences - [hypnotised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/) — Put into a sleep-like state in which a person is very relaxed and open to suggestions (hypnosis). — 8 sentences - [hypo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypo/) — A hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes, falls too low, making them… — 9 sentences - [hypocrisy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrisy/) — Pretending to be good or kind when you are not; saying one thing and doing another. — 3 sentences - [hypocrite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/) — A person who says that others should behave in a good way but does not behave that way themselves, or pretends to be good when they are not. — 9 sentences - [hypocritical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocritical/) — Pretending to be good or sorry when you are not; not sincere. — 3 sentences - [hypothermia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothermia/) — A dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so it cannot keep its normal warm temperature. — 7 sentences - [hypothesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypothesis/) — An idea or guess that explains something and that you can test with an experiment or observation. — 8 sentences - [hyrax](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyrax/) — A small furry plant-eating mammal of Africa and the Middle East, looking like a big guinea pig or rabbit without long ears; it lives among… — 8 sentences - [hysterical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hysterical/) — So upset, frightened or excited that you cannot control your feelings, for example screaming or crying wildly. — 10 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](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**