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# H

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1. [**hydrogen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hydrogen.md) noun (hydrogen — uncountable) 1) The lightest of all chemical elements; a gas with no colour, smell or taste that burns easily. Its chemical symbol is H.
2. [**hyena**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyena.md) noun (a hyena, hyenas) 1) 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…
3. [**hygiene**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hygiene.md) noun (hygiene — uncountable) 1) Hygiene is keeping yourself and the things around you clean to stay healthy and stop germs spreading.
4. [**hygienic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hygienic.md) adjective (hygienic, more hygienic, most hygienic); adverb «hygienically» Clean and free of germs, so it is unlikely to spread illness.
5. [**hygienist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hygienist.md) noun (a hygienist, hygienists) A dental hygienist: a trained health worker who cleans people's teeth, removes hard tartar and teaches how to brush and floss.
6. [**hymn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hymn.md) noun (a hymn, hymns) A song of praise to God, sung in church, at assemblies or at religious events.
7. [**hyoid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyoid.md) noun (the hyoid, hyoid bone); adjective (hyoid) 1) (biology) 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…
8. [**hype**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hype.md) noun (hype — uncountable); verb (hype, hypes, hyped, hyping; often «hype up»); adjective (informal: hyped, hyped up) Lots of excited advertising or talk that makes something seem better or more important than it really is.
9. [**hyperactive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyperactive.md) adjective (hyperactive, more hyperactive) Hyperactive means much more active than normal, unable to keep still or stay calm.
10. [**hyperactivity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyperactivity.md) noun (hyperactivity, uncountable) Hyperactivity means being much more active, restless and full of energy than usual, finding it very hard to sit still.
11. [**hyperbole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyperbole.md) noun (hyperbole, uncountable; a hyperbole, hyperboles) 1) 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…
12. [**hyperbolic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyperbolic.md) adjective (hyperbolic, more hyperbolic, most hyperbolic) 1) Hyperbolic language exaggerates on purpose, making things sound much bigger, better or worse than they really are, like «I'm so hungry…
13. [**hyperlink**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyperlink.md) noun (a hyperlink, hyperlinks); verb (hyperlink, hyperlinks, hyperlinked, hyperlinking) 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.
14. [**hyphen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyphen.md) noun (a hyphen, hyphens); verb (hyphenate — to join with a hyphen) A hyphen is a short line (-) used to join words or parts of words together, as in «well-known» or «twenty-one».
15. [**hyphenation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyphenation.md) noun (no plural) The use of a short line (a hyphen, -) to split or join words, such as at the end of a line.
16. [**hypnosis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypnosis.md) noun (hypnosis — uncountable) Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed, dreamlike state in which a person focuses closely and may follow suggestions more easily.
17. [**hypnotise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypnotise.md) verb (hypnotise, hypnotises, hypnotised, hypnotising; US: hypnotize); nouns: hypnosis, hypnotist To hypnotise someone means to put them into a deep, calm, dreamy state in which they pay close attention and may follow suggestions.
18. [**hypnotised**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypnotised.md) verb, past form of hypnotise (hypnotise, hypnotises, hypnotised, hypnotising); adjective (hypnotised) Put into a sleep-like state in which a person is very relaxed and open to suggestions (hypnosis).
19. [**hypo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypo.md) noun (a hypo, hypos — informal, short form) 1) (informal, health) A hypo is a short word for hypoglycaemia: when the sugar in a person's blood, especially someone with diabetes…
20. [**hypocrisy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypocrisy.md) noun (no plural) Pretending to be good or kind when you are not; saying one thing and doing another.
21. [**hypocrite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypocrite.md) noun (hypocrite, hypocrites) 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.
22. [**hypocritical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypocritical.md) adjective (more hypocritical, most hypocritical) Pretending to be good or sorry when you are not; not sincere.
23. [**hypothermia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypothermia.md) noun (hypothermia — uncountable) 1) A dangerous illness when your body gets much too cold, so it cannot keep its normal warm temperature.
24. [**hypothesis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypothesis.md) noun (a hypothesis, hypotheses) An idea or guess that explains something and that you can test with an experiment or observation.
25. [**hyrax**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyrax.md) noun (a hyrax, hyraxes or hyraces) 1) 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…
26. [**hysterical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hysterical.md) adjective (hysterical, more hysterical); adverb «hysterically»; noun «hysterics» (plural) So upset, frightened or excited that you cannot control your feelings, for example screaming or crying wildly.

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