Words starting with H

The natural home or environment where a plant or animal normally lives and grows. It can also mean a place that suits a person or activity.

Done again and again as a habit. It often describes actions, behaviour, or patterns that happen regularly. It can also describe something usual or typical for a person.

The process of getting used to something through repeated exposure. It often means a reaction becomes weaker over time, especially to a sound, smell, feeling, or situation.

A clever and quick way to do something, often using a simple trick or workaround. In technology, it can also mean a small, smart fix or solution.

Describing a past time that was happy, peaceful, and free from trouble. It carries a warm, nostalgic feeling. Most commonly used in the phrase 'halcyon days.'

Describes a plant that grows well in salty soil or salty water. It can also describe something made by such plants, or adapted for salty conditions.

The part of your body at the end of your arm. You use it to hold, touch, and do things. It has four fingers and a thumb.

The transfer of control, responsibility, or information from one person, team, or system to another. It is common in business, healthcare, and project work.

A state of feeling angry, bad-tempered, or difficult because you are hungry. It is an informal phrase, often used for joking or self-description.

A quick bad-tempered reaction caused by being hungry. It is often a short outburst, not a long mood.

a feeling of pleasure, contentment, and well-being. It can also mean a state of being happy.

Feeling pleasure, joy, or satisfaction. If you are happy, you feel good about something or about life in general.

A person or thing that shows that something will happen soon.

Not soft, and difficult to cut, break, or bend. It can also mean solid, firm, or strong.

Built into a machine, system, or brain in a way that is fixed and difficult to change. It can also mean strongly built into someone's habits or reactions.

A harmonious relationship, group, or place is peaceful and works well together. Parts fit together nicely, with little conflict or noise.

In a way that is peaceful, well-matched, and free from conflict. It can also mean that parts work together smoothly.

To make two or more duties, rules, or responsibilities work together without serious conflict. It often means finding a balance when you cannot fully satisfy every demand.

the time when ripe crops are gathered from the fields. It can also mean the crops gathered at that time.

When a young bird, fish, or insect hatch, it comes out of an egg. This is the most common biological use.

To feel very strong dislike or aversion toward someone or something. It is a heavy, emotional word, stronger than dislike.

To watch a TV show, movie, or online video that you do not like, often because you want to complain about it or laugh at it.

Behaving as if you are better or more important than others; proud and disdainful.

The total number of people in a group, company, or place. It is often used in business, HR, and official reports.

The main performer, speaker, or act in a show, concert, or event. It is the person or act people come mainly to see.

A headset is a set of headphones, sometimes with a microphone, worn over the head. It lets you listen and speak without holding a device.

Good for your body or mind, or showing good physical condition. A healthy person is not sick and usually has normal strength and energy.

A person with a heart of gold is very kind, caring, and generous. It is often used to praise someone's good nature.

the state of being hot, or the high temperature of a place, object, or body. It can also mean the energy that makes something hot.

Having a lot of weight, or difficult to lift or carry. It can also describe something that feels large, strong, or intense.

A row of small bushes or plants grown close together to form a boundary. It can also be a fence made from these plants.

A feeling of sadness or disappointment after choosing something for pleasure. It often happens when the short-term enjoyment is over. The person may then wish they had chosen differently.

Very; extremely. It is informal slang, especially in American speech, and is common in casual conversation, music, and online writing.

to make it easier for someone to do something, or to make a problem less severe.

Connected with interpretation, especially of texts, words, or ideas. It describes a way of understanding meaning carefully and in detail.

In philosophy, the range of meanings and assumptions a person or culture brings to a text, idea, or event. It shapes how something is understood.

The study of how to interpret texts, especially religious, legal, or philosophical ones. It looks at meaning, context, and how readers understand words.

Completely sealed so that air, water, or other substances cannot enter or leave. It can also describe a system that is closed and hard for outsiders to understand.

To spend the winter in a deep sleep or very inactive state, as some animals do. In common use, it can also mean to stay inactive for a long time.

A system where people or things are arranged in levels, from the most important or powerful at the top to the least important at the bottom.

At a large distance above the ground or above a usual level. It can also mean taller than normal or placed near the top.

A group of connected computers that work together so a service keeps running if one computer fails. It is used to reduce downtime and improve reliability.

Very obvious, energetic, or strongly noticeable. In modern spoken English, it can also mean openly and clearly, without hiding.

Used to show that you feel something strongly and are not hiding it at all. It works like 'really' or 'openly,' but with extra emphasis. It is the opposite of 'lowkey.'

Very much or to a great degree. It often strengthens adjectives like 'important', 'successful', or 'recommended'.

To make it harder for someone or something to do something, or to slow progress. It often suggests an obstacle, not a complete stop.

The understanding of an event after it has happened, which makes it seem clearer or more predictable.

The inner land area far from a coast, city center, or border. It is usually less developed and less busy than the main area.

To say or do something exactly right. If you hit the nail on the head, your words, guess, or action match the truth or situation perfectly.

To press the refresh button or reload a page so it shows the latest information. People use it when a website seems stuck or when new content may have appeared.

to go to bed, usually because you are tired and want to sleep. It is informal and often used in speech.

If something hits the spot, it is exactly what you wanted or needed. People often use it for food, drinks, rest, or anything that gives quick satisfaction.

Treating or thinking about something as a complete whole, not just its separate parts. It focuses on how all the parts work together and affect each other.

The place where a person lives and feels they belong. It can be a house, flat, or another living place.

Dough made at home for making fresh pasta. It usually contains flour, eggs, and sometimes water or oil.

the process by which a body or system keeps its internal conditions steady, even when outside conditions change. In biology, it often means keeping temperature, water, and other levels balanced.

The main page of a website. It is usually the first page you see when you open the site.

To make different things the same or very similar. It often means removing differences in size, texture, taste, or style.

Honest means telling the truth and not cheating or stealing. It also means showing a real opinion or feeling.

A feeling that something good will happen, or that a problem will improve. It can also mean the thing you want and expect to happen.

The line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky. It is not a real line, but it looks like one from where you stand.

Hostility is strong dislike, opposition, or unfriendliness toward someone or something. It can be a feeling, or it can show in actions and words.

Having a high temperature. It can describe weather, food, drinks, or objects that feel warm or burn the skin.

An opinion, often in speech or writing, that is bold, surprising, and likely to provoke debate. It is usually given quickly, without much careful thought.

A household is all the people who live together in one home. It can also mean the home itself as a unit for planning or official records.

Relating to people, not animals, machines, or gods. It can also mean kind, weak, or having normal feelings and flaws.

The natural feelings, needs, and weaknesses people have as humans. It often means the parts of us that are not perfect or fully controlled.

The quality of being humble, modest, and not proud.

If you are hungry, you need or want food because your body needs it. It can also mean eager for something, like success or knowledge.

To chase and try to catch or kill an animal for food, sport, or control. It can also mean to search for something carefully.

Clean habits and conditions that help keep people healthy and stop disease. It can also mean the rules or practices used to stay clean.

Clean and safe in a way that helps stop germs, dirt, and illness. Used for places, tools, food, and personal care.

A way of combining storage, computing, networking, and management into one system. It is used in IT to make setup and control simpler.

A person who acts in a way that does not match their stated beliefs or values.

A proposed explanation for something, based on limited evidence, that you plan to test. Scientists form a hypothesis before running experiments to see if it is correct.

To suggest an idea or explanation that has not been proved yet. People hypothesize when they think something may be true and want to test it.