| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| herd | a group of animals kept together, such as a herd of cows |
| here | in this place |
| hero | a man or boy who does something brave. The same word also means the most important man in a book or play |
| heroine | a girl or woman who does something brave. The same word also means the most important woman in a book or play |
| heroism | great bravery |
| herring | a small seafish |
| hesitate | to pause because you are not sure what to do or to say next |
| hide | to go where no one can see you or to put something where no one can see it. The same word also means the skin of an animal |
| hide-and-seek | a game where one person hides and another tries to find him |
| hideous | very ugly; horrible |
| hiding | a beating or whipping |
| hierarchy | authority in sacred things |
| high | a long way up. Mountains are high |
| high handed | violent, overbearing, oppressive |
| highland | a mountainous region |
| highway | a public road |
| highwayman | a robber on horseback who held up travelers on the road in olden days |
| hill | part of the ground that is higher than the rest, but lower than a mountain |
| hinder | to delay or prevent someone from doing something |
| hinge | a joint, usually of metal. Doors are fitted with hinges so that they can be opened and shut |
| hint | to suggest something without actually saying it in so many words, you might say to someone that it is getting late as a hint that you wish he would go home |
| hip | one of the sides of your body just below your waist |
| hippopotamus | a very big animal which lives in hot countries |
| hire | to pay for the use of something for a certain length of time. You can hire a taxi, the same word also means to employ |
| hireling | one who is hired, a mercenary, serving for wages |
| hiss | to make a noise that sounds like s-s-s-s-s. Snake and geese make hissing sounds |
| historic | pertaining to, connected with history |
| history | the study of what has happened in the world in the past |
| hit | to knock something. The same word also means a show or a tune which is a big success |
| hitch | to move by jerks, fasten, hook |
| hither | to this place, Nearer |
| hitherto | to this time, till now, to this place or limit |
| hive | a house for bees |
| hoarse | having a rough-sounding voice, as when you have a sore throat |
| hob | a place near the hearth where things can be kept hot |
| hobble | to walk with difficulty because you are lame |
| hobby | something you very much like to do in your spare time, such as collecting stamps or making models |
| hockey | a team game where you try to hit a ball into the goal with a long stick curved at one end. Sometimes the game is played on ice, with a rubber disc instead of a ball |
| hoe | a long-handled garden tool for clearing weeds and loosening the earth |
| hog | a pig, a castrated boar |
| hold | to have in your hand or your arms; to contain. The same word also means the part of a ship where cargo is kept |
| hole | an opening in or through something |
| holiday | a time when you do not have to work or go to school |
| holines | state or quality of being holy, moral goodness |
| hollow | having a space or a hole inside; a valley |
| hollyhock | a tall plant with many large flowers on each stalk |
| holster | a leather case on a belt for holding a gun |
| holy | anything specially belonging to, or to do with God |
| home | the place where you live |
| homework | work done at home, usually scholl work |
Abbreviation An abbreviation is a short form of a word or expression. Abbreviations are used for words used frequently.