heating
A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
Dictionary · English 360
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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HIV
Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. — The infection caused by HIV.
Hitler
A dictatorial person; someone who loves to exert their power and influence over others. (often used as a term of abuse)
hosting
Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf.
harbor
Any place of shelter.
heights
A neighborhood or other development built on a hill or mountain.
hurry
A rushed action.
haven
A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
heal
To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
horror-struck
Extremely shocked or frightened
handful
The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
happily
In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
hmm
Indicates thinking or pondering.
hurting
A sensation that hurts.
hybrid
Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
hard-pressed
Having difficulty doing something
holland
A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
hunger
A need or compelling desire for food.
hurricane
A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
heated
Very agitated, angry or impassioned.
historically
In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.
hint
A clue.
horizon
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
hostile
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
halfway
Half of the way between two points.
hull
The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
hatred
A strong aversion; an intense dislike.
harper
A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals.
hart
A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
harvest
The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
headline
The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
heart-warming
Giving a feeling of happiness and comfort
Hudson
An automobile manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
heck
Hell.
helmet
A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
hammer-headed
Stubborn or obstinate
Hampshire
A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.
harassment
Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
high-stakes
Involving significant risk or reward
Hindu
Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.
honesty
The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
habitat
Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
harbour
Standard spelling of harbor.
hazard
The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
hydrogen
The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.008.
hardcore
Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
harmful
Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
head-spinning
Extremely confusing or disorienting
headache
A pain or ache in the head.
hers
That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.
Hispanic
Of or relating to Spain.
hes
The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned or implied.
herald
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
homeland
The country that one regards as home.
han
Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
hail
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
HE-double-hockey-sticks
a euphemistic term for hell
heroin
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
honda
A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
Hebrew
Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.