Words that start with H

List of things that start with the letter H.

Horrible hippos hunt huge hairy hamsters in Hobart.

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Hail

Photo of hailstones

Hail happens during very cold storms. Hailstones are lumps of ice that fall from the clouds. Hailstones can be quite big, and can do a lot of damage to things they hit.

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Hair

Photo of a woman's hair

Hair is something that grows on people's heads. It is also found on the rest of your body, but it is very very fine and can be hard to see (depending on the person!). The hair that grows on animals like cats and dogs is actually called fur, and the hair on sheep is called wool. The hairy stuff on even stranger things like spiders and some plants isn't hair either, just something that can look like hair and helps to protect whatever it is growing on. Hair on your face is called a beard or moustache.

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Hairdresser

Photo of a hairdresser

A hairdresser is someone who cuts, styles and colors your hair.

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Half

This glass of water is half-full (some people would say half-empty). If you took two half-glasses of water and poured them together, you would get a full glass. A half is what you get when you cut something into two equal sized pieces.

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Halloween

Photo of Halloween pumpkins

Halloween is a celebration that takes place on October 31st. On Halloween, children go trick-or-treating, collecting sweets and candy around their neighbourhood. Both adults and children like to dress up in costumes of witches and ghosts, and people also carve Jack-o-lanterns out of pumpkins for Halloween.

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Hallucination

Photo of a hallucination

A hallucination is seeing something that is not there, whether it is strange colors around the edges of things or objects and people that are not there at all. People sometimes get hallucinations when they have a migraine or when they take drugs.

A hallucination is not the same as a mirage.

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Hallway

Photo of a hallway

A hallway is a corridor in a house, usually in the center of the house with rooms opening off it on either side.

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Halo

Photo of a halo

A halo is a ring of light around something. Religious figures and angels are often drawn with a halo around their heads.

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Ham

Photo of ham.

Ham is a type of preserved pig meat. In Italy it is called prosciutto. Ham is usually sold sliced, for people to use in sandwiches. At Christmas you can often buy ham on the bone to slice up yourself for Christmas dinner.

Ham and pineapple pizza is a very common food with ham in it.

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Hamburger

Photo of a hamburger

A hamburger is a type of sandwich made on a thick, round bread bun. The main ingredient of a hamburger is usually a meat patty, with cheese, lettuce, tomato and sometimes fried eggs.

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