Words that start with H

One hundred (100) is ten sets of ten. There are 100 years in a century. The photo is of one hundred grains of salt.

Hungary is a country in central Europe. The capital of Hungary is Budapest. People in Hungary speak Hungarian.

You are hungry when you need to eat something. You usually get hungry when you have not eaten anything for some time.

Hunting is a process where you find and catch or kill some prey. You might hunt for food or for sport.

A husband is the male of a married couple. The female is his wife.

A husk is the outer layer of a seed, or the covering on a cob of corn or maize.

A husk is also used to describe the outer shell that an insect loses when it moults.

The husks in the photo are coconut husks.

Huskies are a kind of dog that has been bred to pull sleds over snow. They are from Siberia, and have a very thick coat to keep out the cold.

A hut, sometimes called a shack, is a very small, very simple house. They are often found along beaches.

A hutch is a cage or coop for small animals. Pet rabbits and guinea pigs are generally kept in hutches.

Hydrangeas are a flowering plant from Southeast Asia. They grow big bundles of flowers and look very nice put in a vase. Some types of hydrangea change colour depending on how acid the soil is. They grow blue flowers in acidic soil, white or pale cream flowers in neutral soil and pink or purple flowers in alkaline soils.