Words that start with H

His forHasp

List of devices

A hasp is a device used to close or lock doors or cabinets.

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His forHat

Headgear

A hat is a piece of clothing that is worn on your head. Hats come in all different styles, from helmets that protect you if you fall off a motorbike, big shade hats to keep you cool when you are outside, through to pretty hats that ladies wear that don't do anything other than look good.

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His forHatch (Chick)

Verbs

Birds, fish, most insects and most reptiles lay eggs, as do monotremes. Fertilised eggs have a baby creature growing inside them, and when it has finished growing as much as it can inside the egg it breaks through the outside of the egg and comes out. This process is called hatching.

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His forHatch (Opening)

Openings

A hatch is a small doorway, often leading into a ceiling or underfloor space, but can be found in walls too.

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His forHatchet

Weapons & War, Tools

A hatchet is a small axe that is designed to be used in one hand.

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His forHatchling

Babies

Hatchling means a young animal that has just hatched from an egg. People use the word for baby birds, turtles, and other egg-laying animals.

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His forHawaii

States of USA

Hawaii, abbreviated to HI, is the only state in the United States of America made up only of islands. The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu.

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His forHawk

Birds of prey

A hawk is any kind of small to medium sized member of the eagle family. Hawks have hooked beaks, and eat small animals like mice and other birds. They have excellent eyesight, and can spot a meal from a very long way away.

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His forHay

Materials

Hay is dried grass or other crops that has been stored to be fed to animals. Hay usually has the seed heads of the grass in it as well as just the stems and leaves. Hay is different to straw.

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His forHaystack

A haystack is a large pile of dried hay, stored to be used for animal feed or bedding.
Hay is more often stored in bales today.

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His forHazelnut

Nuts & seeds

Hazelnuts are the nut of the hazel tree, and are very commonly used as an ingredient in chocolates, cakes and cookies (biscuits). Most hazelnuts are grown in Turkey. Hazelnuts can also be eaten raw or roasted.

Kate Ter Haar / CC BY-SA

His forHead

Body parts

The head is the topmost part of your body. On the front of your head is your face, and on the top and back of your head you grow hair. All animals, insects, birds and fish have heads, except for some tiny organisms that are so small we cannot see them. Your head is joined to your body by your neck. The photo is a mannequin's head.

J E Theriot / CC BY-SA

His forHeadache

Medical

A headache is when your head hurts. You can get a headache because you are sick, stressed or many other reasons.

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His forHeadphones

List of devices, Accessories

Headphones are something you wear on your ears that let you listen to sound or music, and people around you cannot hear what you are listening to.
Headphones come in all shapes and sizes, from large ones like in the picture through to tiny earbuds you can barely see.

Nickolai Kashirin / CC BY-SA

His forHeal

Medical

You heal when you have an injury or disease and it gets better.
The man in the picture has hurt his fingernail some time ago and now it is healing.

teakwood / CC BY-SA

His forHealth

Medical

Your health is your general condition and well-being. If you are sick, you are in poor health. If you are feeling good, you are healthy.
The plants in the picture are very healthy.

Starr Environmental / CC BY-SA

His forHealthy

List of fitness words, Adjectives, Positivity

You are healthy if you are in a state of good health. Healthy people and animals are in good condition, and are not sick or injured.
Healthy food is food that is good for you, and helps you to stay healthy.

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His forHeap

Collective nouns

A heap is a large pile of similar things, making a big mound. It is also a slang word for a lot of something, for example "I have a heap of homework to do tonight".

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His forHearing

The five senses

You use your ears to hear with. Hearing is a very important sense but it is possible to live very well when you cannot hear. Someone who cannot hear is deaf. Some people who are deaf never learn to talk so they communicate with sign language.

Lena / CC BY-SA

His forHearse

Vehicles, Death

A hearse is a car that has been especially designed to be able to fit a coffin in the back, for transportation between a funeral home and a cemetery.
Before cars were invented, hearses were horse-drawn.

Michael / CC BY-SA