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H is for Hit

You hit something when you connect with it, hard. Some examples are hitting a nail with a hammer, hitting a ball with a bat or hitting a target with an arrow.

H is for Hive

A beehive is a place a large group of bees lives and makes honey. People make beehives for the bees so it is easier to get the honey out. In the wild, bees make their hives in hollow parts of trees.

H is for Hobby

A hobby is something that people do for fun rather than as their main job for money. Hobbies are often creative, like making quilts or gardening.

H is for Hobby horse

A hobby horse is a kind of toy. It is a stick with a horse's head on one end.

H is for Hock

An animal's hock is the equivalent joint to our ankle. It is found half-way up their hind legs.

H is for Hockey

Hockey is a very old sport where two teams try and get a puck into the other side's goal, using curved sticks. Hockey played on grass is called field hockey and hockey played on ice is called ice hockey.

H is for Hoe

A hoe is a tool used for moving soil around. Hoes are typically used for tilling ground before planting out crops.

H is for Hog

A hog is another name for a pig, boar or other kinds of swine.
It also means to take more than your fair share and not let others have anything, for example "he is hogging all the apple pie!"

H is for Hold

You hold something when it is securely in your hands. You might also hold something by supporting it, for example "that post is holding the roof up".

H is for Hole

A hole is where a piece of something is missing. The door in the picture has two holes in it.

H is for Hollow

Something is hollow if is hard, but there is nothing inside. When you knock on something hollow it makes a different noise to knocking on something solid. Trees often become hollow if termites eat the center of them away.

H is for Holly

European holly is a flowering, evergreen small tree or shrub with glossy, prickly leaves and red berries. The berries are not good to eat, and will make you feel sick and vomit. Lots of birds and animals can eat them though. Holly is associated with Christmas.

H is for Holy

Something is holy if it is sacred, or otherwise strongly relates to religion. For example, a priest may be described as a holy man.

H is for Home

Your home is the place you live. You can also talk about your home being the place you grew up or the place you came from, as in your home town or even your home country.

H is for Homemade

Something is homemade if has been made at home from all the individual ingredients, rather than from a store-bought mix. Food made in a large quantity in a commercial manner is not homemade. Homemade usually refers to food, while handmade refers to other items.

H is for Homer

Homer is a Greek name for boys. Homer means "pledge."

The toy in the picture is Homer Simpson.

H is for Homosexual

Someone is homosexual if they are attracted to people that are the same sex as them. Homosexual men are often called gay, and homosexual women are often called lesbians.
The opposite of homosexual is heterosexual.

H is for Honey

Honey is something bees make from the nectar of flowers. Bees store the honey in their hives for when there is less nectar around, such as winter time.
Honey is thick, golden and sticky and is delicious on toast, crumpets and scones. You can also use honey to sweeten tea or use it to cook cakes and cookies.

H is for Honeydew

Honeydew is a sweet melon with a smooth skin and green flesh.

H is for Honk

A honk is the sound a goose makes, or a noise that sounds like a goose. Car horns are often described as going "honk".