Words that start with H

Horrible hippos hunt huge hairy hamsters in Hobart.

His forHearse

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.

His forHeart

A heart shape has come to mean "love". People draw red hearts or give red heart shaped chocolate to people they love.

His forHearth

A hearth is the floor of a fireplace. The hearth usually is larger than the fireplace, and makes a small step in the front of the fireplace. It is there to protect the floor around the fireplace from burning embers.

His forHeat

Heat is something produced by something that is hot or a way of saying how hot something is, for example "feel the heat outside today", or "set the heat on the oven".
A heath is a large area of open land where not much other than grass or shrubs can grow.

His forHeather

Scientific name: calluna vulgaris
Heather is a low growing, shrubby wild plant commonly found on the moors of Europe. It is is very tolerant of burning, clearing and grazing.

His forHeave

You heave when you put a lot of effort into pulling or raising something. The sailor in the picture is heaving a rope.

His forHeaven

Heaven is a place where God and angels live, and is said to be where people who have led a good and righteous life go when they die.

His forHeavy

Something is heavy if it weighs a lot and is difficult to carry. You need to be strong to carry something that is heavy. The woman in the picture is carrying some heavy boxes.

His forHedge

A hedge is a row of plants that have been planted very close together and trimmed into shape. Hedges can be used instead of fences to mark a boundary or to keep animals (or people) from getting over the fence. Hedges are a very simple form of topiary. If you grow a lot of hedges together in a pattern, you can make a hedge maze.