Words that start with H

Horrible hippos hunt huge hairy hamsters in Hobart.

His forHirsute

Hirsute is the more formal word for hairy.

His forHiss

A hiss is a sharp noise made by animals like cats, snakes and geese when they are angry. Air escaping at high speed from a small hole can also make a hissing noise, for example when you fill your tyres with air, you often hear hissing sounds.

His forHit

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.

His forHive

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.

His forHobby

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

His forHock

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

His forHockey

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.

His forHoe

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

His forHog

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!"