Words that start with H

Hummingbirds are a group of small birds that eat nectar. The smallest bird is a type of hummingbird. Hummingbirds can beat their wings 12-90 times a second, which gives them a distinctive hum when they fly. Because they beat their wings so fast, they can hover and fly backwards in the same way that some insects can.

A hump is a large lump on the back of an animal or a person. On people, a hump is usually caused by your spine curving from old age. With animals like the camel in the picture, the hump is mostly fat, and it stores food.

Hung is the past tense of hang, for example "She hung her washing out on the line".

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

When you are hurt, you feel pain.

You usually get hurt when you are injured.

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.

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

Hydra is a small freshwater animal that looks like a little tube with a soft body and several thin tentacles. It catches small prey that pass using its tentacles.

Hyenas look a little like dogs but are not related - they are actually very very distantly related to mongooses. Hyenas have very strong teeth and jaws and can crush bones. Their back legs are shorter than their front legs, so they walk a little like a bear does.
Hyenas live in arid regions in Africa. They hunt larger animals for food, but will also eat dead animals that they find. Hyenas hunt in groups.

A hymn is a special kind of song that is sung about or in praise of a deity or a country.