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H is for Hamster

Hamsters are a small rodent that is often kept as a pet. Hamsters are originally from Syria. They have a large fur-lined pouch on either side of their face that goes all the way to their shoulders that they can fill with food. In the wild, they usually eat seeds and nuts.

H is for Hand (Body)

Your hand is on the end of your arm. You use your hands to hold things. Your hands have four fingers and a thumb.
A bunch of bananas is also called a hand.

H is for Handbag

A handbag is a container with one or more handles that a woman carries around with her. Most handbags have things like money, lipstick and a mobile phone in them. In some countries, a handbag is also known as a purse.

H is for Handcuffs

Handcuffs are used by police officers to restrain people who have done or are suspected of having done bad things. Handcuffs are made from strong metal, and lock around your wrists so you cannot get your hands apart.
A handkerchief is a small piece of fabric that people use for wiping their nose or other parts of their face.

H is for Handle

A handle is something that is designed for you to hold onto with your hand. Doors have handles so you can open them, and suitcases have handles so you can pick them up easily. Another word for a door handle is a doorknob.

H is for Handmade

Something is handmade if it isn't mass-produced by a machine, but is a unique piece made by hand.

H is for Handsome

Someone is handsome if they appear attractive, healthy and strong. Handsome is a term most commonly applied to men, but can also be used to describe animals and women.

H is for Hang

Something is hanging if it is attached to something at the top but can swing freely under it. You hang out laundry using pegs to attach them, and bats hang upside down by their feet when they sleep.
If something is hanging very loosely and is wobbling around, it is usually called dangling.

H is for Hang glider

Hang gliding is a sport where people glide through the air hanging from a set of light fabric wings. Hang gliders are usually launched off high, windy places like cliffs.

H is for Hangover

If you have too many alcholic drinks, the next day you will probably get a hangover. People with a hangover have a headache and may feel nauseous.

H is for Happy

When you are happy, you feel good and smile a lot. Being happy is the nicest way to be. People are happy when things go the way they want, when people are nice to them or when they are having fun. The person in the picture is happy.

H is for Harbor

A harbor, also spelt harbour, is a sheltered body of water that is deep enough for ships to dock and unload. Harbors are generally an inlet or bay surrounded by land.
A harbor is also a term used for any safe place, or can be used as a verb to mean keeping something or someone safe, as in "he was harboring a known criminal".

H is for Hard

Something is hard if it is solid to touch, and you cannot squash or bend it. Stones are very hard. The opposite of hard is soft.

H is for Hare

A hare, or Jackrabbit, is a small animal that is related to the rabbit. Hares are different from rabbits in several ways. Rabbits live in burrows underground, and hares do not. Rabbits live in groups, and hares do not. Hares are generally larger than rabbits.

H is for Harmonica

A harmonica, also called a mouth organ, French harp or blues harp, is a small musical instrument that is played by blowing or sucking air through small chambers on one side of the harmonica. Each chamber has a reed in it that makes a different note.
Harmonicas are most commonly heard in blues, country and folk music.

H is for Harp

A harp is a stringed musical instrument where the sounding board isn't under the strings like on a guitar, but is at right angles to them, in the base of the harp.

H is for Harpoon

A harpoon is a type of spear that has a rope attached to the end and barbs on the point. When it is fired or thrown, the barbs make it stick into the target, and you use the rope to pull it back in.
Harpoons are most often used for hunting whales.

H is for Harvest

You harvest a crop when it is ripe by picking off all the ripe fruit, grain or leaves.
The name given to a large amount of a crop that you have just harvested is also called a harvest.