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Linguistic and grammatical words.

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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 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 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 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.
Birds, fish, most insects and most reptiles lay eggs, as do monotremes. Fertilised eggs have a baby creature growing inside them, and when it has finished growing as much as it can inside the egg it breaks through the outside of the egg and comes out. This process is called hatching.

H is for Hazy

Hazy means you can't see well, as if there is mist or smoke in the air.

People may say their vision is hazy when they feel tired or sick. The word is also used for ideas, like a hazy memory, meaning it is not clear.

H is for Healthy

You are healthy if you are in a state of good health. Healthy people and animals are in good condition, and are not sick or injured.
Healthy food is food that is good for you, and helps you to stay healthy.

H is for Heave

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

H is for Heavy

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.

H is for Held

Held is the past tense of hold.

H is for Hello

"Hello" is something you say to someone or something as a greeting, when you meet them.

H is for Help

You help someone when you give them what they need. You might help someone with their homework, or help someone build a fort. The man in the picture is helping the toddler climb the stairs.
A similar word to help is assist.

H is for Here

Here is the place that you currently are. If you want someone to come to you, you might call out "come here!"

H is for Hick

A person or a place is hick if they are not sophisticated, and are probably in a rural area.

H is for Hicks

Hicks is the plural of hick.

H is for Hid

Hid is the past tense of hide.

H is for Hidden

When something is hiding or concealed it is hidden.

H is for Hide

You hide when you don't want anyone to know where you are. A game where you take turns hiding and looking for other people is called hide and seek or hide and go seek.
The cat in the picture is hiding inside the rolled up mat.

H is for Hike

A hike is a long walk, usually through fairly remote or wilderness areas. The person in the picture has hiked to the top of a mountain.