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handfuls - noun The preferred spelling is handfuls.Example: He gave the poor man several handfuls of coins.Consider the following Usage Note from Dictionary.com: The plurals of nouns ending in -ful are usually formed by adding -s to the suffix:... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
handsful See handfuls.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
happily - adverb Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: The little girl happily skipped along the sidewalk.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
happiness - noun Example: “Money can’t buy happiness.” ** "Money can buy material things, but real happiness must be truly earned.” Now often used ironically. Rousseau (1712-78) wrote in 1750: 'Money buys everything, except morality and... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
harass - verb Not harrass.Example: These annual fundraisers will harass the listeners again.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
healthy - adjective Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses healthy and healthful. Click here for that discussion.Example: Her healthy attitude toward life enabled her to succeed.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hear - verb Not here.Example: He will usually hear only what he wants to hear.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
heard - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb hear) Example: We have heard this promise before.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
heavy - adjective Example: The heavy equipment arrived at the construction site.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
height - noun Not heighth.Note: Pronounce this word with a hard ending “t” sound, not a “th” sound.See Problem Words for a discussion of height.Example: His height was just one reason he wanted to play basketball.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
heinous - adjective Example: The heinous crime against the child brought cries for legal reform.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
heir - noun Example: As the sole heir to the fortune, the young son assumed control of the company.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hemorrhage - noun and verb Example: The sudden hemorrhage surprised the surgeons. nounExample: This country will hemorrhage money for many years. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
here - adverb, noun, and adjective Not hear.Example: Please put your drink here. adverbExample: It’s not very far from here. nounExample: This computer here should work. adjective (used for emphasis)... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
heroes - noun (plural of the noun hero) Example: His heroes motivated him to excel.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
heroine - noun Example: The heroine of the movie rescued the small children.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hesitancy - noun Example: Without any hesitancy, the father jumped in front of the car to save his children.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hideous - adjective Example: His hideous behavior ensured his isolation from the town.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
himself - reflexive pronoun and intensive pronoun Not hisself.Example: He hurt himself while chopping wood. reflexive pronounExample: He wrote the report himself. intensive pronoun... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hindrance - noun Example: He viewed the project as a hindrance that would waste corporate resources. ... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hoarse - adjective Example: The speaker’s hoarse voice caused him to forget his well-rehearsed lines.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
holiday - noun Example: The young couple enjoyed their holiday at the beach.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
homepage - noun Here’s a usage note from Dictionary.com. The transition from World Wide Web site to Web site to website as a single uncapitalized word mirrors the development of other technological expressions which have tended to take unhyph... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hopeless - adjective Example: The politician now faces a hopeless situation.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
hoping - verb (present participle of the verb hope) Example: He is hoping to enter medical school in the fall.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
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