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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 8 years ago |
heinous - adjective Example: The heinous crime against the child brought cries for legal reform.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
heir - noun Example: As the sole heir to the fortune, the young son assumed control of the company.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 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 8 years ago |
heroes - noun (plural of the noun hero) Example: His heroes motivated him to excel.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
heroine - noun Example: The heroine of the movie rescued the small children.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hesitancy - noun Example: Without any hesitancy, the father jumped in front of the car to save his children.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hideous - adjective Example: His hideous behavior ensured his isolation from the town.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 years ago |
hindrance - noun Example: He viewed the project as a hindrance that would waste corporate resources. ... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hoarse - adjective Example: The speaker’s hoarse voice caused him to forget his well-rehearsed lines.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
holiday - noun Example: The young couple enjoyed their holiday at the beach.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 years ago |
hopeless - adjective Example: The politician now faces a hopeless situation.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hoping - verb (present participle of the verb hope) Example: He is hoping to enter medical school in the fall.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
horrific - adjective Example: He tried to rectify the horrific conditions in the mining industry.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hors d'oeuvre - correct spelling hors d'oeuvre - noun (plural hors d'oeuvres) Example: He piled his plate with hors d'oeuvres at the party.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hospital - noun Note: Writers in England usually omit any article before the noun hospital. They would write, “She went to hospital.”Example: After the accident, she spent two weeks in the hospital.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
humorous - adjective Example: The humorous play delighted the audience.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hurried - adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb hurry) Example: The hurried meal disappointed the guests. adjectiveExample: She hurried home after work. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hurrying - verb (present participle of the verb hurry) Example: She will be hurrying over to our house when she finishes her work.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hygiene - noun Example: His personal hygiene left a lot to be desired.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hypocrisy - noun Example: The hypocrisy of the preacher became evident to all when the scandal broke.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
hypocrite - noun Example: The hypocrite gave speeches about morality right before he started accepting bribes.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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