| hostage |
someone held prisoner by a person or group trying to force another person or group to meet certain demands. |
| hostel |
a place that offers shelter at a low cost for young people who are traveling. |
| hostess |
a woman who entertains guests. [2 definitions] |
| hostile |
feeling or showing dislike; unfriendly. [2 definitions] |
| hostility |
the state of being unfriendly or full of hate. [2 definitions] |
| hot |
holding or giving off great heat. [6 definitions] |
| hot-air balloon |
a bag made of thin material that is inflated with hot air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere. Large hot-air balloons can be attached to a basket or gondola, and used to transport people or equipment. |
| hot dog |
a hot, cooked sausage, sometimes called a frankfurter, eaten in a long, soft roll. [2 definitions] |
| hotel |
a place with many rooms and beds where people pay money to sleep, eat meals, or buy other services. |
| hothouse |
a heated glass building used to grow plants. |
| hot spring |
a natural spring that has water warmer than body temperature. |
| hot under the collar |
(informal) very angry or upset. |
| hound |
any of several breeds of dogs. Hounds have short hair, a deep voice, and long, drooping ears. They are used for hunting. [3 definitions] |
| hour |
a unit of time equal to sixty minutes. [4 definitions] |
| hourglass |
an instrument used to measure time that sends sand through a narrow opening between two larger glass bulbs. It takes exactly one hour for the sand to pass from one bulb to the other. |
| hour hand |
the shorter hand on a watch or a clock, which moves around the entire face twice a day and indicates the hour. |
| hourly |
done or happening every hour. [3 definitions] |
| house |
a building with connected rooms in which people of the same family or group live. [6 definitions] |
| houseboat |
a large boat that has been made for use as a home. |
| housefly |
an insect with two wings that is found in and around houses and other places where people live. It does not bite people, but it can spread a number of diseases. |
| household |
the group of people, such as a family, that lives in a particular house. [2 definitions] |