| 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] |
| housekeeper |
a person who is hired to take care of a home. |
| House of Commons |
one of the houses of the British and Canadian parliaments. Members are elected by the people. |
| House of Lords |
one of the houses of the British parliament, made up of nobles and certain religious leaders. Members are not elected. |
| House of Representatives |
the lower legislative house in many governments, including the United States, most U.S. states, and countries such as Mexico and Japan. |
| houseplant |
a plant grown indoors, especially as decoration. |
| housewife |
a married woman whose main work is taking care of the cooking, cleaning, and other duties of her family's household. |
| housework |
the work of taking care of a household, especially cleaning inside the house. |
| housing |
a shelter or place to live. [3 definitions] |
| hovel |
a small, uncomfortable, dirty house or hut. |