| hose |
A hose is a long tube of rubber or plastic that liquid can go through. A hose can bend, and people often use it outside to wash something or give water to their plants. |
| hospital |
A hospital is a place where sick or hurt people get help. There are doctors and nurses there who take care of the patients. Hospitals have beds, and people sometimes stay there for a few days or longer. |
| hot |
When something is hot, it gives off heat. Fire is something that is very hot. [3 definitions] |
| hot dog |
A hot dog is a long, cooked sausage that is usually red-brown in color. You eat it in a soft roll. |
| hotel |
A hotel is a place where people sometimes stay and sleep when they are traveling or when they are visiting a place. A hotel has many rooms, and people pay money to stay in them. A hotel often has a restaurant where people can eat too. |
| hour |
Hour is one of the words we use when we measure time. There are sixty minutes in one hour and twenty-four hours in a day. Two hours is the amount of time that most movies last. |
| house |
A house is a building made for one family or one group of people to live in. It has rooms that are connected to each other. |
| how |
"How" is a word we use in some kinds of questions. Questions with "how" ask about the way that something is done or what we use to do something. [4 definitions] |
| howl |
When an animal howls, they make a long, loud crying noise that sounds as if they are sad. A wolf is one kind of animal that howls. |
| Huang He River |
The Huang He River is an important river of China. It flows from the mountains of western China toward the Pacific Ocean. An older name for the Huang He River is the Yellow River. |
| huddle |
When people huddle together, they gather in a small, close group. [2 definitions] |
| Hudson Bay |
Hudson Bay is a very large body of water in Canada. The water in Hudson Bay is salty, and it is connected with both the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Hudson Bay touches the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. It also touches the territory of Nunavut. |
| hug |
When you hug someone, you put your arms around them and hold them close to you for a little while. You usually hug someone to show that you like them or love them. |
| huge |
When something is huge, it is very large. |
| hum |
When you hum, you make the sound of a song without opening your mouth or lips. |
| human |
A human is a person. All people on earth are humans. [2 definitions] |
| hummingbird |
A hummingbird is a very small bird with bright, shiny colors. It moves its narrow wings very, very fast in the air. The wings move so fast that it's hard to even see them. Hummingbirds live in South America, Central America, and North America. |
| humor |
When a story has humor, it means that the story makes you laugh or smile. |
| hump |
A hump is something that is round in shape and sticks out from the back of an animal or person. A camel is an animal that has a hump. |
| hundred |
One hundred is the way we say and write out the number 100. We also use hundred when we say or write out numbers like 200, 300, and 400. |
| hundredth |
If you count ninety-nine bottles, the next bottle you count will be the hundredth bottle. [2 definitions] |