| Himalayan Mountains |
The Himalayan Mountains are a range of mountains in Asia between India and China. We often call these mountains the Himalayas. The Himalayas are very high. The highest mountain in the world is located here. It is in the region of Nepal and Tibet. This mountain has three names. In English, it is usually called Mount Everest. In Tibet, the mountain is called Chomolungma. In Nepal, it is called Sagarmatha. |
| Himalayas |
The Himalayas are what we often call the Himalayan Mountains. The Himalayan Mountains are a range of mountains in Asia between India and China. The Himalayas contain the highest mountains in the world. |
| himself |
If a boy is looking at himself in the mirror, it means that the boy is looking at someone in the mirror and that person in the mirror is he. [2 definitions] |
| Hindi |
Hindi is one of the major languages of the world. It is one of the main languages spoken in India. |
| Hindu |
A Hindu is a person who believes in the religion of Hinduism or is from India and follows the traditions of Hindu culture. Hindus believe that people should try to live pure and simple lives and try not to think about just themselves and the things they want in this world. Hindus also believe that when people die, they can return to earth in the form of something else. Religious Hindus believe in many gods that are all parts of a higher god, or set of gods, named Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. |
| Hinduism |
Hinduism is one of the major religions of the world. Most people whose religion is Hinduism live in India. People who believe in Hinduism are called Hindus. |
| hip1 |
Your hips are the places where your legs connect to the rest of your body. |
| hippo |
"Hippo" is a short way of saying "hippopotamus." A hippo is a very large mammal that has short legs and dark, thick skin with almost no hair. Large areas of its body are quite round in shape. |
| hippopotamus |
A hippopotamus is a very large mammal that has short legs and thick skin with almost no hair. Large areas of its body are quite round in shape. Hippopotamuses live in or near rivers and lakes of the warm parts of Africa. We often call a hippopotamus a hippo for short. |
| hire |
When someone hires you, they give you a job. |
| his |
When a thing belongs to a boy or man, that thing is his thing. If your brother has a ball, that ball is his ball. [2 definitions] |
| history |
History is the story of things that have happened in the past. |
| hit |
When you hit a ball, you knock it hard with something and send the ball away from you. [4 definitions] |
| hive |
A hive is something that bees live in. Bees usually build their own hives, but sometimes people build hives for bees. [2 definitions] |
| hobby1 |
When you have a hobby, you have a special thing that you do for fun. |
| hockey |
Hockey is a game played on ice by two teams. Each person wears skates and plays with a long stick. Using the stick, players hit a flat round thing called a puck and try to get it into the other team's goal. |
| hold1 |
When you hold something, you have it in your hand or hands. If it's raining, you might hold an umbrella so that it is over your head. [2 definitions] |
| hold on |
When you hold on to something, you hold it to keep yourself from falling or moving, or you hold it so that it doesn't move or get away from you. [3 definitions] |
| hole |
A hole is an open or empty space in something. When you dig in the ground in your yard or in the sand at the beach, you are making a hole. A hole can also be something like a place in your pocket that lets your candy or money fall through! |
| holiday |
A holiday is a day to remember or honor something. On a holiday, most people do not work or go to school. [2 definitions] |
| hollow |
When something is hollow, the space inside it is empty. Footballs and soccer balls are always hollow. They have only air inside. Bunnies made out of chocolate are sometimes hollow and sometimes solid. |