| 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. |
| home |
Your home is the place where you and your family live. A home can be a house or an apartment or any other type of place where people live. [2 definitions] |
| home run |
When someone hits a home run in baseball, it means that they hit the ball very well and the other team cannot get the ball easily. This gives the hitter enough time to run all the way around and score a point. A point in baseball is called a run. A home run is a very good thing for the team that is hitting the ball. If other players on the team are already out in the field, they can run "home" and score points too. |
| hometown |
Someone's hometown is the town where they were born or grew up. A hometown can also be any town where a person has lived a long time and that feels like their real home. |
| homework |
Homework is work that your school teacher asks you to do at home. |
| Honduras |
Honduras is a country in Central America. It lies along the shore of the Caribbean Sea. One part of the country also touches the Pacific Ocean. The neighbors of Honduras are Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Honduras has plains, mountains, and rainforest. Honduras grows a lot of coffee plants, fruits, and sugar cane. |
| honest |
When you are honest, you tell the truth. [2 definitions] |
| honey |
Honey is a thick, sweet liquid that bees make. |