Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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hole
holes noun
a hollow place or gap.

holiday
holidays noun
a period of time off from
school or work, often to
celebrate a special event.

hollow
adjective
with a space inside.

The mouse ran
through the hollow pipe.

home
homes noun
the place where a person
or an animal lives or
comes from.

honest
adjective
truthful or able to be trusted.
N say on-nist
N opposite dishonest
honesty noun

honey
noun
a sweet,
sticky food,
made by bees
from the nectar
of flowers.
N say hun-ee

hoof

hoofs or hooves noun

the hard, nail-like

part of the foot of

a horse, deer, or

similar animal.

hook

hooks noun

a curved metal object used

for hanging things on or for

catching things.

hoop

hoops noun

a round strip of plastic, wood,

or metal.

hoot

hoots hooting hooted verb

1 to make a sound like

the noise an owl makes.

2 to blow a horn or whistle.

hoot noun

hop

hops hopping

hopped verb

to jump on

one leg.

hop noun

hope

hopes hoping hoped verb

to want something to happen,

and think that it might.

I hope I’ll make the team.

hopeful adjective

horizon

horizons noun

the line in the distance

where the land or the sea

seems to meet the sky.

N say hor-ize-on

horizontal

adjective

parallel to the ground.

A tabletop is horizontal.

N opposite vertical

horizontally adverb

horn

horns noun

1 a tough, pointed, bony part

on the head of some animals.

2 a brass wind instrument

that you play by holding

down valves with your

fingers and blowing through

the narrow end of the tube.

3 a device that is used to

make a warning signal.

horoscope

horoscopes noun

a prediction of what might

happen to you in the future,

made from the position of the

stars and your date of birth.

horrible

adjective

very unpleasant

or frightening.

horribly adverb

horror

noun

a feeling of shock and fear.

They watched in horror as

the house burned down.

horror

goat’s horn

horse’s hoof

jar of honey

honeycomb

French horn

old-fashioned car horn

clothes

hook

hood

hoods noun

1 a part of a coat, jacket, or

sweatshirt that covers

your head.

2 the metal engine

covering on the

front of a car.

hood