Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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hose
hoses noun
a long, narrow tube, through
which liquids can be sent.


hospital
hospitals noun
a place where sick or injured
people are treated.


hostage
hostages noun
a person who is taken
prisoner by someone who
demands something in return
for the prisoner’s safety.


hot
adjective
1 very warm.


The bars of the heater are
very hot.
2 very spicy.


Chili peppers taste very hot.
N comparisons hotter hottest


hotel
hotels noun
a building with bedrooms
that people pay to stay in.
Most hotels have
a restaurant and a bar.

hotel building

hour
hours noun
a period of time lasting
60 minutes. There are
24 hours in a day.
N say ow-er
hourly adjective

house
houses noun
a building that people live in.

houseboat
houseboats noun
a small boat that people
live on.

household
households noun
all the people that live
together in one home.

how
adverb
in what way.
How does this work?

howl
howls howling howled verb
to make a long, whining
sound like a wolf.

huddle
huddles huddling huddled verb
to push or squeeze together.
They huddled under
the shelter.

hug
hugs hugging hugged verb
to hold someone close
in a loving way.

huge
adjective
very large or enormous.
He was so hungry that he
ate a huge plateful of food.

hum
hums humming hummed verb
to make a musical sound
with your lips closed.
humming noun

human being
human beings noun
a man, woman, or child.

N say hew-mun
human adjective

humane
adjective
kind and merciful.
N say hew-mane
humanely adverb

humane


garden
hose


hover
hovers hovering hovered verb
to stay in one place
in the air.

hovercraft
hovercraft noun
a vehicle that rides on a cushion
of air. A hovercraft can travel
across land and sea.

A hummingbird hovers by
beating its wings very fast.
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