Friday, 17 May 2024, 11:06 AM
Site: edulabs.org academy
Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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hairthe fine material that grows from the skin, especially from the head |
halfone of two equal parts of something |
haltto come or cause to come to a stop; to stop |
hangto place something so the highest part is supported and the lower part is not; to kill by hanging |
happento become a fact or event; to take place |
happypleased; satisfied; feeling good; not sad |
hardnot easily cut or broken; solid; difficult to do or understand; needing much effort or force |
harmto injure; to damage; n. damage; hurt |
harvestto gather crops; n. the crop after it is gathered |
hata head cover |
hateto have strong emotions against; to consider as an enemy; opposite love |
haveto possess; to own; to hold |
hethe boy or man who is being spoken about |
headto lead; to command; n. leader; chief; the top part of something; the highest position |
headquartersthe center from which orders are given; the main offices of a business or organization |
healto return to good health; to cure; to become well |
healththe general condition of the body and mind; the condition of being free from sickness or disease |
hearto receive sound through the ears; to receive news about |
heartpumps blood through the body |
heatto make hot or warm; n. great warmth; that which is produced by burning fuel; energy from the sun |
heavyhaving much weight; not easy to lift; of great amount or force |
helicoptera machine without wings that can fly up or down or remain in one place above the ground |
helpto give support; to assist; to make easier; n. support; aid |
herein, to or at this place |
heroa person honored for being brave or wise |
hideto prevent from being seen or found; to make secret |
hightall; far up; far above the ground; important; above others |
hijackto seize or take control of a vehicle by force |
hilla small mountain |
historythe written record or description of past events; the study of the past |
hitto strike; to touch with force |
holdto carry or support, usually in the hands or arms; to keep in one position; to keep as a prisoner; to contain; to possess; to occupy; to organize and be involved in ("The two sides hold talks this week.") |
holean opening; a torn or broken place in something |
holidaya day when one does not work; a day on which no work is done to honor or remember a person or event |
holygreatly honored in religion |
homethe building where a person lives, especially with family; the place where one was born or comes from; the area or country where one lives |
honesttruthful; able to be trusted |
honorto obey; to show strong, good feelings for ("to honor one's parents"); n. an award; an act of giving special recognition ("He received many honors for his efforts to help others.") |
hopeto expect; to believe there is a good chance that something will happen as wanted; to want something to happen |
horriblecausing great fear; terrible |
horsea large animal often used for racing, riding or farm work |
hospitala place where sick or injured people are given medical care |
hostagea person captured and held as a guarantee that a demand or promise will be honored |
hostileready to fight; ready for war |
hothaving or feeling great heat or a high temperature |
hotela building with rooms, and often food, for travellers |
houra measure of time; sixty minutes |
housea building in which people live; a country's parliament or lawmaking group ("House of Representatives") |
howin what way; to what amount |
howeveryet; but |
hugevery big; of great size |
humanof or about people |
humorthe ability to understand, enjoy or express what makes people laugh |
hungerthe need for food |
huntto search for animals to capture or kill them; to seek; to try to find |
hurryto do or go fast |
hurtto cause pain, injury or damage |
husbanda man who is married |