(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
(historical) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
(obsolete) A countryman; a rustic or yokel.
(obsolete) A fairy; a sprite; an elf; a bogey.
A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
A male ferret.
A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
The hub of a wheel.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.
(transitive) To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
hoc
hod
hod
noun
(horse racing) A bookmaker's bag.
(originally Britain, dialectal and US) A receptacle for carrying coal, particularly one shaped like a bucket which is designed for loading coal or coke through the door of a firebox.
A blowpipe used by a pewterer.
A three-sided box mounted on a pole for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials over the shoulder.
The amount of material held by a hod (sense 1); a hodful.
verb
(intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To bob up and down on horseback, as an inexperienced rider may do; to jog.
hoe
hoe
noun
(Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
(US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”).
A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
verb
(US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”).
(transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
(transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
hog
hog
noun
(UK) A young sheep that has not been shorn.
(UK, historical, archaic slang, countable and uncountable) A shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.
(UK, historical, obsolete slang, countable and uncountable) A half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.
(UK, historical, obsolete slang, countable and uncountable) A tanner, a sixpence coin; its value.
(informal) A quahog (clam)
(nautical) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.
(nautical) the effect of the middle of the hull of a ship rising while the ends droop
(slang) A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.
(specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).
A device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made.
A greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share.
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
verb
(nautical) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
(transitive) To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.
(transitive) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
(transitive) To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel.
(transitive, nautical) To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).
hoi
hoi
intj
A call to gain someone's attention; hey!
hol
hom
hon
hon
intj
(Ireland, slang); (typically) cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo
noun
(mostly as a term of address) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; (Southern US) a friendly term of address.
(transgender slang, 4chan, derogatory) A trans woman who does not pass; a clocky trans woman.
hoo
hoo
adv
(Northumbria, Tyneside) how
intj
(Tyneside) Used to grab the attention of others.
(obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
noun
(obsolete outside placenames) A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.
pron
(South Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire) she
(West Midlands and South West England) he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun
hop
hop
noun
(US, dated) A dance; a gathering for the purpose of dancing.
(US, slang) Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
(networking) The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.
(sports, US) A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
(usually in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
A jump on one leg.
A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane.
A short jump.
The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.
The plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers beer or ale is brewed.
verb
(informal) To dance.
(informal, intransitive) To go in a quick or sudden manner.
(intransitive) To be in state of energetic activity.
(intransitive) To gather hops.
(intransitive) To jump a short distance.
(intransitive) To jump on one foot.
(intransitive, usually in combination) To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
(obsolete) To walk lame; to limp.
(transitive) To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer
(transitive) To jump onto, or over
(transitive) To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
hor
hor
particle
A filler word used to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
An invariant question tag used to invite agreement.
Emphasizes the need for the listener to acknowledge something.
pron
(Tyneside) her
hos
hos
noun
plural of ho
hot
hot
adj
(US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
(informal) Radioactive.
(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
(of an electric musical instrument) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier.
(of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
(slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
(slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
(slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
(slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
(slang, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
(slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
(slang, with for) Extremely attracted to.
Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
Feverish.
Fresh; just released.
Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
Popular; in demand.
Stolen.
Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
adv
(especially in the phrase "come in hot", "go in hot") While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).
Hotly, at a high temperature.
Rapidly, quickly.
verb
(with up) To become lively or exciting.
(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.
how
how
adv
(interrogative) In what manner:
(interrogative) In what state or condition.
(interrogative) To what degree or extent.
At what price, for what amount (of money).
By what means.
By what title or what name.
In what form, shape, measure, quantity, etc.
Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.
With overtones of why, for what reason.
With what meaning or effect.
conj
In any way in which; in whatever way; however.
She told me how her father was a doctor.
That, the fact that.
The manner or way in which.
intj
A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.
noun
(dialectal) A small hill in northern England. (Usage preserved mainly in place names.)
(dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus.
The means by which something is accomplished.
hox
hox
noun
(genetics) Abbreviation of homeobox.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.
hoy
hoy
intj
Ho!, hallo!, stop!
noun
(nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
verb
(Northumbria, Australia) To throw.
(transitive) To incite; to drive onward.
hpd
hpn
hpo
hre
hrh
hri
hrs
hrs
noun
plural of hr; hours
hsb
hsc
hsh
hsi
hsm
hsp
hst
hsu
htk
hts
hts
noun
plural of ht
hub
hub
noun
(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
(video games) An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.
A block for scotching a wheel.
A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
A screw hob.
The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
hud
hud
noun
(UK, dialect) A huck or hull, as of a nut.
hue
hue
noun
(figuratively) A character; aspect.
(obsolete) A shout or cry.
(obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
hug
hug
noun
A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
A particular grip in wrestling.
verb
(intransitive) To cling closely together.
(intransitive, obsolete) To crouch; to huddle as with cold.
(transitive) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
(transitive) To stay close to (the shore etc.)
(transitive, figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
huh
huh
intj
(informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
(informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
(slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
(with falling pitch) Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
(with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion.
(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
hui
hui
noun
(New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.
huk
hum
hum
intj
Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.
Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
noun
(UK, slang) Unpleasant odour.
(dated) An imposition or hoax; humbug.
(obsolete) A kind of strong drink.
(with article) A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
verb
(Britain, slang) To reek, smell bad.
(intransitive) To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
(intransitive) To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
(intransitive) To produce low sounds which blend continuously
(transitive) To express by humming.
(transitive, UK, dated, slang) To flatter by approving; to cajole; to deceive or impose upon; to humbug.
hun
hun
noun
(informal) Alternative spelling of hon (“affectionate abbreviation of honey”)
A grey partridge.
Alternative form of hoon (“Indian gold coin”)
hup
hup
intj
The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
hus
hut
hut
intj
(American football) Called by the quarterback to prepare the team for a play.
noun
(agriculture, obsolete) A small stack of grain.
A small wooden shed.
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
verb
(agriculture, obsolete, transitive) To stack (sheaves of grain).
(archaic, intransitive) To take shelter in a hut.
(archaic, transitive) To provide (someone) with shelter in a hut.
hux
hvy
hwd
hwm
hwt
hwu
hwu
phrase
Alternative letter-case form of HWU
hwy
hyd
hyd
verb
simple past tense of hyde
hye
hye
adj
Obsolete spelling of high
verb
Obsolete spelling of hie
hyo
hyp
hyp
noun
(mathematics) A hypotenuse.
(slang) Alternative form of hype (“hypodermic [needle]”)
A hypnotist.
Hypnotism.
Hypochondria.
verb
(colloquial, dated) To make melancholy.
iah
ich
ich
noun
(ichthyology) Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate Ichthyophthirius.
pron
(personal, obsolete) I.
ihd
ihi
ihp
ihs
inh
iph
ish
ish
adv
(colloquial) about, approximately
(colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
noun
(dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
(euphemistic) Shit.
The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.
jah
jeh
jhs
joh
kha
kha
noun
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Х / х.
khi
khi
noun
Alternative spelling of chi (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ), the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
kho
kho
Noun
A Dardic ethnic group of about 230,000 people, located primarily in Pakistan, with a small population in Afghanistan. They speak the Dardic Khowar language and their main religion is Islam.
khu
khu
noun
In ancient Egyptian mythology, a part of the soul or spirit which left the body after death.
khz
koh
kph
kph
noun
Initialism of keystroke(s) per hour.
Initialism of kilometre(s) per hour.
ksh
kwh
lah
lah
noun
(music) Alternative spelling of la
particle
Emphasizes that something is obvious or self-evident.
Placed at the end of a phrase or sentence either for emphasis or reassurance.
Used sarcastically to state the obvious.
lhb
lhb
noun
(cricket) Alternative form of LHB
lhd
lhs
lth
lth
adj
(mathematics) Occurring at position l in a sequence.
mah
mah
det
(African-American Vernacular, Southern US) Pronunciation spelling of my.
particle
Asserts that something is self-evident.
mch
mfh
mgh
mha
mhd
mhe
mhf
mhg
mhl
mho
mho
noun
A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens.
mhr
mhs
mhw
mhw
noun
Initialism of mean high water.
mhz
mmh
moh
moh
noun
(Sikhism) Attachment to the transient material world, which hinders the soul's search for its ultimate goal and is therefore one of the Five Evils.
mph
mph
symbol
Initialism of mile(s) per hour.
msh
mth
mth
adj
(mathematics) Occurring at position m in a sequence.
nah
nah
intj
(Manglish) here! (when giving something).
(informal) No.
neh
nha
nhg
nhi
nhl
nhr
nhs
nih
noh
noh
noun
A form of classical Japanese music drama.
nth
nth
adj
(informal) Occurring at a relatively large but unspecified position in a series.
(mathematics) Occurring at position n in a sequence.
noun
(informal) The item in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series.
(mathematics) The item at position n in a sequence.
nvh
och
och
intj
(chiefly Scotland, Ireland) an expression of anger, frustration, surprise
(chiefly Scotland, Ireland) general interjection of confirmation, affirmation, and often disapproval.
ohg
ohl
ohm
ohm
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω
oho
oho
intj
Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.
ohp
ohs
ohs
noun
plural of oh
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oh
ohv
ooh
ooh
intj
A sound made to imitate a ghost.
An expression of awe.
An expression of excitement or enthusiastic interest.
An expression of interest or anticipation.
An expression of pain.
noun
An exclamation of ooh.
verb
To exclaim ooh.
oph
pah
pah
intj
Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
noun
Dated form of pa (Maori fort).
pch
peh
peh
noun
Alternative form of pe (Semitic letter)
pha
phc
phd
phi
phi
noun
(mathematics) The golden ratio.
A visual illusion whereby a sequential pattern of lights produces a false sense of motion.
Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
phl
phm
pho
pho
intj
(archaic) Expressing dismissive contempt.
noun
A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and beef or chicken.
phr
phr
adj
Abbreviation of phrasal.
noun
Abbreviation of phrase.
phs
pht
pht
intj
Used to signify mild annoyance or disagreement.
phu
poh
poh
intj
(dated) Designating astonishment or that one is impressed.
(dated) Expressing disagreement or irritation
(dated) Expressing disgust or repulsion.
(dated) Indicating that something is trivial and not worth consideration.
pph
rah
rah
adj
(Britain, informal) Posh.
intj
(MLE) An expression of admiration.
(MLE) An expression of frustration or anger.
(MLE) An expression of surprise.
An exclamation of encouragement.
noun
(Britain, informal) A person (especially a student) with a posh accent who looks down on those who are "common".
rch
rch
Noun
Alternative form of red cunt hair.
reh
reh
noun
A saline efflorescence that comes to the surface on the usar plains of northern India, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.