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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Houseboundadjectiveconfined usually by illnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Housebrokenadjective(of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special placecandidateMay 18, 2026
Housewifelyadjectiverelated or suited to a housewifecandidateMay 18, 2026
Howlingadjectiveextraordinarily good or greatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hoydenishadjectiveused of girlscandidateMay 18, 2026
Huddledadjectivecrowded or massed togethercandidateMay 18, 2026
Huelessadjectiveof something totally lacking in saturation and therefore having no huecandidateMay 18, 2026
Huffishadjectivesullen or moodycandidateMay 18, 2026
Huffyadjectivequick to take offensecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hugeadjectiveunusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scopecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hugger-Muggeradjectiveconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hugoesqueadjectivein the manner of Victor HugocandidateMay 18, 2026
Hulkingadjectiveof great size and bulkcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hulkyadjectiveof great size and bulkcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humanadjectivehaving human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Human-Centeredadjectivemarked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Human-Centredadjectivemarked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Human-Sizedadjectivehaving the approximate size of a human beingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humaneadjectivemarked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of sufferingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humanistadjectiveof or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Humanisticadjectiveof or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Humanitarianadjectivemarked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfarecandidateMay 18, 2026
Humanlikeadjectivesuggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate thingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Humbleadjectiveof low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)candidateMay 18, 2026
Humbledadjectivesubdued or brought low in condition or statuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Humblingadjectivecausing awareness of your shortcomingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Humdrumadjectivetediously repetitious or lacking in varietycandidateMay 18, 2026
Humicadjectiveof or relating to or derived from humuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Humidadjectivecontaining or characterized by a great deal of water vaporcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humifiedadjectiveconverted to humuscandidateMay 18, 2026
Humiliatedadjectivemade to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pridecandidateMay 18, 2026
Humiliatingadjectivecausing awareness of your shortcomingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hummeradjectiveexceptionally good or talentedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humongousadjective(used informally) very largecandidateMay 18, 2026
Humoraladjectiveof or relating to bodily fluidscandidateMay 18, 2026
Humorlessadjectivelacking humorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humorousadjectivefull of or characterized by humorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humourlessadjectivelacking humorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humourousadjectivefull of or characterized by humorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Humpbackedadjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral columncandidateMay 18, 2026
Humpedadjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral columncandidateMay 18, 2026
Hunchbackedadjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral columncandidateMay 18, 2026
Hunchedadjectivehaving the back and shoulders roundedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundredadjectivebeing ten more than ninetycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred and OneadjectiveMWEbeing one more than one hundredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred ThousandadjectiveMWE(in Roman numerals, C written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or unitscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Fifteenthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred fifteen in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Fiftiethadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred fifty in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Fifty-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred fifty-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Firstadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred one in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Fortiethadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred forty in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Forty-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred forty-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Ninetiethadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Seventiethadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred seventy in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Seventy-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred seventy-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Sixtiethadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred sixty in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Sixty-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred sixty-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Tenthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred ten in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Thirtiethadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred thirty in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Thirty-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred thirty-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Twentiethadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred twenty in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundred-And-Twenty-Fifthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred twenty-five in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hundredthadjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred in counting ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hungarianadjectiverelating to or characteristic of HungarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hungryadjective(usually followed by `for') extremely desirouscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hunky-Doryadjectivebeing satisfactory or in satisfactory conditioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Huntedadjectivereflecting the fear or terror of one who is huntedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hurriedadjectivemoving rapidly or performed quickly or in great hastecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hurryingadjectivemoving with great hastecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hurtadjectivesuffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battlecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hurtfuladjectiveharmful to living thingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Husbandlyadjectivebefitting or characteristic of a husbandcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hush-Hushadjectiveconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methodscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hushedadjectivein a softened tonecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hushed-Upadjective(used of information or news) kept secret by using influencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Huskyadjectivedeep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Huxleianadjectiveof or relating to Thomas HuxleycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hyalineadjectiveresembling glass in transparency or translucencycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hyaloidadjectiveresembling glass in transparency or translucencycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hyaloplasmicadjectiveof or relating to hyaloplasmcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hybridadjectiveproduced by crossbreedingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydratedadjectivecontaining combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)candidateMay 18, 2026
Hydraulicadjectivemoved or operated or effected by water or oilcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydricadjectivehaving or characterized by excessive moisturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrocephalicadjectiverelating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephaluscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrodynamicadjectiveof or relating to hydrodynamicscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydroelectricadjectiveof or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpowercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrographicadjectiveof or relating to the science of hydrographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrographicaladjectiveof or relating to the science of hydrographycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrokineticadjectiverelating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrolyzableadjectivecapable of undergoing hydrolysiscandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrometricadjectiveof or relating to hydrometrycandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydropathicadjectiveof or relating to hydropathy or its administrationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrophilicadjectivehaving a strong affinity for watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrophobicadjectiveabnormally afraid of watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrophyticadjectivegrowing wholly or partially in watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydroponicadjectiveof or relating to aquiculturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrostaticadjectiverelating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmitcandidateMay 18, 2026
Hydrousadjectivecontaining combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)candidateMay 18, 2026