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8,130 words, searchable by word, definition, part of speech, and CEFR level.

headline Noun A2

The title printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper article, meant to summarise or attract attention to the story.

headphones Noun A1

A pair of small speakers worn over or in the ears for listening to sound privately.

headquarters Noun A2

The main office or center of operations for an organization.

headwaters Noun B1

The source or starting point of a river or stream, usually a small stream high in the mountains.

heal Verb A1

To become healthy again after an injury or illness.

health Noun A1

The condition of a person's body and mind, and how well it is working.

healthy Adjective A1

In good physical condition, or good for the body.

heap Noun A1

A messy pile of things stacked or thrown together.

hear Verb A1

To notice a sound using your ears.

hearing Noun B2

The ability to hear, or a formal meeting in which a court or committee listens to evidence about a case.

hearken Verb C2

To listen carefully to something, especially advice or a warning.

heart Noun A1

The organ in the chest that pumps blood through the body.

heartbeat Noun A1

A single pulse of the heart as it pumps blood, or the rhythm made by repeated pulses.

heat Noun A1

Warmth, especially a strong or uncomfortable amount of it.

heat capacity Noun B2

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of an object or substance by one degree.

heating Noun B1

A system that warms the air inside a building.

heaven Noun B1

In many religions, the place where good people are believed to go after death, often imagined as being in the sky.

heavier Adjective A1

Weighing more than something else.

heavily Adverb B1

To a great degree or extent, or with great weight or force.

heavy Adjective A1

Weighing a lot, hard to lift or carry.

hedge Noun A1

A row of closely planted bushes, often shaped to form a border or fence.

hedgehog Noun A1

A small animal covered in sharp spines that curls into a ball when it feels threatened.

hedonist Noun C1

A person who believes that pleasure is the most important goal in life and lives accordingly.

heel Noun A1

The rounded back part of your foot, or the raised part of a shoe under that spot.

hegemonic Adjective B2

Having dominant power or influence over others, especially in a political, cultural, or economic sense.

hegemony Noun B2

Dominance or control by one group, country, or idea over others.

height Noun A1

How tall a person or thing is, measured from bottom to top.

heinous Adjective C1

Extremely wicked or shocking, especially describing a crime.

helicopter Noun A1

An aircraft that flies using spinning blades on top instead of fixed wings.

heliocentric Adjective B1

Based on the idea that the sun, not the Earth, is at the center of the solar system.

helium Noun A2

A light, colorless gas that does not burn, often used to fill balloons.

hell Noun B2

In many religions, a place of punishment and suffering after death for those considered evil.

hello Interjection A1

A friendly word used to greet someone when you meet them or answer the phone.

helmet Noun A1

A hard covering worn to protect the head.

help Verb A1

To make something easier for someone by doing part of the work or giving support.

helpful Adjective A1

Willing and ready to help, or making a task easier.

hemisphere Noun B1

One half of the Earth, usually divided by the equator or by a line running through the poles.

hemoglobin Noun B2

The protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen and carries it around the body.

hen Noun A1

An adult female chicken, often kept for laying eggs.

hence Adverb B1

For this reason, or, with a period of time, from now.

her Pronoun A1

Shows that something belongs to a girl or woman already mentioned, or refers to her as an object.

herbaceous Adjective B2

Describing a plant with a soft, green, non-woody stem that usually dies back at the end of the growing season.

herbicide Noun B1

A chemical substance used to kill unwanted plants, especially weeds.

herbivore Noun A2

An animal that eats only plants.

here Adverb A1

At or to the place where the speaker is.

hereditary Adjective B1

Passed down genetically from parent to child.

heredity Noun B1

The passing of physical or biological characteristics from parents to their children through genes.

heresy Noun B1

A belief or opinion that strongly disagrees with accepted, especially religious, doctrine.