Vocabulary Words List

English Vocabulary Index

Vocabulary Words List for 17th May :

  1. Hilt (n) : handle of a sword


  2. Hilt (v) : provide a handle to


  3. Him (pronoun) : the objective case of HE


  4. Himself (pronoun) : emphatic and reflexive form of HIM


  5. Hind (adj.) : backward, female of red deer, a peasant


  6. Hinder (v) : obstruct, keep back


  7. Hindermost (adj.) : behind all others


  8. Hindrance (n) : obstacle


  9. Hindu (n) : a follower of Hinduism


  10. Hinduism (n) : a religion


  11. Hinge (n) : the joint of a door


  12. Hinge (n) : depend upon


  13. Hint (v) : refer to, suggest


  14. Hint (n) : allusion


  15. Hinterland (n) : district behind coast or river bank


  16. Hip (n) : bony part of the body just above the thigh


  17. Hippo (n) : a large thick skinned African river animal


  18. Hippopotamus (n) : a large thick skinned African river animal


  19. Hire (v) : engage for pay


  20. Hire (n) : wages, salary


  21. Hireling (n) : a mercenary


  22. His (adj.) : belonging to him


  23. His (possessive pronoun) : belonging to him


  24. Hiss (v) : whizz, whistle


  25. Hiss (n) : such a sound


  26. Historian (n) : a chronicler


  27. Historic (adj.) : noted in history


  28. History (n) : past events of a nation’s progress


  29. Histrionic (adj.) : theatrical


  30. Hit (v) : blow, make unhappy remark


  31. Hit (n) : strike


  32. Hitch (n) : an obstacle, catch


  33. Hitch (v) : jerk, struggle, attach


  34. Hither (adv.) : here, to this time or place


  35. Hitherto (adv) : up to this time or place


  36. Hive (n) : a box for bees


  37. Hoar (adj.) : grey


  38. Hoard (n) : store, treasure


  39. Hoard (v) : amass, collect


  40. Hoarfrost (n) : white frost


  41. Hoarse (adj.) : rough, husky


  42. Hoarse (adv.) : hoarsely


  43. Hoary (adj.) : very old, venerable


  44. Hoax (n) : cheat, joke


  45. Hoax (n) : (v) : deceive


  46. Hob (n) : hub, shelf


  47. Hobby (n) : favourite, pursuit


  48. Hobgoblin (n) : bogy, elf, imp


  49. Hobnob (v) : associate or drink together


  50. Hockey (n) : a game played with curved sticks


  51. Hoe (n) : weeder spade


  52. Hog (n) : swine, a animal of the pig kind


  53. Hogshead (n) : 521/2 or 54gallons, a big cask




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