| horseplay | (noun) rowdy or boisterous play | - |
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| horsepond | (noun) a pond for watering horses | - |
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| horsepower | (noun) a unit of power equal to 746 watts | Synonyms: H.P., HP |
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| horseradish | (noun) grated horseradish root | - |
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| (noun) coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root | Synonyms: Armoracia rusticana, horse radish, red cole |
| (noun) the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning | Synonyms: horseradish root |
| horseshit | (noun) Obscene word for unacceptable behavior | Synonyms: bull, bullshit, crap, dogshit, Irish bull, shit |
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| horseshoe | (noun) U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof | Synonyms: shoe |
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| (noun) game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes | - |
| horseshoer | (noun) a person who shoes horses | Synonyms: farrier |
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| horseshoes | (noun) a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it | Synonyms: quoits |
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| horseshow | (noun) a competitive exhibition of horses | - |
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| horsetail | (noun) perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America | - |
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| horseweed | (noun) common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron | Synonyms: Canadian fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis, fleabane |
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| (noun) erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States | Synonyms: Collinsonia canadensis, horse balm, richweed, stone-root, stone root, stoneroot |
| horsewhip | (noun) a whip for controlling horses | - |
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| horsewhipping | (noun) the act of whipping with a horsewhip | - |
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| horsewoman | (noun) a woman horseman | - |
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| horst | (noun) a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land | - |
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| hortensia | (noun) deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue | Synonyms: Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis |
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| (noun) very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads | Synonyms: double gold, golden glow, Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia |
| horticulture | (noun) the cultivation of plants | Synonyms: gardening |
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| horticulturist | (noun) an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants) | Synonyms: plantsman |
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| hosanna | (noun) a cry of praise or adoration (to God) | - |
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| hose | (noun) socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) | Synonyms: hosiery |
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| (noun) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas | Synonyms: hosepipe |
| (noun) man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet | - |
| hosepipe | (noun) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas | Synonyms: hose |
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| hosier | (noun) a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear | - |
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| hosiery | (noun) socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) | Synonyms: hose |
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| hospice | (noun) a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill | - |
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| (noun) a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) | - |
| hospitableness | (noun) having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining | - |
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| hospital | (noun) a health facility where patients receive treatment | Synonyms: infirmary |
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| (noun) a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care | - |
| hospitalisation | (noun) placing in medical care in a hospital | Synonyms: hospital care, hospitalization |
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| hospitality | (noun) kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | Synonyms: cordial reception |
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| hospitalization | (noun) placing in medical care in a hospital | Synonyms: hospital care, hospitalisation |
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| (noun) insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense | Synonyms: hospitalization insurance |
| (noun) the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital | - |
| (noun) a period of time when you are confined to a hospital | - |
| hospitaller | (noun) title of the member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals. | - |
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| host | (noun) an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association | - |
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| (noun) (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network | Synonyms: server |
| (noun) a vast multitude | Synonyms: horde, legion |
| (noun) any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event | - |
| (noun) archaic terms for army | Synonyms: legion |
| (noun) the owner or manager of an inn | Synonyms: boniface, innkeeper |
| (noun) a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) | Synonyms: emcee, master of ceremonies |
| (noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there | - |
| (noun) (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor | - |
| hostage | (noun) a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms | Synonyms: surety |
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| hostel | (noun) inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) | Synonyms: student lodging, youth hostel |
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| (noun) a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers | Synonyms: auberge, hostelry, inn, lodge |
| hosteller | (noun) a traveler who lodges in hostels | - |
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| (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hotel manager, hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotelman |
| hostelry | (noun) a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers | Synonyms: auberge, hostel, inn, lodge |
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| hostess | (noun) a woman innkeeper | - |
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| (noun) a woman steward on an airplane | Synonyms: air hostess, stewardess |
| (noun) a woman host | - |
| hostile | (noun) troops belonging to the enemy's military forces | - |
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| hostilities | (noun) fighting; acts of overt warfare | Synonyms: belligerency |
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| hostility | (noun) violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | Synonyms: aggression |
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| (noun) a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition | Synonyms: ill will |
| (noun) the feeling of a hostile person | Synonyms: enmity, ill will |
| (noun) a state of deep-seated ill-will | Synonyms: antagonism, enmity |
| hostler | (noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses | Synonyms: groom, ostler, stableboy, stableman |
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| hotbed | (noun) a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants | - |
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| (noun) a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) | - |
| hotbox | (noun) a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated | - |
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| hotcake | (noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | Synonyms: battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, pancake |
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| hotchpotch | (noun) a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables | - |
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| (noun) a motley assortment of things | Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag |
| hotdog | (noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | Synonyms: dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst |
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| (noun) a frankfurter served hot on a bun | Synonyms: hot dog, red hot |
| (noun) someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself | Synonyms: hot dog |
| hotel | (noun) a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services | - |
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| hotelier | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelkeeper, hotelman |
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| hotelkeeper | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelman |
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| hotelman | (noun) an owner or manager of hotels | Synonyms: hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelkeeper |
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| hotfoot | (noun) a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it | - |
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| hothead | (noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: daredevil, harum-scarum, lunatic, madcap, swashbuckler |
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| (noun) a belligerent grouch | Synonyms: fire-eater |
| hothouse | (noun) a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner | Synonyms: conservatory, indoor garden |
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| hotline | (noun) a telefone line that provides direct and prompt information or advice to the caller in relation to a specific subject | Synonyms: hot line |
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| hotness | (noun) the presence of heat | Synonyms: heat, high temperature |
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| (noun) a hot spiciness | Synonyms: pepperiness |
| (noun) a state of sexual arousal | Synonyms: horniness, hot pants |
| hotplate | (noun) a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm | Synonyms: hot plate |
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| hotpot | (noun) a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot | Synonyms: hot pot |
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| hotshot | (noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | Synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard |
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| hotspot | (noun) a lively entertainment spot | Synonyms: hot spot |
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| (noun) a point of relatively intense heat or radiation | Synonyms: hot spot |
| (noun) a place of political unrest and potential violence | Synonyms: flashpoint, hot spot, trouble spot |
| hotspur | (noun) a rash or impetuous person | - |
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| houdah | (noun) a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant | Synonyms: howdah |
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| houhere | (noun) small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage | Synonyms: Hoheria populnea, lacebark, ribbonwood |
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| hoummos | (noun) a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | Synonyms: hommos, hummus, humous, humus |
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| hound | (noun) any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | Synonyms: hound dog |
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| (noun) someone who is morally reprehensible | Synonyms: blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel |
| hour | (noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it | Synonyms: minute |
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| (noun) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day | Synonyms: 60 minutes, hr |
| (noun) clock time | Synonyms: time of day |
| (noun) a special and memorable period | - |
| hourglass | (noun) a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes | - |
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| houri | (noun) a voluptuously beautiful young woman | Synonyms: nymph |
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| (noun) (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise | - |
| hours | (noun) a period of time assigned for work | - |
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| (noun) an indefinite period of time | - |
| house | (noun) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults | - |
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| (noun) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | - |
| (noun) a building in which something is sheltered or located | - |
| (noun) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | Synonyms: theater, theatre |
| (noun) aristocratic family line | - |
| (noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | Synonyms: business firm, firm |
| (noun) an official assembly having legislative powers | - |
| (noun) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema | - |
| (noun) the members of a religious community living together | - |
| (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, household, menage |
| (noun) the management of a gambling house or casino | - |
| (noun) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | Synonyms: mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign |
| houseboat | (noun) a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling | - |
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| housebreaker | (noun) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house | Synonyms: cat burglar |
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| (noun) a wrecker of houses | Synonyms: housewrecker |
| housebreaking | (noun) trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent | Synonyms: break-in, breaking and entering |
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| housebuilder | (noun) someone who builds houses as a business | Synonyms: home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder |
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| housecleaning | (noun) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house | - |
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| (noun) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions | - |
| housecoat | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: neglige, negligee, peignoir, wrapper |
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| housecraft | (noun) skill in domestic management | - |
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| housedog | (noun) a dog trained to guard a house | - |
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| housefather | (noun) a man in charge of children in an institution | - |
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| housefly | (noun) common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases | Synonyms: house fly, Musca domestica |
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| houseful | (noun) as many as a house will accommodate | - |
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| houseguest | (noun) a guest entertained in your house | Synonyms: house guest |
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| household | (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, house, menage |
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| householder | (noun) someone who owns a home | Synonyms: homeowner |
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| househusband | (noun) a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income | Synonyms: house husband |
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| housekeeper | (noun) a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | - |
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| housekeeping | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housework |
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| houselights | (noun) lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium | - |
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| housemaid | (noun) a female domestic | Synonyms: amah, maid, maidservant |
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| houseman | (noun) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | Synonyms: intern, interne, medical intern |
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| housemaster | (noun) teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse | - |
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| housemate | (noun) someone who resides in the same house with you | - |
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| housemother | (noun) a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people | - |
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| housepaint | (noun) paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house | Synonyms: house paint |
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| houseplant | (noun) any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes | - |
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| houseroom | (noun) space for accommodation in a house | - |
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| housetop | (noun) the roof of a house | - |
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| housewarming | (noun) a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home | - |
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| housewife | (noun) a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | Synonyms: homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house |
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| housewifery | (noun) the work of a housewife | - |
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| housework | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housekeeping |
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| housewrecker | (noun) a wrecker of houses | Synonyms: housebreaker |
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