| housebroken | (adjective) (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place | Synonyms: house-trained |
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| housebuilder | (noun) someone who builds houses as a business | Synonyms: home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder |
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| houseclean | (verb) clean and tidy up the house | Synonyms: clean, clean house |
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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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| housekeep | (verb) maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household | - |
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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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| housewifely | (adjective) related or suited to a housewife | - |
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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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| housing | (noun) structures collectively in which people are housed | Synonyms: living accommodations, lodging |
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| (noun) a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component | - |
| (noun) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse | Synonyms: caparison, trapping |
| hovea | (noun) any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets | Synonyms: purple pea |
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| hovel | (noun) small crude shelter used as a dwelling | Synonyms: hut, hutch, shack, shanty |
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| hover | (verb) hang in the air; fly or be suspended above | - |
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| (verb) be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity | Synonyms: levitate |
| (verb) be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action | Synonyms: oscillate, vacillate, vibrate |
| (verb) to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | Synonyms: linger |
| (verb) hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing | Synonyms: brood, bulk large, loom |
| hoverboard | (noun) A device resembling a skateboard without wheels that can hover above the ground | - |
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| hovercraft | (noun) a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines | Synonyms: ground-effect machine |
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| howdah | (noun) a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant | Synonyms: houdah |
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| howdy | (noun) an expression of greeting | Synonyms: hello, hi, how-do-you-do, hullo |
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| however | (adverb) despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) | Synonyms: all the same, at the same time, even so, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, withal, yet |
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| (adverb) in whatever way or manner | - |
| (adverb) to whatever degree or extent | - |
| (adverb) by contrast; on the other hand | - |
| howitzer | (noun) a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range | Synonyms: mortar, trench mortar |
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| howl | (noun) a long loud emotional utterance | Synonyms: howling, ululation |
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| (noun) a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound | - |
| (noun) the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf | - |
| (verb) laugh unrestrainedly and heartily | Synonyms: roar |
| (verb) make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles | Synonyms: roar |
| (verb) emit long loud cries | Synonyms: roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl |
| (verb) cry loudly, as of animals | Synonyms: wrawl, yammer, yowl |
| howler | (noun) a glaring blunder | - |
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| (noun) monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry | Synonyms: howler monkey |
| (noun) a joke that seems extremely funny | Synonyms: belly laugh, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow |
| howling | (adjective) extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | Synonyms: fantastic, grand, marvellous, marvelous, phenomenal, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous |
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| (noun) a long loud emotional utterance | Synonyms: howl, ululation |
| hoy | (noun) a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) | Synonyms: barge, flatboat, lighter |
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| hoya | (noun) any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers | - |
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| hoyden | (noun) a girl who behaves in a boyish manner | Synonyms: romp, tomboy |
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| hoydenish | (adjective) used of girls; wild and boisterous | Synonyms: tomboyish |
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| hoydenism | (noun) masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women) | Synonyms: tomboyishness |
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