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Everyday words used well: the solid base every 11+ child needs before the harder lists. Each word has a meaning written for children, a similar word and an opposite. Every word on this list is free.

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25 words starting with H

hack
verb
to cut something roughly with hard, heavy strokes
Similar:
chop
halt
verb
to stop moving or make something stop
Similar:
stop
Opposite:
advance
hard
adj.
difficult to do or understand
Similar:
challenging
Opposite:
easy
harm
noun
hurt or damage done to someone or something
Similar:
damage
Opposite:
benefit
hate
verb
to dislike something or someone very strongly
Similar:
despise
Opposite:
adore
heap
noun
an untidy pile of things lying on top of each other
Similar:
mound
hear
verb
to notice sounds using your ears
Similar:
catch
heart
noun
the part inside your chest that pumps blood around your body
Similar:
ticker
heavy
adj.
weighing a lot and hard to lift or carry
Similar:
bulky
Opposite:
light
height
noun
how tall someone or something is, or how far it is above the ground
Similar:
altitude
Opposite:
depth
help
verb
to make things easier for someone by doing something useful for them
Similar:
aid
Opposite:
hinder
herd
noun
a large group of animals, such as cows or deer, that live and move together
Similar:
drove
higher
adj.
further up from the ground than something else
Similar:
greater
Opposite:
lower
hire
verb
to pay money to use something for a short time
Similar:
charter
Opposite:
buy
hiss
verb
to make a long 'sss' sound, like a snake or an angry cat
Similar:
fizz
history
noun
the study of things that happened in the past, especially to people and countries
Similar:
chronicle
Opposite:
future
hole
noun
an empty space or gap in something solid, such as the ground or a sock
Similar:
gap
honest
adj.
always telling the truth and never cheating or stealing
Similar:
sincere
Opposite:
deceitful
horrible
adj.
very unpleasant or nasty
Similar:
awful
Opposite:
lovely
hover
verb
to stay in one place in the air without moving away
Similar:
drift
howl
verb
to make a long, loud, wailing cry, like a wolf or strong wind
Similar:
bay
huge
adj.
very, very big in size or amount
Similar:
enormous
Opposite:
minute
hungry
adj.
wanting or needing food
Similar:
famished
Opposite:
full
hurry
verb
to move or do something quickly because there is not much time
Similar:
dash
Opposite:
dawdle
hurt
verb
to cause pain or injury to someone or something
Similar:
harm
Opposite:
heal