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You use must not or the short form mustn't / 'mAsnt / to tell people not to do something: You mustn't be late.

When you want to say that someone can do something if they want, but that it is not necessary, you use don't have to : You don't have to do your homework today (= you can do it today if you want, but it is not necessary ) .

hawk / hok / noun [ count ]

a large bird that catches and eats other birds and small animals

hay / hei / noun [ noncount ]

dry grass that is used as food for farm animals

hay fe • ver / ' hei fivar / noun [ noncount ]

( health ) an illness like a cold. Grass and other plants can cause hay fever .

haz • ard / ' hrezard / noun [ count ]

a danger

Ice is a hazard for drivers. a fire hazard

► haz • ard • ous / ' hrezardas / adjective

hazardous chemicals

haze / heiz/ noun [ noncount ]

air that is difficult to see through because of heat, dust, or smoke ha • zel • nut / ' heizlnAt / noun [ count ]

a small nut that you can eat

haz • y / ' heizi / adjective ( haz i - er , haz - i est )

not clear, especially because of heat Yesterday it was hot and hazy.

difficult to remember or understand clearly

I only have a hazy memory of our vacation in Seattle.

he © / hi / pronoun ( plural they ) the man or boy that the sentence is about I saw Mike when he was in town. "Where's John?" "He's (= he is ) at home."

head i©/hed/noun

[ count ] the part of your body above your neck She turned her head to look at me.

He nodded his head (= moved it up and down ) in agreement.

"I disagree," she said, shaking her head. — Look at the picture at body .

[ count ] your mind or brain

A strange thought came into his head. Use your head (= think ) !

[ singular ] the top, front, or most important part She sat at the head of the table.

[ count, noncount ] the person in charge of a group of people or organization

The Pope is the head of the Catholic church.

heads [ noncount ] the side of a coin that has the head of a person on it

Heads or tails? (= said when you are throwing a coin in the air to decide something )

—ANTONYM tails

a head ; per head

for one person Dinner costs $50 a head. go to your head

to make you too pleased with yourself

Stop telling him how good-looking he is. It will go to his head!

head first

with your head before the rest of your body

keep your head

to stay calm

She needs to learn to keep her head when things get difficult.

lose your head

to become too excited, angry, etc.

head 2 / hed / verb ( heads, head - ing , head - ed )

to move in the direction mentioned Let's head for home.

Where are you heading?

to be the leader or most important person in a group Michael is heading the finance committee.

head • ache / ' hedeik / noun [ count ]

( health ) a pain in your head to have a headache

head • ing / ' hedig / noun [ count ]

the words at the top of a piece of writing to show what it is about

head • light / ' hediait /

( also head - lamp / ' hedlremp / ) noun [ count ] one of the two big bright lights on the front of a car Look at the picture at car .

head • line / hedlain / noun

[ count ] the words in big letters at the top of a newspaper story

the headlines [ plural ] the most important news on radio or television

Here are the latest news headlines.

head • phones / ' hedfounz / noun [ plural ]

things that you put over your head and ears so that you can listen to music without other people hearing it

— Look at earphones .

head • quar • ters / ' hed|kwortsrz / noun

[ plural ] ( abbreviation HQ )

the main offices where the leaders of an organization work The company's headquarters are in Detroit.

head • set / ' hedset / noun [ count ]