hu • mil • i • a • tion / h^mili ' eijn / noun
[ count, noncount ]
hu . mor © / 'hyumar / noun
[noncount]
the quality of being funny a story full of humor
the ability to laugh and know that something is funny Dave has a good sense of humor .
hu • mor • ous / ' hyumsrss / adjective
making you smile or laugh a humorous story
—SYNONYM funny
hump / hAmp / noun [ count ]
a large round lump, for example on the back of a camel (= an animal that lives in the desert )
hun .dred © / ' hAndrsd /
100
We invited a hundred people to the party. two hundred dollars four hundred and twenty
hundreds ( informal ) a lot
I have hundreds of e-mails in my inbox.
hun • dredth / ' hAndrsde / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]
100th
hung
form of hang ( 1 )
hun • ger / ' hAggsr / noun [ noncount ]
the feeling that you want or need to eat People were dying of hunger.
—Look at thirst .
hun .gry ©/ h\i]c|ri / adjective ( hun gri . er , hun . gri . est )
wanting to eat
Let's eat soon — I'm hungry!
— Look at thirsty .
hunt О / hAnt / verb ( hunt: , hunt . in , iunt . ed )
to chase animals to kill them as a sport or for food Owls hunt at night.
to try to find something
I hunted everywhere for my watch, but I couldn't find it.
hunt noun [ count , usually singular ] a fox hunt
a hunt for the missing child
hunt • ing / ' hAntig / noun [ noncount ]
the activity of chasing and killing animals as a sport or for food
to go hunting
hunt • er / ' hAntsr / noun [ count ]
a person who hunts wild animals hur • dle / ' hsrdl/ noun ( sports )
[ count ] a type of light fence that a person or a horse jumps over in a race
hurdles [ plural ] a race in which people or horses have to jump over hurdles
the 200-meter hurdles
hurl / hsrl / verb ( hurls , hurl . ing , hurled )
to throw something very strongly She hurled the book across the room.
hurrah, hurray = hooray
hur • ri • cane / ' hsrsksn / noun [ count ]
( geography ) a storm with very strong winds Another hurricane hit the coast of Florida. Thesaurus
wind air that moves quickly outside: The wind was blowing hard. ♦ The trees were swaying in the wind . ♦ Several trees were blown over in the strong winds . ♦ A gust of wind blew my hat off.
hurricane a violent storm with very strong winds, which starts over the ocean: Many of the buildings here were destroyed in the hurricane. ♦ Hurricane Rita is now approaching the coast of Florida. tornado a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a tall cloud which is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top: A tornado tore through the town yesterday. ♦ The hotel was completely destroyed by a tornado. ♦ a tornado warning breeze a light wind: A light breeze was blowing. ♦ The flowers were gently moving in the breeze. ♦ a cool/warm breeze
gale a very strong wind: The roof of the school was torn off by the gale. ♦ The gale blew down several trees.
hur .ГУ 1© / Ъэи/ verb ( hur . ries, hur . ry . ing , hur . ried , has hur ried )
to move or do something quickly We hurried home after school.
