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- HOSEA flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
- HOSTOne which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
- HOUNDA dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- HOURA unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
- HOUSEA structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
- HOUSELThe Eucharist.
- HOVETo remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
- HOVELAn open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
- HOVERTo keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air. Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; of a thing: to cover or surround (something). Of
- HOWLThe protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
- HUCKSTERA peddler or hawker, who sells small items, either door-to-door, from a stall, or in the street.
- HUGEVery large.
- HULKA large ship used for transportation; a large ship that is difficult to manoeuvre. A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to o
- HUMIDContaining perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
- HUMPA mound of earth.
- HUNGERA need or compelling desire for food.
- HUNKERTo crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down.
- HUNTTo find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- HURDLEAn artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
- HURTTo cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- HUSKThe dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
- HYPERBOLEDeliberate overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
- ICKLEAn icicle.
- IDEAAn abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- IDOLA graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- IGNITETo set fire to (something), to light (something)
- ILLUMINESynonym of illuminate. To shine light on (something). To cause (something) to glow or shine with light. To enlighten (someone) spiritually; to induce (someone) to adopt, or believe
- ILLUSTRIOUSAdmired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
- IMAGEA visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
- IMPLORETo beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech. To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.
- IMPORTUNITYConstant and insistent demanding or proposing, especially if regarded as annoying or upsetting; also, the character of such behaviour; an instance of this.
- IMPREGNABLEOf a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
- INCHAn English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm.
- INCLUDETo bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
- INEBRIATEDBehaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.
- INEDITAUnpublished literary works.
- INEXORABLEImpossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
- INFERTo introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
- INFLAMETo set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle.
- INGLEAn open fireplace.
- INKLETo hint at; disclose.
- INQUIRETo ask (about something).
- INQUIRYThe act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
- INSERTTo put in between or into.
- INSPIRETo infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
- INSTIGATORA person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.
- INSULTTo be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone).
- INTENSEOf a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
- INTERDICTA papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extre
- INTROAn introduction.
- INTRODUCETo cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
- INTROITA prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.
- INTUITTo know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- IRENICPromoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.
- IRISA plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ).
- IRONA common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol
- ISLANDA contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
- IWISCertainly, surely, indeed.
- JAUNCETo prance; to frolic.
- JAVELINA light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
- JOINTo connect or combine into one; to put together.
- JOKEAn amusing story.
- JOVIALCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- JUICEA liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
- JUSTFactually right, correct; factual.
- JUSTICEThe state or characteristic of being just or fair.
- JUVENILEYoung; not fully developed.
- KARSTA type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
- KEENOften with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- KEEPTo continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- KEMPA coarse or bristly hair, whisker; knotty hairs that will not felt.
- KERFThe act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
- KESTRELAny of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.
- KIDNEYAn organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
- KILIMA flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
- KILTTo gather up (skirts) around the body.
- KINGA male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- KIPEAn osier basket used for catching fish.
- KITCHENA room or area for preparing food.
- KITEA bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- KITHFriends and acquaintances.
- KITTLETo tickle, to touch lightly.
- KLEPTOMANIACOne who steals compulsively.
- KNEADTo work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- KNEEIn humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- KNELLTo ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- KNIFEA utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle
- KNOTA looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
- KNOTTYOf string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
- KNOWTo perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- KYLEA narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
- KYRIEA short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.
- LABELA small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
- LACHRYMOSETearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
- LACKA deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
- LADETo fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
- LADLEA deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
- LAGOONA shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
- LAIRA place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- LAKEA large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.