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Homonyms

H

hail - frozen rain
hale - robust health
hair - grows from your head
hare - rabbit
hairy - having much hair
Harry - a man's name
harry - to harass or hunt
hall - a large room
haul - to carry
halve - break in two
have - to hold in possession
halves - more than one half
haves - those who possess
hammock - rope bed
hummock - low - rounded hill
hangar - garage for airplanes
hanger - from which things hang
Harold - a man's name
herald - a horn blower
hart - a stag
heart - blood pump
haut - high - as in "haut couture"
ho - an expression of admiration or surprise
hoe - garden tool
hay - grass
hey - a shout
hays - more than one type of hay
haze - atmospheric obscuration due to water or dust
he'd - contraction of "he would"
heed - to pay attention
he'll - contraction of "he will"
heal - to make well
he'll - contraction of "he will"
hill - smaller than a mountain
heal - to cure of disease
heel - hind part of foot
hear - to listen
here - at this location
heard - listened to
herd - a group of ruminants
heigh - an exclamation
hi - a greeting
hie - to go quickly
high - way up
heir - see: air
heroin - narcotic
heroine - female hero
hew - to chop
hue - a color
Hugh - a man's name
hide - animal skin
hied - hurried
higher - farther up
hire - to employ
him - pronoun
hymn - religious song
hoar - a white frost
whore - a prostitute
hoard - a great stash
horde - a great many people
whored - prostituted
hoarse - rough voice
horse - equine
hoes - more than one garden weeding tool
hose - tube for watering garden weeds
hold - to grip
holed - full of holes
hole - round opening
whole - entirety
holey - perforated
holy - with religious significance
wholly - completely
hostel - inexpensive lodging for travelers
hostile - unfriendly
hour - sixty minutes
our - possessed by us
hours - time measurement
ours - belonging to us
humerus - funny bone
humorous - funny