M 2 (informal) very great or extreme lift (ft; ®*ffi(ft: a howling success 0 She flew into a howling

rage.

how-zat /.hau'zaet/ exclamation used in cricket to tell the umpire that you think the other team’s batsman is

out&fc& ( )

howzit /'hauzit/ exclamation (SAfrE, informal) used to say hello when you meet sb ( IT IS ft ft ill ) ft ft: Howzit Mandla, how’s it going? ftifty ■Hjilft, # PH ? o Please say howzit to Nickifor me. ifftlfefft/Slil'ffto h.p. /,eitj 'pi:/ (also HP) abbr. 1 horsepower 5j Jj 2 (BrE) HIRE PURCHASE

HQ /,eitJ 'kju:/ abbr. headquarters & If: See you back at HQ. 0 o police HQ Wm&M

HR /,eitj 'ai(r)/ abbr. human resources hr (also hr. especially in NAmE) abbr. (pi. hrs or hr) (in writing) hour ( 4$ A A ) ft H: Cover and chill for

1 hr. 1 ftBft

HRH /.eitj air 'eitj/ abbr. His/Her Royal Highness ( life ft ) JtT: HRH Prince Harry P&lIflT HRT /,eitj a: 'tir; NAmE a:r/ noun [U] medical treatment for women going through the menopause in which hormones are added to the body (abbreviation for ‘hormone replacement therapy¹) ft

hormone replacement therapy,

ftft )

Hsiang /.fii'aer)/ noun [U] = Xiang HTML /.eitj ti: em 'el/ abbr. (computing if) Hypertext Mark-up Language (a system used to mark text for World Wide Web pages in order to obtain colours, style, pictures, etc.) AftiSiliW HTTP (also http) /.eitj* ti: ti: 'pi:/ abbr. (computing if) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (the set of rules that control the way data is sent and received over the Internet)

hua rache /wae'raitji; wa'r-/ noun a type of sandal (= open shoe) made of many narrow strips of leather twisted together

hub /hAb/ noun 1 [usually sing.] ~ (of sth) the central and most important part of a particular place or activity ( SUfeAlS^J^J ) the commercial hub of

the city M ft (ft ]§[ ik ft ft 0 to be at the hub of things (= where things happen and important decisions are made) £|£ft' nPH 0 a hub airport (= a large important one where people often change from one plane to another) A 31 4³ If 111 ^ 2 the central part of a wheel — picture o bicycle

hub-bub /’hAbAb/ noun [sing., U] 1 the loud sound made by a lot of people talking at the same time Pjt |f] ft; uf ft : It was difficult to hear what he was saying over the hubbub. ft#A nf&, m^rri#Mltfe^Wi5o

2 a situation in which there is a lot of noise, excitement and activity Pi fife]; MSI: the hubbub of city

life |*JPjtt!&lftkft£r£

hubby /’hAbi/ noun (pi. -ies) (informal) = husband n. hub-cap /'hAbkaep/ noun a round metal cover that fits over the hub of a vehicle’s wheel ( $£ ) — picture

OPAGE Rl

hu bris /’hjuibris/ noun [U] (literary) the fact of sb being too proud. In literature, a character with this pride ignores warnings and laws and this usually results in their downfall and death.

huckle berry /'hAklbari; NAmE -beri/ noun (pi. -ies) a small soft round purple N American fruit. The bush it grows on is also called a huckleberry.

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huckster /'hAksta(r)/ noun (old-fashioned, NAmE) 1 (disapproving) a person who uses aggressive or annoying methods to sell sth 3. 'if A 2 a person who sells things in the street or by visiting people’s housefff&OT^jNjR; .tnttfilM HUD /,eitj* ju: ‘di:/ abbr. Department of Housing and Urban Development (the US government department in charge of financial programmes to build houses and to help people buy their own homes) ( HIS ) 4fe$r-%fc£ft

ddle / hAdl/ verb, noun

a verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] ~ (up) 1 (of people or animals A A zft W) to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear ( AWCl ) 35:

We huddled together for warmth. 0

They all huddled around the fire, -fife Cl IB M. MfE ft if] H ₀ 2 to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened ( ifi # 0 # ) mm, J«-p: / huddled under a blanket

on the floor. . ►hud-dled

adj.: People were huddled together around the fire. All ] flllftirftfto 0 huddled figures in shop doorways i§f/£n Plfetff lr(ftAf£ o We found him huddled on the floor. 3%

m noun 1 a small group of people, objects or buildings that are close together, especially when they are not in any particular order ( ( A

) : People stood around in huddles. A Cl H £jfc$£itfe$|jih|&ll4ro 0 The track led them to a huddle of outbuildings.

2 (in American football H A&$t) a time when the players gather round to hear the plan for the next part of the game PAMHife ( ) iT»T77l get/

go into a 'huddle (with sb) to move close to sb so that you can talk about sth without other people hearing M

hue /hju:/ noun 1 (literary or technical Ai«) a colour; a particular shade of a colour Mfe; &]£; feii: His face took on an unhealthy whitish hue. flfefHjJ&±iiltb'~^.^ &(ft4fr 6 o o Her paintings capture the subtle hues of the countryside in autumn. M (ft ifi Bit IE# 7ftft^44(ftM fp ft, o o note at colour 2 (formal) a type of belief or opinion ft #; : supporters of every political hue

IfflMI ,hue and 'cry strong public

protest about sth huff /hAf/ verb, noun

m verb to say sth or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed ft H iffe ; US ft Ifi Ifi : [V speech] ‘Well, nobody asked you,’ she huffed irritably.

“1, itCJftTo ” mWM, [alsoV] W huff and 'puff (informal) 1 to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired ft of nf; ± ft A J£ T H: Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her. ft^ft P^ftftftfe^S^Mc 2 to make it obvious that you are annoyed about sth without doing anything to change the situation $:l$ft; fti^ft; ftftft: After

much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help, itife

mnoun CT in a 'huff (informal) in a bad mood, especially because sb has annoyed or upset you ^ftJC/'l; ftft: She went off in a huff. ftfe^ft/tft'jlfa^To huffy /'hAfi/ adj. (informal) in a bad mood, especially because sb has annoyed or upset you ft ft (ft;

► huff-ily adv. hug /hAflf/ verb, noun

■ verb (-gg-) 1 to put your arms around sb and hold them tightly, especially to show that you like or love them If Ifi; mm cm embrace- [VN] They hugged each other. IMIliftlljjfio 0 She hugged him tightly, ftfe^ltfej^ft life o 0 [V] They put their arms around each other and hugged. Ml# ft 2 [VN] to put your arms

around sth and hold it close to your body |fi % : She sat in the chair, hugging her knees. ft ₀ o He hugged the hot-water bottle to his chest. ItfelE 3 [VN] (of a path, vehicle, etc. ft to keep close to sth for a distance m 1^# ( ) : The track hugs the coast for a mile.

SP&/J4 [VN] to fit tightly around sth, especially a person’s body £LM, ( MMl, ftta Aft ) : figure-hugging jeans mnoun an act of putting your arms around sb and holding them tightly, especially to show that you like or love them If Ifi; m Ifi: She gave her mother a big hug. ftfe m ffl Ifi T itfe 64 # M o 0 He stopped to receive

hugs and kisses from the fans, ftfeft ft m%Wo — see also bear hug