| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| habit | something you do regularly and often, almost without thinking about it, such as brushing your teeth |
| habitation | residence, abode, occupancy |
| hackney | a horse kept for hire, a coach kept for hire |
| hadmaster | a woman who is responsible for all the teachers and pupils in a school |
| hail | frozen rain which falls as little lumps of ice |
| hair | the soft covering which grows on your head |
| hairbrush | a special brush you use for tidying and arranging your hair |
| hairdresser | someone who cuts and arranges people’s hair |
| hale | sound, healthy, robust |
| half | one of two equal parts. When you cut something in half, you divide it into tow parts which are exactly the same size |
| hall | the space inside the entrance of a building. The same word also means a large room used for special occasions, like a town hall |
| halo | a ring of light around the sun or moon, or around the heads of holy people in paintings |
| halt | to stop |
| halve | to divide into tow equal parts |
| hammer | a heavy tool for hitting or breaking things |
| hamper | a large basket with a lid, often used for carrying food. The same word also means to hinder |
| hamster | a little furry animal, usually golden-brown in colour. It is often kept as a pet |
| hand | the end of your arm which you use to hold things |
| handbag | a small light bag that you can carry in your hand |
| handcuff | a fetter for the hands or wrists |
| handful | as much as your hand will hold; a small number or quantity |
| handicap | to make something more difficult for someone |
| handicraft | work in which things are made by hand and not by machine |
| handkerchief | a small piece of cloth for wiping your nose or eyes |
| handle | the part or something by which you can hold it, like the handle of a cup. The same word also means to touch or hold things with your hands |
| handlebar | the part of a bicycle you hold on to and steer with |
| handsome | good-looking |
| handwork | work, like sewing or clay modelling, which you do with your hands |
| handy | useful and clever with your hands. The same word also means near; close at hand |
| hang | to fasten something to firm support so that it swings freely, but cannot fall |
| hanger | a shaped piece of metal or wood to hang clothes on so that they do not get wrinkled |
| haphazard | not planned; happening by chance |
| hapless | unlucky, unhappy |
| happen | to take place |
| happiness | joy; gladness |
| happy | full of joy |
| harass | to Vex, to tire with labour |
| harbour | a sheltered place where ships stay before going out to sea |
| hard | not soft. Stones are hard. The same word also means difficult |
| hard headed | shrewd, cunning, intelligent |
| harden | to make or become hard |
| hardly | scarcely; only just |
| hardy | tough; brave |
| hare | an animal like a large rabbit |
| harm | to damage or hurt |
| harmful | doing harm or damage |
| harmless | the opposite of harmful; doing no harm |
| harness | the straps and other equipment worn by a horse |
| harp | a big musical instrument shaped like a triangle. It has strings which you pluck to make music |
| harsh | rough or unkind |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.