H.R.abbr. manpower; personnel; human work force; human labor; staff

habitat n. the area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs; the place where a person or thing is most likely to be found

hallmark n. official stamp ensuring that a gold or silver item meets a certain standard of quality; identifying characteristic

halt n. temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey

halt v. to stop; to cause to stop; to pause; to hesitate; to be uncertain

hamper v. to prevent the free movement, action, or progress of

handbook n. manual; guide; guideline; document containing instructions

handle n. part of an object designed to be gripped by the hand; fist name; nickname; code name; title

handle v. to manage; to process; to deal in; to do business with; to treat; to feel; to touch with the hands

handy adj. skillful in using one's hands; manually adroit; readily accessible; useful; convenient; easy to use or handle

harmful adj. injurious; causing damage

harmonize v. to agree; to reconcile; to be in concert with

harmony n. unity; agreement; accord; pleasing balance; symmetry; pleasing combination of tones

harness n. straps and other parts by which a draft animal is attached to a vehicle

harness v. to utilize; to use; to apply; to employ; to control; to channel

hazard n. danger; risk; game of chance

hazard v. to endanger; to imperil; to dare; to venture

hazardous adj. dangerous; risky; perilous

haze n. fog; mist; obscurity; vagueness

haze v. to treat someone new in a humiliating manner; to harass; to humiliate

headquarter v. to set up a center of operations; to be set up in a center of operations

headquarters n. main office; central office of a company; center of operation

headway n. progress; advance

health n. physical or mental well-being; freedom from disease

healthy adj. well; not sick; fit; sound

helicopter n. aircraft which flies by means of horizontally rotating blades

helping n. a single portion of food

hem n. folded and stitched down edge of cloth; edge of a garment

hem v. to fold and sew down the edge of a piece of cloth; to surround; to enclose; to hesitate; to falter in speaking

hesitate v. to waver; to be uncertain; to vacillate; to falter; to be indecisive

hesitation n. pausing; stammering; faltering

hibernation n. the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter;cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals; the act of retiring into inactivity

hidden adj. concealed; secret; not to be seen; ulterior

highlight n. an area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated; an especially significant or interesting detail or event

highlight v. to make prominent; emphasize; to mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference

hoax n. an act intended to deceive or trick; something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means

hoax v. to deceive or cheat by using a hoax

homebound adj. confined usually by illness;

honor n. esteem; respect; good reputation; integrity; honesty; truthfulness; award; tribute; privilege; pride; dignity

honor v. to respect; to esteem; to give an award to; to pay tribute; to praise; to accept

honorable adj. deserving or winning honor and respect; possessing and characterized by honor; distinguished; illustrious

horrible adj. terrible; awful; disgusting

hospital n. location where sick and injured people receive medical treatment

hourly adj. continual

housing n. lodging; dwelling

however adv. in any event; anyway

howeverconj. in whatever manner or way

humdrum adj. lacking variety or excitement; dull

humid adj. containing or characterized by a high amount of water or water vapor

humidity n. dampness; moistness; mugginess

hyphen n. short dash; short line used to connect or separate words or syllables (-)

hypnotize v. to put into a state of hypnosis; to fascinate by or as if by hypnosis