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the height of summer heir / er / noun [ count ]

a person who gets money or property when another person dies

He's the heir to a large fortune.

heir • ess / er 'es / noun [ count ] ( plural heir . ess . es )

an heir who is a woman

held

form of hold l

hel .i .cop .ter helicopter

/ hrlokuptor / noun [count]

a vehicle that can go straight up in the air, with long metal parts on top that turn to help it fly

he • li • um / ' ЫНэш / noun [ noncount ] ( symbol He )

( chemistry ) a very light gas that is often used to fill balloons (= things that float in the air )

hell / hel / noun [ noncount ]

the place where some people believe that bad people go when they die

—Look at heaven .

he'll / hil ; hil /

short for he will

hel .Ic © / ha ' lou / exclamation

a word that you say when you meet someone or when you

answer the telephone

Style

We usually use hi , not hello , in less formal situations: "Rob, this is my friend, Laura." "Hi, nice to meet you." However, we always use hello when we answer the telephone.

hel • met / ' helmat / noun [ count ]

a hard hat that keeps your head safe a bike helmet

helmets

help 1 ©/ help / verb ( helps , help ing , helped )

to do something useful for someone; to make someone's work easier

Will you help me with the laundry? She helped me carry the box.

a word that you shout when you are in danger Help! I can't swim!

can't help

If you can't help doing something, you cannot stop yourself from doing it

It was so J^nny that I couldn't help laughing. help yourself

to take something that you want Help yourself to a drink.

"Can I have a sandwich?" "Of course. Help yourself!"

help 2© / help / noun

[ noncount ] the act of helping someone Thank you for all your help.

Do you need any help?

[ singular ] a person or thing that helps

He was a great help to me after I broke my leg.

help • er/ ' helpar / noun [ count ] a person who helps

help .ful ©/ 'helpfl/ adjective

wanting to help; useful

The saleswoman was very helpful.

helpful advice

—ANTONYM unhelpful

help • ful • ly / ' helpfali / adverb

help • ing / ' helpig / noun [count]

the amount of food on your plate I had a big helping of mashed potatoes.

help • less / ' helplas / adjective

not able to do things without help Babies are totally helpless.

help • less • ly / ' helplasli / adverb

hem / hem / noun

[count]

the bottom edge of something, like a skirt or pants, which is folded and sewn

hem • i • sphere / ' hemasfir / noun [ count ]

( geography ) one half of the earth the northern hemisphere

—Look at the picture at earth . hen / hen / noun [ count ]

a female bird, especially a chicken, that people keep on farms for its eggs Word building A female chicken is called a hen , and a male chicken is called a rooster . A young chicken is a chick .

hep • a • ti • tis / |hepa 'taitas / noun [ noncount ]

( health ) a serious disease of the liver (= the part inside your body that cleans the blood )

her © / har / pronoun ( plural them / 6am ; 6em / )

a word that shows the woman or girl that you have just talked about

Tell Jane that I'll see her tonight. I wrote to her yesterday.

her 2 Ф / hor / adjective

of or belonging to the woman or girl that you have just talked about That's her book. Jill hurt her leg.

herb / arb / noun [ count ]

a plant whose leaves, seeds, etc. are used in cooking or in medicine

—Look at spice .

her • biv • ore / ' harbivor / noun [ count ]

( biology ) an animal that eats only grass and plants giraffes, elephants, and other herbivores

— Look at carnivore , omnivore .