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hu • mil • i • a • tion / h^mili ' eijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

hu . mor © / 'hyumar / noun

[noncount]

the quality of being funny a story full of humor

the ability to laugh and know that something is funny Dave has a good sense of humor .

hu • mor • ous / ' hyumsrss / adjective

making you smile or laugh a humorous story

—SYNONYM funny

hump / hAmp / noun [ count ]

a large round lump, for example on the back of a camel (= an animal that lives in the desert )

hun .dred © / ' hAndrsd /

100

We invited a hundred people to the party. two hundred dollars four hundred and twenty

hundreds ( informal ) a lot

I have hundreds of e-mails in my inbox.

hun • dredth / ' hAndrsde / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ]

100th

hung

form of hang ( 1 )

hun • ger / ' hAggsr / noun [ noncount ]

the feeling that you want or need to eat People were dying of hunger.

—Look at thirst .

hun .gry ©/ h\i]c|ri / adjective ( hun gri . er , hun . gri . est )

wanting to eat

Let's eat soon — I'm hungry!

— Look at thirsty .

hunt О / hAnt / verb ( hunt: , hunt . in , iunt . ed )

to chase animals to kill them as a sport or for food Owls hunt at night.

to try to find something

I hunted everywhere for my watch, but I couldn't find it.

hunt noun [ count , usually singular ] a fox hunt

a hunt for the missing child

hunt • ing / ' hAntig / noun [ noncount ]

the activity of chasing and killing animals as a sport or for food

to go hunting

hunt • er / ' hAntsr / noun [ count ]

a person who hunts wild animals hur • dle / ' hsrdl/ noun ( sports )

[ count ] a type of light fence that a person or a horse jumps over in a race

hurdles [ plural ] a race in which people or horses have to jump over hurdles

the 200-meter hurdles

hurl / hsrl / verb ( hurls , hurl . ing , hurled )

to throw something very strongly She hurled the book across the room.

hurrah, hurray = hooray

hur • ri • cane / ' hsrsksn / noun [ count ]

( geography ) a storm with very strong winds Another hurricane hit the coast of Florida. Thesaurus

wind air that moves quickly outside: The wind was blowing hard. ♦ The trees were swaying in the wind . ♦ Several trees were blown over in the strong winds . ♦ A gust of wind blew my hat off.

hurricane a violent storm with very strong winds, which starts over the ocean: Many of the buildings here were destroyed in the hurricane. ♦ Hurricane Rita is now approaching the coast of Florida. tornado a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle. There is often also a tall cloud which is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top: A tornado tore through the town yesterday. ♦ The hotel was completely destroyed by a tornado. ♦ a tornado warning breeze a light wind: A light breeze was blowing. ♦ The flowers were gently moving in the breeze. ♦ a cool/warm breeze

gale a very strong wind: The roof of the school was torn off by the gale. ♦ The gale blew down several trees.

hur .ГУ 1© / Ъэи/ verb ( hur . ries, hur . ry . ing , hur . ried , has hur ried )

to move or do something quickly We hurried home after school.