Confusing Words Clarified: Group H; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, etc. +

1. Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) in diameter: "There was a sudden hail storm which came without any warning."
2. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow: "There was a hail of pebbles as the mountains were shaken by the earthquake."

"He received a hail of criticism because of his political position."

Free from infirmity or illness; of sound health: "Hale stresses freedom from infirmity, especially in elderly people who may be declared to be hale and hearty or very healthy and strong."

A thin, threadlike growth of the epidermis characteristically on mammals that covers the skin and which may contain pigmentation or color: "The hair on her head was bright red as were her eyelashes."

One of several fast running, shy mammals with long ears of the family Leporidae: "The hare lived in the garden and was always on the lookout for dogs."

1. The act or an instance of cutting the hair: "She went to the salon to get her stylish haircut."
2. A style in which hair is cut: "The haircut she got looked just like that of a famous rock singer."

1. The edible pod or seed of any of several beans; especially, the kidney bean: "The chili (U.S.), chilli (British English), recipe said to add one can of red haricot to make it rich and tasty."
2. A highly seasoned mutton or lamb stew with vegetables: "After a long hike in the hills, the haricot at the inn tasted wonderful; especially, since we were very hungry."

1. A large, often imposing room, in a building, often used for meetings: "The workers assembled in the hall to vote for a new union president."
2. A designating term for a building or part of a university complex: "We all attended classes at Smith Hall when we were at the university."

1. To pull an object from one place to another: "We used the tractor to haul the bricks for the new building."
2. To change the direction of a ship's course to take advantage of the wind: "The sailors decided to haul the ship's course by raising new sails."

To set aside for sacred or holy use: "The priest thought to hallow the land next to the church as a burial ground."

1. A nimbus of light surrounding a celestial object; such as, the sun, caused by the reflection of light on ice particles in the atmosphere: "On some nights the moon seems to have a halo surrounding it."
2. A sense of idealized glory invested in a person: "The woman who worked among the poor seemed almost to have a halo surrounding her."

1. An empty space or cavity within an object: "The tree was old and hollow."
2. A sound made by hitting or beating a object that has an empty space in it: "Striking the hollow log created a hollow sound that seemed like an echo."
3. Empty, lacking in sincerity: "She gave a hollow promise to do all her homework."
4. A low or sunken space, often in a field: "At the base of the hollow was a spring of water for the cattle."

To shout, to cry, or to call out: "When he hit his thumb with the hammer, his first response was to holler in pain."

1. To divide something into two equal portions or parts: "We agreed to share the last slice of toast and my friend agreed to halve it with a knife."
2. To lessen or reduce by half: "She halved the recipe to serve two."

1. To maintain ownership or possession: "I decided I had to have a new car."
2. To experience or to suffer from something: "I feel terrible because I have a bad cold."
3. To come to a conclusion about an idea or object: "I have an opinion about the new fashions."

1. Pleasing and dignified in form or appearance: "The young woman could not be described as pretty but in her fine new outfit, she looked very handsome."
2. Generous or copious: "They offered a handsome reward for the return of the lost dog."

A two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind: "The travelers took advantage of having a ride around the city in the old hansom."

A large structure for aircraft or airplanes: "There is no more room in the hangar for additional planes."

1. A device on which to hang clothes: "The common wire clothes hanger may be used for things besides simply hanging objects of clothing on."
2. Someone who hangs something: "We hired a house painter who also works as a paper hanger."

The past tense and past participle of hang; to kill someone by using a rope that goes around the neck and holds the person's body in the air without any support from below: "He was legally hanged for his crimes."

The past tense and past participle of hang; to attach or to place something so it is held up without support from below: "We hung the painting on the wall."

1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated, bent, cut, etc.: "This bread is as hard as a rock."
2. Requiring great effort or endurance: "You have to work hard in order to succeed and I know how hard she tried."

"That test was hard because the teacher asked a lot of hard questions."

Barely, or almost not doing anything: "The changes in service have hardly been noticed by anyone."

"Hardly anyone showed up for the meeting today."

Able to withstand negative conditions; such as, poor weather: "The hikers were both hardy and enjoyed hiking in the rain."

1. Unrestrained enthusiasm: "The visitors were given a hearty welcome when they arrived."
2. Excellent and vigorous good health: "The elderly man enjoyed a hearty life style and was rarely ill."
3. A brave sailor: "Each hearty on the ship was well trained in the use of sails."

A male deer; especially, a male red deer over five years old: "We were amazed to see the hart just outside our tent in woods."

1. The chambered muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system: "The doctor listened to the patient's heart with the stethoscope."
2. The vital center and source of one's being, emotions, and sensibilities: "My heart swelled with pride when my friend was determined the winner of the contest."
3. The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: "He didn't have the heart to send them away without something to eat."
4. The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: "They worked in the heart of the financial district of New York."

The hip, buttock, and upper thigh in humans and animals: "The farmer slapped the haunch of the horse to send it to the barn."

1. To bend forward in a position of crooked posture: "Sitting on the tall stool, the clerk had to hunch forward to read the ledgers."
2. An intuitive sense regarding something that has happened or might happen: "I had a hunch my sister would come for a visit during the summer."

1. Inhabited, visited, or appeared in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being: "They say that the hotel is haunted by ghosts."
2. Troubled or upset: "He was a mysterious young man who had a haunted expression on his face."

Usually wild animals that have been chased and killed: "The wolves hunted their prey until they were successful in getting their next meal."

1. To be in possession of something: "Don't you already have a car?"
2. To accept; to take: "I'll have the peas instead of the spinach, please."
3. To give birth to; to bear: "She told me that she is going to have a baby next month."

1. To come into possession or use of; to receive: "She got a cat for her birthday."
2. To go after something and to obtain it: "He got a book at the library right after he got his breakfast at the local restaurant."
3. To acquire as a result of some action or effort: "He got his information from the internet."

1. To have or to possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense. In American English, gotten, although occasionally criticized as substandard, is an alternative standard of the past participle in most senses; especially, in the senses "to receive" or "to acquire": "I have got (or have gotten) all that I ever hoped for."
2. In the sense of "must" or "possess", have got is in wide informal use: "I have (or I've) got to leave."

"We have got (or We've got) plenty and intend to keep it."