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- hussein i/hʊˈseɪn ðə ˈfɜːst/The name and title of the late King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan, who reigned from 1952 to 1999.nounLow (proper noun, specialized historical/political context)
- husserl/ˈhʊsə(ː)l/A proper noun referring to Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), a German philosopher and the founder of phenomenology.nounC1-C2
- hussite/ˈhʌsaɪt/A follower of Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer in the 15th century who was declared a heretic by the Catholic Church and burned at the stake, sparking a major pre-Reformation movement and series of wars in Bohemia.adjectivenounC2
- hussy/ˈhʌs.i/A woman who behaves in a sexually promiscuous or improper way.nounC2
- hustings/ˈhʌstɪŋz/A political campaign event, typically a meeting where candidates give speeches and answer questions from the public or press.nounC2
- hustle/ˈhʌs(ə)l/To push, shove, or jostle roughly; to move quickly and energetically.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
- hustle up/ˈhʌs.əl ʌp/To acquire or obtain something, often money or resources, through energetic and determined effort.verbC1
- hustler/ˈhʌslə(r)/A person who obtains money or achieves goals through energetic, determined, and often aggressive or unscrupulous means.nounB2
- huston/ˈhjuːstən/A surname of Anglo-Norman origin, commonly used as a proper noun.nounLow (except as a proper noun)
- hut/hʌt/A small, simple, often rustic, single-story shelter or dwelling, typically made from basic materials like wood, grass, or mud.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- hut circle/ˈhʌt ˌsɜːkl̩/A circular depression or raised bank of earth, marking the site of a prehistoric or ancient round house.nounC2+
- hutch/hʌtʃ/A cage or enclosed wooden box, often with a wire mesh front, for keeping small animals like rabbits or guinea pigs.nounverbC1
- hutcheson/ˈhʌtʃɪs(ə)n/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of Scottish origin.nounVery Low (C2+)
- hutchie/ˈhʌtʃi/A temporary, often makeshift, shelter or small dwelling, typically associated with outdoor life or impoverished housing.nounRare / Very Low Frequency
- hutchins/ˈhʌtʃɪnz/A surname of English origin, ultimately derived from a diminutive of the given name 'Hugh'.nounLow (as a common noun it is not used; frequency relates to its use as a proper noun)
- hutchinson/ˈhʌtʃɪnsən/A surname of English origin, historically patronymic meaning 'son of Hugh'.nounLow
- hutment/ˈhʌtmənt/A group of simple, often temporary, huts or shelters forming a camp or settlement.nounLow
- hutterite/ˈhʌtərʌɪt/A member of a Christian Anabaptist sect, living communally in rural colonies, originating in Central Europe and now found primarily in North America.nounLow
- hutton/ˈhʌtən/A surname, originally deriving from place names meaning "settlement on a ridge" or "high settlement." It may also refer to specific individuals of historical or contemporary note bearing this surname.nounVery Low
- hutu/ˈhuːtuː/A member of a Bantu-speaking people forming the majority population in Rwanda and Burundi.nounLow
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