2 N‑SING If there is a haze of something such as smoke or steam, you cannot see clearly through it. [LITERARY ] □ [+ of ] Dan smiled at him through a haze of smoke and steaming coffee.
ha|zel /he I z ə l/ (hazels )
1 N‑VAR A hazel is a small tree which produces nuts that you can eat.
2 COLOUR Hazel eyes are greenish-brown in colour.
hazel|nut /he I z ə lnʌt/ (hazelnuts ) N‑COUNT Hazelnuts are nuts from a hazel tree, which can be eaten.
hazy /he I zi/ (hazier , haziest )
1 ADJ Hazy weather conditions are those in which things are difficult to see, because of light mist, hot air, or dust. □ The air was thin and crisp, filled with hazy sunshine and frost.
2 ADJ If you are hazy about ideas or details, or if they are hazy , you are uncertain or confused about them. □ I'm a bit hazy about that. □ I have only a hazy memory of what he was really like.
3 ADJ If things seem hazy , you cannot see things clearly, for example because you are feeling ill. □ My vision has grown so hazy.
H -bomb (H-bombs ) N‑COUNT An H-bomb is a bomb in which energy is released from hydrogen atoms.
HD-DVD /e I tʃ diː diː viː diː / N‑COUNT An HD-DVD is a now obsolete DVD that could store at least twice as much information as a standard DVD. HD-DVD is an abbreviation for 'high definition DVD'.
HDTV /e I tʃ diː tiː viː / N‑UNCOUNT HDTV is a digital television system that gives a much clearer picture than traditional television systems. HDTV is an abbreviation for 'high definition television'. □ HDTV is especially useful if there are a lot of special effects.
he ◆◆◆ /hi, STRONG hiː/ He is a third person singular pronoun. He is used as the subject of a verb. 1 PRON You use he to refer to a man, boy, or male animal. □ He could never quite remember all our names. □ Our dog Rex did all sorts of tricks. I cried when he died.
2 PRON In written English, he is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use 'he or she' or 'they'. □ The teacher should encourage the child to proceed as far as he can.
H.E. N‑TITLE H.E. is a written abbreviation for Excellency or Excellency and is used in the title of an important official such as an ambassador. □ …H.E. the Italian Ambassador.
head ◆◆◆ /he d/ (heads , heading , headed ) Head is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression 'off the top of your head' is explained at 'top'. 1 N‑COUNT Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it. □ She turned her head away from him.
2 N‑COUNT You can use head to refer to your mind and your mental abilities. □ …an exceptional analyst who could do complex maths in his head.
3 N‑SING The head of a line of people or vehicles is the front of it, or the first person or vehicle in the line. □ [+ of ] …the head of the queue.
4 VERB If someone or something heads a line or procession, they are at the front of it. □ [V n] The parson, heading the procession, had just turned right towards the churchyard.
5 VERB If something heads a list or group, it is at the top of it. □ [V n] Running a business heads the list of ambitions among the 1,000 people interviewed by Good Housekeeping magazine.
6 N‑SING The head of something is the highest or top part of it. □ [+ of ] …the head of the stairs. □ [+ of ] Every day a different name was placed at the head of the chart.
7 N‑COUNT The head of something long and thin is the end which is wider than or a different shape from the rest, and which is often considered to be the most important part. □ Keep the head of the club the same height throughout the swing.
8 N‑COUNT The head of a school is the teacher who is in charge. [mainly BRIT ]
9 N‑COUNT The head of a company or organization is the person in charge of it and in charge of the people in it. □ [+ of ] …heads of government from more than 100 countries. □ …the head waiter.
10 VERB If you head a department, company, or organization, you are the person in charge of it. □ [V n] He had just been appointed to head the corporate-finance department. □ [V -ed] My department is headed by two 30-year-olds.
11 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The head on a glass of beer is the layer of small bubbles that form on the top of the beer.
12 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you have a bad head , you have a headache. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ I had a terrible head and was extraordinarily drunk.
13 ADV [be ADV , ADV after v] If you toss a coin and it comes down heads , you can see the side of the coin which has a picture of a head on it. □ 'We might toss up for it,' suggested Ted. 'If it's heads, then we'll talk.'. □ Heads or tails?
14 VERB If you are heading for a particular place, you are going towards that place. In American English, you can also say that you are headed for a particular place. □ [V + for ] He headed for the bus stop. □ [V adv/prep] It is not clear how many of them will be heading back to Saudi Arabia tomorrow. □ [V -ed] She and her child boarded a plane headed to where her family lived.
15 VERB If something or someone is heading for a particular result, the situation they are in is developing in a way that makes that result very likely. In American English, you can also say that something or someone is headed for a particular result. □ [V + for ] The latest talks aimed at ending the civil war appear to be heading for deadlock. □ [V -ed + for ] The centuries-old ritual seems headed for extinction. [Also V + towards ]