Children's Picture Dictionary | Words that start with H

A hexagon is a shape with six sides. The hexagon in the picture is blue.

Hills are small mountains, and have a much gentler slope than mountains do.

A hippopotamus is a large animal that lives in lakes and waterways in Africa. They live in large groups, and can live to 40 years old. A male hippo is called a bull, a female is called a cow and a baby hippo is called a calf.

Hopping is a way of moving along on only one leg. You keep one leg up, and jump along on the other leg.

Horses have been used by people for thousands of years. People ride them and use them to pull carts and ploughs. Horses were the most common way of travelling before cars were invented.

Horses come in a variety of sizes, from ponies that children ride up to big cart horses that are used to pull very heavy loads. A male horse is called a stallion, a female horse is called a mare and a baby horse is called a foal.