backhoe | (noun) an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth | - |
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cohoe | (noun) small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes | Synonyms: blue jack, coho, coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, silver salmon |
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(noun) fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes | Synonyms: coho, coho salmon, silver salmon |
gumshoe | (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber |
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(noun) someone who is a detective | Synonyms: dick, hawkshaw |
hoe | (noun) a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle | - |
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(noun) A sexually loose woman | Synonyms: ho, hussy, slut, trollop |
horseshoe | (noun) U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof | Synonyms: shoe |
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(noun) game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes | - |
leucothoe | (noun) any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia | - |
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mahoe | (noun) shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament | Synonyms: balibago, Hibiscus tiliaceus, mahagua, majagua, purau |
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(noun) erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks | Synonyms: blue mahoe, Cuban bast, Hibiscus elatus, mahagua, majagua |
overshoe | (noun) footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold | - |
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pahoehoe | (noun) freely flowing lava | - |
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shoe | (noun) footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material | - |
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(noun) U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof | Synonyms: horseshoe |
(noun) a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation | Synonyms: brake shoe, skid |
(noun) (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time | - |
snowshoe | (noun) a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot | - |
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tuckahoe | (noun) perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries | Synonyms: green arrow arum, Peltandra virginica |
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