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551 Words That Start With HO

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ho (noun) A sexually loose woman Synonyms: hoe, hussy, slut, trollop
hoactzin (noun) crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings Synonyms: hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin, stinkbird
hoagie (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
hoagy (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
hoar (adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed, gray, grey-haired, grey-headed, grey, grizzly, hoary, white-haired
(noun) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) Synonyms: frost, hoarfrost, rime
hoard (noun) a secret store of valuables or money Synonyms: cache, stash
(verb) get or gather together Synonyms: accumulate, amass, collect, compile, pile up, roll up
(verb) save up as for future use Synonyms: cache, hive up, lay away, squirrel away, stash
hoarder (noun) a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
hoarding (noun) large outdoor signboard Synonyms: billboard
hoarfrost (noun) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) Synonyms: frost, hoar, rime
hoariness (noun) great age (especially grey or white with age)
(noun) a silvery-white color Synonyms: frostiness
hoarse (adjective) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion Synonyms: gruff, husky
hoarsely (adverb) in a hoarse or husky voice Synonyms: huskily
hoarseness (noun) a throaty harshness Synonyms: gruffness, huskiness
hoary (adjective) covered with fine whitish hairs or down Synonyms: canescent
(adjective) ancient Synonyms: rusty
(adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed, gray, grey-haired, grey-headed, grey, grizzly, hoar, white-haired
hoatzin (noun) crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings Synonyms: hoactzin, Opisthocomus hoazin, stinkbird
hoax (noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage Synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug, put-on
(verb) subject to a playful hoax or joke Synonyms: play a joke on, pull someone's leg
hoaxer (noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others Synonyms: cut-up, practical joker, prankster, tricker, trickster
hob (noun) a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
(noun) a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
(noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings Synonyms: goblin, hobgoblin
(noun) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous Synonyms: brownie, elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy
(verb) cut with a hob
hobber (noun) a special type of milling machine used for gear cutting, cutting splines, and cutting sprockets. Synonyms: hobbing machine
hobbit (noun) an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien
hobble (noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg Synonyms: hitch, limp
(noun) a shackle for the ankles or feet Synonyms: fetter
(verb) strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison Synonyms: hopple
(verb) walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury Synonyms: gimp, hitch, limp
(verb) hamper the action or progress of
hobbledehoy (noun) an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
hobbler (noun) someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait Synonyms: limper
hobby (noun) an auxiliary activity Synonyms: avocation, by-line, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity
(noun) small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds Synonyms: Falco subbuteo
(noun) a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride Synonyms: hobbyhorse, rocking horse
hobbyhorse (noun) a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride Synonyms: hobby, rocking horse
(noun) a topic to which one constantly reverts
hobbyism (noun) a devotion to hobbies
hobbyist (noun) a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure
hobgoblin (noun) an object of dread or apprehension Synonyms: bugbear
(noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings Synonyms: goblin, hob
hobnail (noun) a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots
(verb) supply with hobnails
hobnailed (adjective) marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails
hobnob (verb) rub elbows with
hobo (noun) a vagrant Synonyms: bum, tramp
(noun) a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places Synonyms: migrant worker
hock (noun) tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle Synonyms: hock-joint
(noun) any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) Synonyms: Rhenish, Rhine wine
(verb) disable by cutting the hock
(verb) leave as a guarantee in return for money Synonyms: pawn, soak
hockey (noun) a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net Synonyms: field hockey
(noun) a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks Synonyms: hockey game, ice hockey
hod (noun) an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
hodgepodge (noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas Synonyms: jumble, patchwork
(noun) a motley assortment of things Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
hodman (noun) a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers Synonyms: hod carrier
hodometer (noun) a meter that shows mileage traversed Synonyms: mileometer, milometer, odometer
hodoscope (noun) (physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle
hoe (noun) a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
(noun) A sexually loose woman Synonyms: ho, hussy, slut, trollop
(verb) dig with a hoe
hoecake (noun) thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
hog (noun) domestic swine Synonyms: grunter, pig, squealer, Sus scrofa
(noun) a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared Synonyms: hogg, hogget
(noun) a person regarded as greedy and pig-like Synonyms: pig
(verb) take greedily; take more than one's share
hogan (noun) a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east
hogback (noun) a narrow ridge of hills Synonyms: horseback
hogchoker (noun) useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama Synonyms: Trinectes maculatus
hogfish (noun) found from Long Island southward Synonyms: Orthopristis chrysopterus, pigfish
(noun) large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout Synonyms: hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus
hogg (noun) a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared Synonyms: hog, hogget
hogged (adjective) (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end Synonyms: broken-backed
hogget (noun) a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared Synonyms: hog, hogg
hoggish (adjective) resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy Synonyms: piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish
hoggishness (noun) an excessive desire for food Synonyms: greediness, piggishness
hogshead (noun) a large cask especially one holding 63 gals
(noun) a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
hogwash (noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) Synonyms: buncombe, bunk, bunkum, guff, rot
hogweed (noun) tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers Synonyms: cow parsnip, Heracleum sphondylium
hoist (noun) lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
(verb) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help Synonyms: lift, wind
(verb) raise by using ropes and pulleys Synonyms: run up
(verb) move from one place to another by lifting
hoister (noun) an operator of a hoist
hokey (adjective) artificially formal Synonyms: artificial, contrived, stilted
(adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy
hokum (noun) a message that seems to convey no meaning Synonyms: bunk, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
hold (noun) the act of grasping Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip
(noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it Synonyms: grip, handgrip, handle
(noun) a cell in a jail or prison Synonyms: keep
(noun) the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo Synonyms: cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area
(noun) a stronghold
(noun) power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
(noun) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something Synonyms: appreciation, grasp
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time) Synonyms: custody, detainment, detention
(noun) time during which some action is awaited Synonyms: delay, postponement, time lag, wait
(verb) keep from exhaling or expelling
(verb) keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view Synonyms: deem, take for, view as
(verb) hold the attention of
(verb) assert or affirm
(verb) remain committed to
(verb) declare to be Synonyms: adjudge, declare
(verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted Synonyms: bind, obligate, oblige
(verb) be in accord; be in agreement Synonyms: agree, concord, concur
(verb) aim, point, or direct
(verb) protect against a challenge or attack Synonyms: defend, guard
(verb) drink alcohol without showing ill effects Synonyms: carry
(verb) have or hold in one's hands or grip
(verb) be the physical support of; carry the weight of Synonyms: hold up, support, sustain
(verb) support or hold in a certain manner Synonyms: bear, carry
(verb) to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement Synonyms: confine, constrain, restrain
(verb) cover as for protection against noise or smell
(verb) organize or be responsible for Synonyms: give, have, make, throw
(verb) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) Synonyms: bear, entertain, harbor, harbour, nurse
(verb) cause to come to an abrupt stop Synonyms: arrest, halt
(verb) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense Synonyms: have, have got
(verb) secure and keep for possible future use or application Synonyms: hold back, keep back, retain
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices Synonyms: bear
(verb) arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance Synonyms: book, reserve
(verb) keep from departing
(verb) take and maintain control over, often by violent means
(verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits Synonyms: check, contain, control, curb, hold in, moderate
(verb) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity Synonyms: keep, maintain
(verb) remain in a certain state, position, or condition
(verb) be valid, applicable, or true Synonyms: obtain, prevail
(verb) be pertinent or relevant or applicable Synonyms: apply, go for
(verb) have room for; hold without crowding Synonyms: accommodate, admit
(verb) have as a major characteristic
(verb) resist or confront with resistance Synonyms: defy, hold up, withstand
(verb) stop dealing with
(verb) contain or hold; have within Synonyms: bear, carry, contain
(verb) be capable of holding or containing Synonyms: contain, take
holdall (noun) a capacious bag or basket Synonyms: carryall, tote, tote bag
holder (noun) a holding device
(noun) the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it Synonyms: bearer
(noun) a person who holds something
holdfast (noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place Synonyms: fastener, fastening, fixing
holding (noun) the act of retaining something Synonyms: keeping, retention
(noun) something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone Synonyms: belongings, property
holdout (noun) the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
(noun) a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
(noun) a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
holdover (noun) something that has survived from the past Synonyms: hangover
(noun) an official who remains in office after his term Synonyms: hangover
holdup (noun) robbery at gunpoint Synonyms: armed robbery, heist, stickup
(noun) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time Synonyms: delay
hole (noun) an opening deliberately made in or through something
(noun) one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course Synonyms: golf hole
(noun) informal terms for the mouth Synonyms: cakehole, gob, maw, trap, yap
(noun) an opening into or through something
(noun) a depression hollowed out of solid matter Synonyms: hollow
(noun) an unoccupied space
(noun) informal terms for a difficult situation Synonyms: fix, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle
(noun) a fault
(verb) make holes in
(verb) hit the ball into the hole Synonyms: hole out
holey (adjective) allowing passage in and out Synonyms: porous
holibut (noun) marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes Synonyms: halibut
holiday (noun) leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure Synonyms: vacation
(noun) a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
(verb) spend or take a vacation Synonyms: vacation
holidaymaker (noun) someone who travels for pleasure Synonyms: tourer, tourist
holiness (noun) the quality of being holy Synonyms: sanctitude, sanctity
holism (noun) the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole Synonyms: holistic theory
holistic (adjective) emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole
holla (noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
hollandaise (noun) eggs and butter with lemon juice
holler (noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
(noun) a small valley between mountains Synonyms: hollow
(verb) complain Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, squawk
(verb) utter a sudden loud cry Synonyms: call, cry, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
(verb) shout out Synonyms: holler out
hollering (noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
hollo (noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
(verb) utter a sudden loud cry Synonyms: call, cry, holler, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
(verb) cry hollo
(verb) encourage somebody by crying hollo
holloa (noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, roar, roaring, yowl
hollow (adjective) not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
(adjective) lacking in substance or character
(adjective) devoid of significance or force Synonyms: empty, vacuous
(adjective) as if echoing in a hollow space
(noun) a depression hollowed out of solid matter Synonyms: hole
(noun) a small valley between mountains Synonyms: holler
(noun) a cavity or space in something
(verb) remove the interior of Synonyms: core out, hollow out
(verb) remove the inner part or the core of Synonyms: dig, excavate
holloware (noun) silverware serving dishes Synonyms: hollowware
hollowly (adverb) in a hollow manner
hollowness (noun) the property of having a sunken area
(noun) the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical Synonyms: falseness, insincerity
(noun) the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
hollowware (noun) silverware serving dishes Synonyms: holloware
holly (noun) any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
hollygrape (noun) ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries Synonyms: holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium, mountain grape, Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape
hollyhock (noun) any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea Synonyms: althaea, althea
holmium (noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds Synonyms: atomic number 67, Ho
holocaust (noun) an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)
holocephalan (noun) fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail Synonyms: holocephalian
holocephalian (noun) fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail Synonyms: holocephalan
hologram (noun) the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography Synonyms: holograph
holograph (noun) the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography Synonyms: hologram
(noun) handwritten book or document Synonyms: manuscript
holographic (adjective) written entirely in one's own hand Synonyms: holographical
(adjective) of or relating to holography or holograms
(adjective) written wholly in the handwriting of the signer
holographical (adjective) written entirely in one's own hand Synonyms: holographic
holography (noun) the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image
holometabola (noun) insects that undergo complete metamorphosis Synonyms: metabola
holometabolic (adjective) (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis Synonyms: holometabolous
holometabolism (noun) complete metamorphosis in insects Synonyms: holometaboly

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