Nouns Starting With HO
Here's the list of all the 1462 Nouns Starting With HO in the English Language.
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| home | 1. where you live at a particular time 2. housing that someone is living in More Definitions → |
| hotel | 1. a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services More Definitions → |
| house | 1. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families 2. the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments More Definitions → |
| hours | 1. a period of time assigned for work 2. an indefinite period of time More Definitions → |
| holiday | 1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure 2. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom More Definitions → |
| hope | 1. a specific instance of feeling hopeful 2. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled More Definitions → |
| homepage | 1. the opening page of a web site; also, the first page opened when a web browser is launched (default or start-up page) More Definitions → |
| hour | 1. a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day 2. clock time More Definitions → |
| hold | 1. the act of grasping 2. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something More Definitions → |
| hospital | 1. a health facility where patients receive treatment 2. a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care More Definitions → |
| horse | 1. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times 2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs More Definitions → |
| housing | 1. structures collectively in which people are housed 2. a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component More Definitions → |
| host | 1. a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there 2. a vast multitude More Definitions → |
| household | 1. a social unit living together More Definitions → |
| hole | 1. an opening into or through something 2. an opening deliberately made in or through something More Definitions → |
| holding | 1. the act of retaining something 2. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone More Definitions → |
| holy | 1. a sacred place of pilgrimage More Definitions → |
| hop | 1. the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot) 2. twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer More Definitions → |
| hockey | 1. 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 2. 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 More Definitions → |
| holder | 1. a holding device 2. a person who holds something More Definitions → |
| honor | 1. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction 2. the state of being honored More Definitions → |
| horror | 1. intense and profound fear 2. something that inspires horror; something horrible More Definitions → |
| ho | 1. A sexually loose woman More Definitions → |
| hook | 1. a catch for locking a door 2. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook More Definitions → |
| hood | 1. an aggressive and violent young criminal 2. a protective covering that is part of a plant More Definitions → |
| horizontal | 1. something that is oriented horizontally More Definitions → |
| hospitality | 1. kindness in welcoming guests or strangers More Definitions → |
| honey | 1. a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees 2. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment More Definitions → |
| homework | 1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) More Definitions → |
| hobby | 1. an auxiliary activity 2. a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride More Definitions → |
| hourly | More Definitions → |
| hormone | 1. the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect More Definitions → |
| horn | 1. a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it 2. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates More Definitions → |
| horizon | 1. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet 2. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated More Definitions → |
| homeland | 1. the country where you were born More Definitions → |
| hose | 1. socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) 2. man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet More Definitions → |
| holly | 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges More Definitions → |
| homeless | 1. someone unfortunate without housing 2. poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in More Definitions → |
| horrible | More Definitions → |
| hostel | 1. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers 2. inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) More Definitions → |
| housewives | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
| holocaust | 1. an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) More Definitions → |
| hollow | 1. a cavity or space in something 2. a small valley between mountains More Definitions → |
| hometown | 1. the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence More Definitions → |
| honour | 1. the state of being honored 2. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction More Definitions → |
| hotline | 1. a telefone line that provides direct and prompt information or advice to the caller in relation to a specific subject More Definitions → |
| honeymoon | 1. a holiday taken by a newly married couple 2. the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political More Definitions → |
| homer | 1. a base hit on which the batter scores a run 2. an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs More Definitions → |
| homo | 1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex 2. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage More Definitions → |
| hooks | 1. large strong hand (as of a fighter) More Definitions → |
| horoscope | 1. a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets 2. a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place More Definitions → |
| homeowner | 1. someone who owns a home More Definitions → |
| hostile | 1. troops belonging to the enemy's military forces More Definitions → |
| honours | 1. a university degree with honors More Definitions → |
| homosexual | 1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex More Definitions → |
| homestead | 1. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family 2. land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law More Definitions → |
| honesty | 1. the quality of being honest 2. southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration More Definitions → |
| horde | 1. a vast multitude 2. a nomadic community More Definitions → |
| hotspot | 1. a place of political unrest and potential violence 2. a point of relatively intense heat or radiation More Definitions → |
| housewife | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
| hospice | 1. a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) 2. a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill More Definitions → |
| honorary | More Definitions → |
| hogan | 1. a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east More Definitions → |
| hoops | 1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop More Definitions → |
| homosexuality | 1. a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex More Definitions → |
| hopper | 1. funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below 2. someone who hops More Definitions → |
| housekeeping | 1. the work of cleaning and running a house More Definitions → |
| hoop | 1. a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt 2. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling More Definitions → |
| hog | 1. a person regarded as greedy and pig-like 2. a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared More Definitions → |
| hound | 1. any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears 2. someone who is morally reprehensible More Definitions → |
| horticulture | 1. the cultivation of plants More Definitions → |
| hostage | 1. a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms More Definitions → |
| horsepower | 1. a unit of power equal to 746 watts More Definitions → |
| hopeful | 1. an ambitious and aspiring young person More Definitions → |
| horseback | 1. the back of a horse 2. a narrow ridge of hills More Definitions → |
| homelessness | 1. the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets) More Definitions → |
| homogeneous | More Definitions → |
| holster | 1. a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun 2. a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools More Definitions → |
| homecoming | 1. an annual school or university reunion for graduates 2. a coming to or returning home More Definitions → |
| homicide | 1. the killing of a human being by another human being More Definitions → |
| householder | 1. someone who owns a home More Definitions → |
| hob | 1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings 2. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous More Definitions → |
| honoring | 1. conformity with law or custom or practice etc. More Definitions → |
| hover | More Definitions → |
| horseshoe | 1. game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes 2. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof More Definitions → |
| homology | 1. the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function More Definitions → |
| hoe | 1. a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle 2. A sexually loose woman More Definitions → |
| hosiery | 1. socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) More Definitions → |
| holiness | 1. the quality of being holy More Definitions → |
| hostility | 1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition 2. a state of deep-seated ill-will More Definitions → |
| hoax | 1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage More Definitions → |
| homeopathy | 1. a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated More Definitions → |
| hobo | 1. a vagrant 2. a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places More Definitions → |
| homage | 1. respectful deference More Definitions → |
| hops | 1. twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer More Definitions → |
| hospitalization | 1. a period of time when you are confined to a hospital 2. the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital More Definitions → |
| hopping | More Definitions → |
| hoy | 1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) More Definitions → |
| hostess | 1. a woman host 2. a woman innkeeper More Definitions → |
| hornet | 1. large stinging paper wasp More Definitions → |
| hobbit | 1. an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien More Definitions → |
| hoist | 1. lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects More Definitions → |
| hooking | 1. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer More Definitions → |
| hone | 1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors 2. a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc. More Definitions → |
| hoya | 1. any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers More Definitions → |
| homebrew | 1. an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home More Definitions → |
| howl | 1. a long loud emotional utterance 2. the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf More Definitions → |
| horst | 1. a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land More Definitions → |
| hogg | 1. a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared More Definitions → |
| howling | 1. a long loud emotional utterance More Definitions → |
| hooray | 1. a victory cheer More Definitions → |
| homemaker | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
| hourglass | 1. a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes More Definitions → |
| howdy | 1. an expression of greeting More Definitions → |
| hologram | 1. the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography More Definitions → |
| hombre | 1. an informal term for a youth or man More Definitions → |
| hookup | 1. a device providing a connection between a power source and a user 2. a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose More Definitions → |
| hostilities | 1. fighting; acts of overt warfare More Definitions → |
| housekeeper | 1. a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household More Definitions → |
| hoof | 1. the foot of an ungulate mammal 2. the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals More Definitions → |
| holla | 1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) More Definitions → |
| honky | 1. (slang) offensive names for a White man More Definitions → |
| horseman | 1. a man skilled in equitation 2. a person who breeds and cares for horses More Definitions → |
| honeycomb | 1. a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae 2. a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees More Definitions → |
| hoot | 1. a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) 2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt More Definitions → |
| homophobia | 1. prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality More Definitions → |
| homogeneity | 1. the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature 2. the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure More Definitions → |
| horseradish | 1. the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning 2. coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root More Definitions → |
| housework | 1. the work of cleaning and running a house More Definitions → |
| honeysuckle | 1. shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera 2. shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers More Definitions → |
| homeostasis | 1. (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes More Definitions → |
| hoard | 1. a secret store of valuables or money More Definitions → |
| housewarming | 1. a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home More Definitions → |
| homespun | 1. a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home More Definitions → |
| howler | 1. a joke that seems extremely funny 2. monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry More Definitions → |
| hock | 1. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) 2. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle More Definitions → |
| houseboat | 1. a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling More Definitions → |
| homing | More Definitions → |
| hobbyist | 1. a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure More Definitions → |
| holler | 1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) 2. a small valley between mountains More Definitions → |
| hopelessness | 1. the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success More Definitions → |
| hovercraft | 1. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines More Definitions → |
| hotspur | 1. a rash or impetuous person More Definitions → |
| hod | 1. an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder More Definitions → |
| hookah | 1. an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water More Definitions → |
| honk | 1. the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this) More Definitions → |
| homomorphism | 1. similarity of form More Definitions → |
| homebound | 1. people who are confined to their homes More Definitions → |
| holdall | 1. a capacious bag or basket More Definitions → |
| hominid | 1. a primate of the family Hominidae More Definitions → |
| horseshoes | 1. a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it More Definitions → |
| hoarding | 1. large outdoor signboard More Definitions → |
| homily | 1. a sermon on a moral or religious topic More Definitions → |
| honeydew | 1. the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh 2. a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap. More Definitions → |
| homey | More Definitions → |
| hooves | 1. the foot of an ungulate mammal 2. the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals More Definitions → |
| hotdog | 1. someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself 2. a frankfurter served hot on a bun More Definitions → |
| honeybee | 1. social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces More Definitions → |
| horsemanship | 1. skill in handling and riding horses More Definitions → |
| hotbed | 1. a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad) 2. a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants More Definitions → |
| homeobox | 1. one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development More Definitions → |
| hothouse | 1. a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner More Definitions → |
| hoopla | 1. blatant or sensational promotion More Definitions → |
| hooligan | 1. a cruel and brutal fellow More Definitions → |
| honoree | 1. a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments More Definitions → |
| hooch | 1. an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor More Definitions → |
| hotshot | 1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field More Definitions → |
| holography | 1. 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 More Definitions → |
| holotype | 1. the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made More Definitions → |
| homemaking | 1. the management of a household More Definitions → |
| housemate | 1. someone who resides in the same house with you More Definitions → |
| homeroom | 1. a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business More Definitions → |
| hotelier | 1. an owner or manager of hotels More Definitions → |
| honorarium | 1. a fee paid for a nominally free service More Definitions → |
| horology | 1. the art of designing and making clocks More Definitions → |
| hotness | 1. the presence of heat 2. a state of sexual arousal More Definitions → |
| horsetail | 1. perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America More Definitions → |
| hooter | 1. informal terms for the nose 2. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise More Definitions → |
| hoodoo | 1. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock 2. a practitioner of voodoo More Definitions → |
| homoeopathy | 1. a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated More Definitions → |
| hospitalisation | 1. placing in medical care in a hospital More Definitions → |
| hoodlum | 1. an aggressive and violent young criminal More Definitions → |
| honeypot | 1. South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes More Definitions → |
| honcho | 1. a person who exercises control over workers More Definitions → |
| hoar | 1. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) More Definitions → |
| homogenization | 1. the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition More Definitions → |
| hopscotch | 1. a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone More Definitions → |
| homeboy | 1. a fellow male member of a youth gang 2. a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown More Definitions → |
| housebreaking | 1. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent More Definitions → |
| howitzer | 1. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range More Definitions → |
| hosanna | 1. a cry of praise or adoration (to God) More Definitions → |
| hogging | More Definitions → |
| hodgepodge | 1. a motley assortment of things 2. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas More Definitions → |
| housecleaning | 1. (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions 2. the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house More Definitions → |
| hornpipe | 1. a British solo dance performed by sailors 2. music for dancing the hornpipe More Definitions → |
| homburg | 1. a hat made of felt with a creased crown More Definitions → |
| hogwash | 1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) More Definitions → |
| hogshead | 1. a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages 2. a large cask especially one holding 63 gals More Definitions → |
| holdup | 1. robbery at gunpoint 2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time More Definitions → |
| houseplant | 1. any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes More Definitions → |
| holdover | 1. an official who remains in office after his term 2. something that has survived from the past More Definitions → |
| hotbox | 1. a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated More Definitions → |
| hoarseness | 1. a throaty harshness More Definitions → |
| honoraria | 1. a fee paid for a nominally free service More Definitions → |
| hollandaise | 1. eggs and butter with lemon juice More Definitions → |
| hobgoblin | 1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings 2. an object of dread or apprehension More Definitions → |
| hobble | 1. a shackle for the ankles or feet 2. the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg More Definitions → |
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