Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawm]
- /hɔm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hawm]
- /hɔm/
Definitions of halms word
- noun halms stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching. 1
- noun halms a single stem or stalk. 1
- noun halms plural of halm. 0
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Origin of halms
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English halm, Old English healm; cognate with Dutch, German halm, Old Norse halmr; akin to Latin culmus stalk, Greek kálamos reed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Halms
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
halms popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.