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- [hawnt, hahnt; for 10 also hant]
- /hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænt/
- /hɔːnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawnt, hahnt; for 10 also hant]
- /hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænt/
Definitions of haunts word
- verb with object haunts to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person. 1
- verb with object haunts to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with: Memories of love haunted him. 1
- verb with object haunts to visit frequently; go to often: He haunted the galleries and bars that the artists went to. 1
- verb with object haunts to frequent the company of; be often with: He haunted famous men, hoping to gain celebrity for himself. 1
- verb with object haunts to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety; trouble; worry: His youthful escapades came back to haunt him. 1
- verb without object haunts to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost. 1
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Origin of haunts
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English haunten < Old French hanter to frequent, probably < Old Norse heimta to lead home, derivative of heim homewards; see home
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Parts of speech for Haunts
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
haunts popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
haunts usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for haunts
noun haunts
- rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- abodes — Plural form of abode.
- bars — Plural form of bar.
- clubhouses — Plural form of clubhouse.
verb haunts
- worries — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- hounds — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
- dwells — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwell.
- floats — to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- harrows — Plural form of harrow.
Antonyms for haunts
verb haunts
- aids — AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases. AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.
- assists — Plural form of assist.
- calms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calm.
- comforts — things that make life easier and more pleasant
- delights — Plural form of delight.
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