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haw

haw
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [haw]
    • /hɔ/
    • /hɔː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haw]
    • /hɔ/

Definitions of haw word

  • verb without object haw to utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech. 1
  • noun haw the thin, protective membrane at the inner corner of the lower eyelid of a horse, dog, etc.; nictitating membrane. 1
  • noun haw The red fruit of the hawthorn. 1
  • intransitive verb haw make noise of hesitation 1
  • noun haw fruit: hawthorn 1
  • noun haw tree: hawthorn 1

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Origin of haw

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Haw

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

haw popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

haw usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for haw

noun haw

  • kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
  • bean — Beans such as green beans, French beans, or broad beans are the seeds of a climbing plant or the long thin cases which contain those seeds.
  • grain — granularity
  • hip — hypochondria.
  • seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.

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