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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
- /ˈhjuːə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hyoo or, often, yoo]
- /hyu or, often, yu/
Definitions of hewer word
- verb with object hewer to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack. 1
- verb with object hewer to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows: to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble. 1
- verb with object hewer to sever (a part) from a whole by means of cutting blows (usually followed by away, off, out, from, etc.): to hew branches from the tree. 1
- verb with object hewer to cut down; fell: to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm. 1
- verb without object hewer to strike with cutting blows; cut: He hewed more vigorously each time. 1
- verb without object hewer to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually followed by to): to hew to the tenets of one's political party. 1
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Origin of hewer
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hewen, Old English hēawan; cognate with German hauen, Old Norse hǫggva; akin to haggle
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Parts of speech for Hewer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hewer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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