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hoars

hoar
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawr, hohr]
    • /hɔr, hoʊr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawr, hohr]
    • /hɔr, hoʊr/

Definitions of hoars word

  • noun hoars Plural form of hoar. 2
  • noun hoars hoarfrost; rime. 1
  • noun hoars a hoary coating or appearance. 1
  • abbreviation HOARS hoary. 1

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Origin of hoars

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hor, Old English hār; cognate with Old Norse hārr gray with age, Old Frisian hēr gray, Old High German hēr old (German hehr august, sublime)

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Parts of speech for Hoars

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hoars popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% 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.

hoars usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hoars

noun hoars

  • ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
  • freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
  • hoarfrost — frost (def 2).
  • hoar — hoarfrost; rime.

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