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hoists

H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /hɔɪst/
    • /hɔɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /hɔɪst/

Definition of hoists word

  • noun hoists Plural form of hoist. 1

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Parts of speech for Hoists

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hoists popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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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Synonyms for hoists

verb hoists

  • heaves — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
  • rears — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.

noun hoists

Antonyms for hoists

verb hoists

  • lowers — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • decreases — Plural form of decrease.
  • drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • fallsAlbert Bacon, 1861–1944, U.S. politician: senator 1912–21; secretary of the Interior 1921–23; convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.

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