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- [hohm]
- /hoʊm/
- /ˈhom/
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- [hohm]
- /hoʊm/
Definitions of holm word
- noun holm Hanya [hahn-ye] /ˌhɑn yɛ/ (Show IPA), 1895?–1992, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher; born in Germany. 1
- noun holm An islet, especially in a river or near a mainland. 1
- noun holm an island in a river, lake, or estuary 0
- noun holm low flat land near a river 0
- noun holm a small island in a river or lake, near the mainland or a larger island 0
- noun holm low, flat land by a river or stream; bottoms 0
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Origin of holm
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English holm; cognate with Old Norse holm islet, Danish holm, Swedish holme a small island, German Holm hill, island, Latin columen, culmen summit; see hill
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Parts of speech for Holm
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holm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".
holm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for holm
noun holm
- mud — wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- marshland — a region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like.
- quagmire — an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
- morass — a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- bog — A bog is an area of land which is very wet and muddy.
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