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hooks

Hooks
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoo ks]
    • /hʊks/
    • /hʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoo ks]
    • /hʊks/

Definitions of hooks word

  • noun hooks a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something. 1
  • noun hooks a fishhook. 1
  • noun hooks anything that catches; snare; trap. 1
  • noun hooks something that attracts attention or serves as an enticement: The product is good but we need a sales hook to get people to buy it. 1
  • noun hooks something having a sharp curve, bend, or angle at one end, as a mark or symbol. 1
  • noun hooks a sharp curve or angle in the length or course of anything. 1

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Origin of hooks

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1830-40, Americanism for def 36; Middle English hoke (noun and v.), Old English hōc (noun); cognate with Dutch hoek hook, angle, corner; akin to German Haken, Old Norse haki

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hooks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hooks popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

hooks usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hooks

noun hooks

  • pegs — a female given name, form of Peggy.
  • hangers — a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
  • knobs — a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
  • catches — Plural form of catch.
  • curves — Plural form of curve.

verb hooks

  • attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
  • buttons — a page boy
  • couples — Combine.
  • fixes — Plural form of fix.
  • grabs — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.

Antonyms for hooks

verb hooks

Top questions with hooks

  • how to tie fishing hooks?

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