5-letter words containing ho
- hosta — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hosts — the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- hotan — an oasis in W China, in SW Xinjiang.
- hotch — to fidget; shift one's weight from one foot to the other.
- hotel — a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- hotly — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- hotty — Alternative spelling of hottie.
- hough — Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.
- hould — Obsolete spelling of hold.
- houma — a city in S Louisiana.
- hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
- houre — Obsolete spelling of hour.
- houri — one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- hours — a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- hovea — any of various plants of the Australian genus Hovea, having clusters of small purple flowers
- hoved — (nonstandard) misconstruction of hove.
- hovel — a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.
- hoven — affected with bloat.
- hover — to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- hoves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hove.
- hovey — Richard, 1864–1900, U.S. poet.
- how's — how is
- howay — Alternative version of haway (Geordie, Tyneside) A general cry of encouragement.
- howdy — howdie.
- howel — a channel cut along the inside edge of a barrel stave to receive the barrelhead.
- hower — a hole.
- howes — Plural form of howe.
- howff — an abode; a familiar shelter or resort.
- howls — Plural form of howl.
- hoxha — Enver [en-vuh r] /ˈɛn vər/ (Show IPA), 1908–85, Albanian political leader: premier 1944–54, First Secretary of the Central Committee 1954–1985.
- hoxie — Vinnie Ream [reem] /rim/ (Show IPA), 1847–1914, U.S. sculptor.
- hoyas — Plural form of hoya.
- hoyed — Simple past tense and past participle of hoy.
- hoyle — Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- ichor — Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- idaho — a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise. Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- jehol — a region and former province in NE China: incorporated into Manchukuo by the Japanese 1932–45. 74,297 sq. mi. (192,429 sq. km).
- khoja — a teacher in a Muslim school.
- khond — a member of an outcaste Dravidian people of the state of Odisha in eastern India.
- khoum — A monetary unit of Mauritania, equal to one fifth of an ouguiya.
- litho — lithography.
- macho — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- mahoe — hau tree.
- mahon — a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- metho — (Australia, colloquial) Methylated spirits.
- mhorr — A large gazelle native to the Sahara desert, Nanger dama, formerly Gazella dama.
- minho — a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- mucho — much or many: They're under mucho stress.
- nacho — a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.