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Ho
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Ho has 1 sense
- ho(n = noun.substance) atomic number 67, holmium - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds; Array is a kind of metal, metallic element
CIDE DICTIONARY
Ho, pron.
Who.
"In some Chaucer MSS."
A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace. [1913 Webster]
"There is no ho with them."
Ho, prop. n.
The chemical symbol for Holmium. [PJC]
Ho, interj. [Cf. F. & G. ho.].
- Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything. [1913 Webster]"The duke . . . pulled out his sword and cried “Hoo!”" [1913 Webster]"An herald on a scaffold made an hoo." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Ho, symb. Chem. the element holmium.
Ho, int.
1 a an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or (often repeated as ho! ho! etc.) derision. b (in comb.) (heigh-ho; what ho).
2 a call for attention.
3 (in comb.) Naut. an addition to the name of a destination etc. (westward ho).
1 a an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or (often repeated as ho! ho! etc.) derision. b (in comb.) (heigh-ho; what ho).
2 a call for attention.
3 (in comb.) Naut. an addition to the name of a destination etc. (westward ho).
Etymology
ME, imit.: cf. ON h{oacute}
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