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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun haw has 2 senses
- haw(n = noun.plant) hawthorn - a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus; Array is a member of crataegus, genus crataegus
- haw(n = noun.body) Array - the nictitating membrane of a horse; Array is a kind of nictitating membrane, third eyelid
has particulars: crataegus apiifolia, crataegus marshallii, parsley-leaved thorn, parsley haw, crataegus biltmoreana, scarlet haw, blackthorn, crataegus calpodendron, crataegus tomentosa, pear haw, pear hawthorn, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, crataegus crus-galli, crataegus aestivalis, mayhaw, summer haw, crataegus laevigata, crataegus oxycantha, english hawthorn, may, whitethorn, crataegus monogyna, english hawthorn, crataegus coccinea mollis, crataegus mollis, downy haw, red haw, crataegus oxyacantha, evergreen thorn, crataegus coccinea, crataegus pedicellata, red haw
is a kind of bush, shrub
Verb haw has 1 sense
- haw(v = verb.communication) Array - utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed" is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
haw, n. [OE. hawe, AS. haga; akin to D. haag headge, G. hag, hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan. have garden. Haggard, Ha-ha, Haugh, Hedge.].
- A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard. [1913 Webster]"And eke there was a polecat in his haw." [1913 Webster]
- The fruit of the hawthorn. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
haw, n. [Etymol. uncertain.].
The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane , under Nictitate. [1913 Webster]
haw, n. [Cf. ha an interjection of wonder, surprise, or hesitation.].
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. Congreve. [1913 Webster]
haw, v. i.
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. [1913 Webster]
"Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw."
[1913 Webster]
haw, v. i. [Written also hoi.] [Perhaps connected with here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hurhau, hue, interj. used in turning a horse to the right, G. hott, hÜ, interj. used in calling to a horse.].
To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee. [1913 Webster]
haw, v. t.
To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
haw, n. the hawthorn or its fruit.
haw, n. the nictitating membrane of a horse, dog, etc., esp. when inflamed.
haw, int. & v.
--int. expressing hesitation.
--v.intr. (in hum and haw: see HUM(1))
--int. expressing hesitation.
--v.intr. (in hum and haw: see HUM(1))
Etymology
imit.: cf. HA
THESAURUS
haw
avert, bear off, draw aside, ease off, edge off, falter, fly off, gee, glance, glance off, go off, halt, head off, hem, hem and haw, hesitate, hum, hum and haw, jib, make way for, mammer, move aside, sheer off, shove aside, shunt, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sidetrack, sidle, stammer, steer clear of, step aside, stumble, stutter, switch, turn aside, turn away, turn back, veer offROGET THESAURUS
haw
Stammering
VB stammer, stutter, hesitate, falter, hammer, balbutiate, balbucinate, haw, hum and haw, be unable to put two words together, mumble, mutter, maud, mauder, whisper, mince, lisp, jabber, gibber, sputter, splutter, muffle, mump, drawl, mouth, croak, speak thick, speak through the nose, snuffle, clip one's words, murder the language, murder the King's English, murder the Queen's English, mispronounce, missay.
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