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[hoh] 
–interjection
| 1. | (used as a call to attract attention, sometimes specially used after a word denoting a destination): Westward ho! Land ho! |
| 2. | (used as an exclamation of surprise or delight.) |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME
1250–1300; ME
HO
[hoh] –noun
| (in police use) habitual offender. |
Ho
Symbol, Chemistry.
| holmium. |
H.O.
| Head Office; Home Office. |
ho.
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| ho 1 (hō) interj. Used to express surprise or joy, to attract attention to something sighted, or to urge onward: Land ho! Westward ho! |
| ho 2 (hō) n. pl. hos Slang A prostitute. [African American Vernacular English, alteration of whore.] |
| Ho 1 The symbol for the element holmium. |
| Ho 2 abbr. Bible Hosea |
| hol·mi·um (hōl'mē-əm) n. Symbol Ho A relatively soft, malleable, stable rare-earth element occurring in gadolinite, monazite, and other rare-earth minerals. Atomic number 67; atomic weight 164.930; melting point 1,461°C; boiling point 2,600°C; specific gravity 8.803; valence 3. See Table at element. [After Holmia (Stockholm), Sweden.] |
| Ho·se·a 2 (hō-zē'ə, -zā'ə) n. Abbr. Hos. or Ho See Table at Bible. [After Hosea.] |
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Ho
Ho\, pron. Who. [Obs.] Note: In some Chaucer MSS.Ho
Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\, n. [See Ho, interj., 2.] A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace. There is no ho with them. --Decker.Ho
Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\ (h[=o]), interj. [Cf. F. & G. ho.]1. Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. "What noise there, ho?" --Shak. "Ho! who's within?" --Shak. 2. [Perhaps corrupted fr. hold; but cf. F. hau stop! and E. whoa.] Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything. [Written also whoa, and, formerly, hoo.] The duke . . . pulled out his sword and cried "Hoo!" --Chaucer. An herald on a scaffold made an hoo. --Chaucer.
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Language Translation for : ho
Spanish:
él, le, lo,
German:
ihn, ihm,
Japanese:
彼を
ho
exclamation of surprise, etc., c.1300; as an exclamation calling attention, c.1430. Used after the name of a place to which attention is called (cf. Westward-Ho) it dates from 1593, originally a cry of boatmen, etc., announcing departures for a particular destination. Ho-ho-ho expressing laughter is recorded from c.1150.
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Main Entry: Ho
Function: symbol
holmium
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Ho
The symbol for the element holmium.
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| Ho
The symbol for holmium. |
| holmium (hōl'mē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Ho A soft, silvery, malleable metallic element of the lanthanide series. Its compounds are highly magnetic. It is mainly used in scientific research but has also been used to make electronic devices. Atomic number 67; atomic weight 164.930; melting point 1,461°C; boiling point 2,600°C; specific gravity 8.803; valence 3. See Periodic Table. |
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