English Explanatory Dictionary

haw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
  2. An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
verb
  1. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
noun
  1. Fruit of the hawthorn.
  2. A hedge.
  3. Something that has little value or importance; a whit or jot.
intj
  1. An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.
verb
  1. To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
  2. To cause (an animal) to turn left.
noun
  1. The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
  2. A disease of the nictitating membrane.
name
  1. A topographic and patronymic surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A river in the US state of North Carolina.

Pronunciation

/hɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haw.wav

Word forms

haw haws hawing hawed

Etymology

From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection).

Synonyms

hawthorn berry

Antonyms

gee

Related words

Haw Creek Haw River syndrome New Haw

Derived words

gee and haw haw-haw hee-haw hee haw yaw-haw yee-haw gee haw whimmy diddle hum and haw hem and haw apple haw black haw crimson haw downy haw Haw Creek Haweater hawthorn haw tree hog's haw mayhaw parsley haw pear haw possum haw possumhaw purple haw red haw rose haw scarlet haw Shawnee haw summer haw swamp haw haw and gee haw and gee about
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