haw¹ Definition
haw (hô)
haw² Definition
haw (hô)
, noun
(used as) a command to a horse, ox, etc., meaning “turn to the left”
Etymology: < ?
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to turn to the left
haw³ Definition
haw (hô)
intransitive verb
Etymology: echoic
, noun
- (used to suggest) the sound a speaker often makes when hesitating briefly
- ha
haw4 Definition
haw (hô)
Haw Definition
Haw
Hawaiian
haw Usage Examples
Converse of object
- know: The Americans seem to know haw to sell a story.
- show: Color hazel brown, the darker the better, showing no haw.
- eat: Birds eat the haws on the hawthorn bushes and deposit the remains across the common, surface planting them for germination in the summer.
- check: There is a quiz at the end of each section so that you can check haw much you have learned.
Adjective modifier
- red: Bright red haws ripen in October and provide food for birds and small mammals through much of the winter.
- abundant: The abundant red haws or berries are probably the main winter food for wild birds and small mammals.
Modifies a noun
frost: Winter A frosty winters ' morning and the trees are covered in a thick haw frost.
Noun used with modifier
hee: Ben enjoys this sweet apple and he gives a loud hee haw.
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