Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z hogyard A yard for keeping pigs. hoh A surname. hoha angry, annoyed. Hohberg A town in Ortenaukreis District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hohe The Assiniboine people. Hohenberger A surname from German. Hoheneiche A community in Wehretal, Hesse, Germany. Hohensee A surname. Hohenstaufen A mediaeval (11th—14th centuries) German dynasty of Swabian origin, from which came numerous monarchs, including dukes of Swabia and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Hohenstein A surname. Hohenwald A city, the county seat of Lewis County, Tennessee, United States. Hohenzollern A member of the Hohenzollern family and dynasty. Hohenzollernism The character or policies of the Hohenzollerns. Hohhot The capital city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in north-central China. Hohl A surname from German. Hohler A surname from German. hohlkarren A type of karren with undercut solution runnels. hohlraum A cavity whose walls are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the radiation emitted by the cavity Hohman A surname. Hohmann A surname. hohmannite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur. Hohokam An archaeological culture that existed from the 1st to 15th century BCE in the desert of present day Arizona. Hohtenn A village in Valais canton, Switzerland. hoiamide One of a family of chemicals produced by cyanobacteria with molecules that include two α-methylated thiazolines and one thiazole, and a methylated C-15 polyketide. hoicking The process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out. Hoidal A surname from Norwegian. hoiden To romp rudely or indecently. hoidenhood The state of being a hoyden. Hoifung Synonym of Haifeng: the Cantonese-derived name. hoiho The yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes. Hoihow Synonym of Haikou: the Cantonese-derived name. hoik A wild hook shot played without style. Hoiping Synonym of Kaiping: the Cantonese-derived name. Hoisan Synonym of Taishan. Hoisanese Synonym of Taishanese. hoise To hoist. hoisin A sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking Hoisington A surname. hoist To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight). hoistable Capable of being hoisted. hoistaway A kind of mechanical lift (elevator). hoister One who, or that which, hoists or lifts. hoisting The act by which something is hoisted. hoistless Without a hoist. hoistman A person who operates the hoisting machinery. hoistroom A space at the top of a mineshaft that holds the elevator to lift humans and equipment using a pulley and cable. hoistway An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse. hoit To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool. Hojai A district of Assam, India. hojatoleslam A middle-ranking Islamic cleric. hojicha A Japanese green tea that is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal. hojillion An unspecified large number (of). Hojnacki A surname from Polish. Hojo A surname from Japanese. hojok The taepyeongso. hoju A patriarchal family registration system in Korea. hok A kind of small hut. hoka Synonym of red codling. Hokaglish a colloquial multilingual variety of the Tagalog language that trilingually or bilingually incorporates Hokkien and English lexis (akin to Taglish) Hokah A city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. Hokan A hypothetical grouping of a dozen small language families spoken in California, Arizona, and Mexico. Hokanist A proponent of the Hokan language grouping. Hokanson A surname. Hokchia of or relating to Fuqing Eastern Min Hokchiang Synonym of Fuqing: the Eastern Min-derived name. Hokchiu a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region hoke To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc. hokey Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality. hoki The blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), a merluccid hake. hokie A student, alumnus, or supporter of Virginia Tech/V.P.I. (University), Blacksburg, Virginia. hokily In a hokey way. hokiness The state or condition of being hoky. Hokitika A small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. Hokkaido A breed of dog originating from Japan, resembling a spitz dog breed, although not officially ranked as a spitz dog breed. Hokkien A group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien language. Hokksund A town in Øvre Eiker municipality, Viken, Norway. hokku Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”). Hoklo A member of a group of Han Chinese whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China. Hokonui A rural locality in Southland district, Southland region, New Zealand. hokora A small Japanese shrine. hokovirus Any giant virus of the subfamily Hokovirus Hokshan Synonym of Heshan: the Cantonese-derived name. Hokudai Hokkaido University. hokum (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate. Hokuriku A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan. Hokuto A city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan hokutolite A rare mineral containing radioactive radium elements generated by the hot spring environment. hokyo A metallophone of Japanese origin. Hol A municipality in Buskerud, Norway. hola Hello, hi, hey. holacracy A decentralised system of organizational governance with autonomous and symbiotic teams. holacratic Relating to holacracy. holacurtine A particular steroid glycoside, found in the leaves of Holarrhena curtisii. Holaday A surname. Holahan A surname from Irish. holam A Hebrew nikud vowel sign represented by a dot above the upper-left corner of the consonant letter. It indicates the mid back rounded vowel. holan A surname. holandric Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son. holandry The property of being holandric. holangiotic Having blood vessels present in all parts of the retina holantosine A particular steroid glycoside. holarchy A connection between holons (things that are both a part and a whole). holarctic Distributed in a geographic range around the North Pole; restricted to Arctic regions. holarctically In a holarctic manner. holard The total water content of a sample of soil holarosine A particular steroid glycoside. holaspid Of, or relating to, holaspis. holaspidean Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds. holaspis A stage in the development of a trilobite at which the creature has gained its adult segmentation, but continues to molt and grow. holasteroid Any oval sea urchin of the family Holasteridae holaxonian Any soft coral of the suborder Holaxonia Holb A surname. Holbach A surname from German. Holbav A commune and village in Brașov County, Romania. Holbeach A market town and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3625). Holbeck An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2932). Holbein A surname from German. Holbeinesque Reminiscent of the style of Hans Holbein the younger. Holbeinian In the style of Hans Holbein the younger. Holben A surname. Holbergian Of or relating to Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), writer, philosopher, and historian, considered the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature. Holbert A surname. Holbeton A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6150). Holboca A commune of Iași County, Romania. Holborn A surname. Holbrook A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3645). Holbrooks A surname. Holbury A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4303). holcad A large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece. Holcomb A surname. Holcombe A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193). holcorpid Any extinct scorpionfly of the family Holcorpidae Holcroft A habitational surname from Old English. hold To grasp or grip. holdable That may be held. holdall A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling. holdase A particular kind of molecular chaperone that assists the non-covalent folding of proteins in an ATP-dependent manner. Holdases bind to protein folding intermediates to prevent their aggregation but without directly refolding them. Holdaway A surname. holdawayite A manganese hydroxyl-carbonate mineral. holdback A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain. holddown That which holds something down. Holdeman A surname. holden A brand of car (automobile) originating in Australia. Holdenby A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England holdenite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc. Holdenville A city, the county seat of Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. holder A thing that holds. holderbat A device used to secure a pipe to a wall by means of an enclosing ring. Holderbaum A surname from German. Holderby A surname from Old Norse.