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 Hookean Of or relating to Robert Hooke, 17th-century British physicist. hookeared Having ears with a hook-like shape. hooked Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook. hookedness The condition of being bent like a hook; incurvation. hooker One who, or that which, hooks. hookeriaceous Of or relating to the Hookeriaceae. Hookerian Of or relating to Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), British botanist and explorer. hookerish Resembling or befitting a prostitute. hookey A game in which rings are thrown at a board having numbered hooks. hookgrass Any of several species of sedge in the genus Uncinia the seeds of which are hooked and attach themselves to passers-by. hookgun a harquebus Hookham A surname. hookiness The state or quality of being hooky. hooking The act of catching or fastening something on a hook. Hookins A surname originating as a patronymic. hookish Resembling or characteristic of a hook. hookium Hooke's atom hookkeeper A wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged. hookless Without hooks. hooklessness Absence of hooks. hooklet A small or minute hook. hooklike Resembling a hook. hookling A process, similar to knitting or crocheting, for fashioning garments. hookmaker A manufacturer of hooks. hookmaking The manufacture of hooks. hookman someone who uses a hook hooknose An aquiline nose. hooks A surname. hookset A sharp motion made with a fishing rod in order to "set" the hook firmly into the mouth of the fish that has taken the bait. Hooksett A town and census-designated place therein, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. hooksetting The action of making a hookset. hookshop A brothel. hooksian Of or relating to bell hooks (born Gloria Jean Watkins in 1952), American feminist author and social activist. hookswinging A ritualistic form of torture in which a volunteer was hung from hooks attached to the flesh on the back. hookswitch The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call. hooktail Any dragonfly of the genus Paragomphus. hookthorn A prickly tree of southern Africa, Senegalia afra. hooktip Any of various drepanid moths. hooktop Having a hook-like element at the top, as in some phonetic symbols such as Ɓ ("hooktop B"). hookum An order; a command. hookup A connection. Hookway A surname from Old English. hookwise In the manner of a hook. Hookwood A village in Charlwood parish, Mole Valley district, Surrey, England, west of Horley, and north of Gatwick Airport (OS grid ref TQ2642) hookworm Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin. hookwormy Infested with hookworms. hooky Absence from school or work; truancy. hoolaulea A Hawaiian celebration or festival. Hoole A surname. hooley A noisy celebration or party; also, an evening of traditional music and dance. hooligan A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group. hooliganish Characterised by hooliganism; of or relating to hooligans. hooliganism unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans hooliganistic Characterised by hooliganism. hooliganistically In a hooliganistic manner. hooliganize To behave like a hooligan. hooliganry hooliganism hoolivan A police van with surveillance equipment, used to monitor troublemakers at events such as sports matches. hoolock Any of the large gibbons of genus Hoolock of the family Hylobatidae. hooly Holy. hoomalimali flattery; soft-soap hooman A human being. hoon A worthless person; a hooligan or lout. hoond A dog; a hound. hoondie banker's draft hoonigan someone who hoons, that is, drives in a reckless manner. hoonish Resembling or characteristic of a hoon. hoop A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. Hoopa An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. hooped Containing hoops hooper The European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus). Hooperating A radio or television audience rating determined by the C. E. Hooper Company during the Golden Age of Radio. hooperon A proposed WIMP dark matter particle Hoopes A surname. hoopie An old, worn-out car. Hoopingarner A surname. hoopla A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise. Hoople A city and town in North Dakota. hoopless Without a hoop or hoops. hooplike Resembling a hoop. hoopmaker A manufacturer of hoops. hoopmaking The manufacture of hoops. hoopoe Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill. hoops Basketball. hoopster A basketball player. hoopstick A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof. hooptie An old car that has been remodeled or reformed in some way, shape, or form; a classic, a banger. hoopy Shaped like a hoop. hooraw Used to express joy, excitement, amusement, or approval; hooray. hooray Used to express approval, joy or victory. Hoorn A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. hooroo Hooray. hooroosh A commotion. hoos A surname from Dutch. hoose house hoosegow A jail. Hooser A surname. hoosh A whooshing sound. hooshta A call made to a camel to direct it to stand, sit, go, etc. hoosier A native or resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. Hoosierdom The world or sphere of Hoosiers. Hoosierese A form of language characteristic of Hoosiers. Hoosierish Resembling or characteristic of a Hoosier. hoosierism The attitudes, behaviors, or speech style of a Hoosier, a person from Indiana. Hoosierize To adapt to the norms of the Hoosiers. Hooson A surname originating as a patronymic. hoot A derisive cry or shout. hooted Drunk. Hooten A surname. hootenanny An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments. hooter A person who hoots. hooters A woman's breasts. Hoothodeyaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. hootie Only used in hootie hoo hooting The sound of a hoot, or the occasion of producing this sound. hootingly With a hooting sound. hootmalalie Something for which one does not have a name. Hootman A surname. Hooton A surname. hooty Characterised by a hooting sound. hoove A disease in cattle consisting of inflammation of the rumen by gas, usually caused by eating too much green food. hooven Affected with the disease called hoove. hoover A vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand. Hoovercrat An ally of President Herbert Hoover during his campaign and/or presidency. hoovered Having been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner; vacuum-cleaned. hooverette A simple housedress with robe-style sash and wrap front, worn especially in United States in the 1930s and 1940s, with one section overlapping another; when dirty, the overlap could be reversed so a clean section was on top again, reducing laundry. Hooverian Of or relating to the politics or economics of Herbert Hoover. hoovering The act of cleaning using a vacuum cleaner. hooverising The action of the verb to hooverise. Hooverism The policies of Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Hooverite A supporter of Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. hooverize To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food. Hooverizer One who Hooverizes. hooverizing The action of the verb to Hooverize. Hoovernomics The economic policy and style of economic management associated with US President Herbert Hoover. hoovers A black street gang known for wearing orange and having an intense rivalry with both the Bloods and the Crips. Hooverville Any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century. hoowee A shout of delight or surprise. hooyah Official battle yell of the US Navy. hop A short jump. hopak A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time. hopane A hopanoid hydrocarbon hopanoic Pertaining to a carboxylic acid of hopane. hopanoid Any of a class of pentacyclic compounds, somewhat similar to steroids, that have various functions in prokaryotes Hopatcong A borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. hopback A sealed chamber between the brewing kettle and counter-flow wort chiller, into which hops are added. hopbine The climbing stem of the hop. hopbush Any of the genus Dodonaea of flowering plants in the soapberry family, especially Dodonaea viscosa. Hopcalite Any of various mixtures of mainly oxides of copper and manganese, used as catalysts for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide when exposed to the oxygen in the air at room temperature. Hopcroft A surname.