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 housewide Throughout a house. housewife A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking. housewifedom The sphere, realm, or world of housewives; housewives collectively. housewifehood Synonym of housewifery. housewifeish Characteristic of housewives. housewifelike housewifely housewifeliness The quality of being housewifely. housewifely Befitting a housewife. housewifery The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills. housewifeship The management of a household; housewifery. housewifey Resembling or characteristic of a housewife. housewifish Housewifely. housewifization The process by which the division of labor has relegated women to the role of housewife. housewindow The window of a house. housewive To manage with skill and economy. housewoman A female servant or slave who works in the house housework domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking houseworker One who does the housework; a homemaker. Houseworth A surname from German. housewrap A synthetic material used to protect buildings from the effects of weather. housewrecker A person who demolishes old houses and salvages materials from them. housewright A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter). housey Resembling or characteristic of house music; houselike. Housh A surname. housholdstuff The various furnishings, equipment, and other articles belonging to a household. housie A gambling game similar to bingo. housing The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone. Houska A surname. Housley A surname from Old English. housling sacramental Housman A surname. Housmanian Of or relating to A. E. Housman (1859–1936), English classical scholar and poet. houso A resident of public housing. houss A covering, usually of textile (or mail) and attached to a saddle; a saddlecloth. Housset A commune of Aisne department, France. Houston A habitational surname. Houstoner A native or inhabitant of Houston, Texas. houstonia Any of the genus Houstonia of rubiaceous flowering plants. Houstonian Of or relating to Houston. Houstoun A surname, variant of Houston housty A sore throat. hout A black African. Houten A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands. Houthalenian An age forming part of the Miocene. Houthi A member of the Ansar Allah armed revolutionary group in Yemen. Houthist Relating to Houthis houting Coregonus oxyrinchus, an allegedly extinct European whitefish in the Salmonidae family. houtou A South American motmot. houttuynia Any of the genus Houttuynia of two species in the Saururaceae native to Southeast Asia. Houtz A surname. Houweling A surname from Dutch. Houyhnhnm One of a fictional race of exceptionally civilized creatures, who look exactly like horses, inhabiting the same land as the brutish Yahoos. Houze A surname. HOV A village on Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Hova A member of the free commoners of Madagascar, one of the three principal historical castes there, alongside the Andriana (nobles) and Andevo (slaves). Hovagim A surname. Hovakimian A surname from Armenian. Hovakimyan A surname from Armenian. Hovan A surname. Hovanec A surname from Czech, Slovak. Hovannisian A surname from Armenian. Hovannisyan A surname from Armenian. Hovatter A surname. hovawart A medium-large breed of dog originally used as guard dogs Hovde A surname. hove To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover. hovel An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather. hoveller One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman. hovelling A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two. hoven Affected with the disease called hoove. Hovenden A surname. hover To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air. hovera Eight in Cumbrian sheep counting. hoverable Capable of being traversed by hovercraft. hoverbarge A barge that uses hovercraft technology, suitable for transporting goods over swampy surfaces. hoverbike A motorbike capable of levitation. hoverboard A levitating board that can be ridden in the manner of a surfboard or skateboard. hoverboarder One who rides a hoverboard. hoverboarding The fictional sport of riding a hoverboard. hovercam A mobile hovering camera. hovercar A fictional motor car that hovers a short distance above the ground. hovercard An informational pop-up on a web page, activated when the user mouses over it. hoverchair A chair that levitates. hovercraft A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport. hovercycle A bicycle capable of levitation. hoverer One who, or that which, hovers. hoverfly Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers. hovering The act of one who hovers. Hoveringham A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6946). hoveringly While hovering; so as to hover or appear to do so. hoverjet A kind of levitating aeroplane or spacecraft. Hovermale A surname from German. hoverpack A piece of equipment that is strapped to a person's back and allows them to hover in the air. hoverport A terminal for hovercraft. hoverslam Synonym of suicide burn. hovertrain A train that uses hovercraft technology to take advantage of lower friction to deliver high speeds; an aerotrain. Hoveton A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG3018). Hovey A surname. Hovhannisian A surname from Armenian. Hovhannisyan A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Johnson. Hovingham A village and civil parish (served by Hovingham with Scackleton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6675). Hovland A surname. HOVM One or more of the Chinese smartphone brands Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi. Hovorka A surname from Czech. Hovsepian A surname from Armenian. Hovsepyan A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Josephson. how To what degree or extent. howadji A traveller or merchant from the Middle East Howald A surname from German. howandever However, nevertheless, anyway. Howard A surname originating as a patronymic. howardevansite A triclinic-pinacoidal black mineral containing copper, iron, oxygen, sodium, and vanadium. Howardian Of or relating to the Howard family, an English aristocratic family that gave its name to the Howardian Hills in Yorkshire. howardite An achondritic stony meteorite. howarditic Containing or relating to the mineral howardite. Howarth A surname from Old English. Howat A surname originating as a patronymic. Howatch A surname. Howatson A surname originating as a patronymic. howay A general cry of encouragement. howaya A greeting. howbeit Although. howcatchem A mystery novel or drama which begins by showing or describing the commission of the crime, generally revealing the perpetrator's identity to the audience, then shows or describes how the detective proves the perpetrator's guilt. Howchin A surname originating as a patronymic. howdah A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel. howdahless Of an elephant, not equipped with a howdah. Howden A small town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7428). Howdershelt A surname. Howdon A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3267). howdunit A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the manner in which it was committed. howdy An informal greeting. Howdyshell A surname. howe An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by a small hill. Howeitat A large Judhami tribe inhabiting parts of present-day southern Jordan, the Sinai Peninsula and Sharqia governate in Egypt, the Negev, and northwestern Saudi Arabia. howel A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks. Howell A male given name from Welsh. Howellian Of or relating to any person with the surname Howell. Howells A surname transferred from the given name. hower A surname. Howerton A surname. Howery A surname. howes A surname. Howeth A surname. Howett A surname originating as a patronymic. however Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. Howey A surname originating as a patronymic. howf A frequent meeting place; a haunt; often specifically, a drinking-house or tavern. howgoesit A chart or instrument indicating the remaining fuel and the remaining flight distance. Howick A small village in Longhoughton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref SU2517). Howie A diminutive of the male given name Howard.