hoose

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UK/huːs/Canada, US/hus/Northern Ireland, Scotland/hʉs/

noun

house

OriginMiddle English hous ← Old English hūs ← Proto-Germanic *hūsą →
UncommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

hoose1

nounhoose (plural hooses)

plural hooses

  1. NorthumbriaScotlandhouse

Hoose2

proper nounHoose (plural Hooses)

plural Hooses

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hūsą“house”
  2. Old Englishhūs“dwelling, shelter, house”
  3. Middle Englishhous
  4. Englishhoose

From a dialectal spelling of house, from Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Compare Scots hoose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hoose

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Cite this entry
APA

hoose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoose

MLA

“hoose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoose.

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