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Meaning and definition for "haw" word
[noun] a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
[verb] utter"haw"
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\Haw\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anat.) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See {Nictitating membrane}, under {Nictitate}.
\Haw\, n. [Cf. ha an interjection of wonder, surprise, or hesitation.] An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. ``Hums or haws.'' --Congreve.
\Haw\, v. i. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw. --Chesterfield.
\Haw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hawing}.] [Written also hoi.] [Perhaps connected with here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hue, interj. used in turning a horse to the right, G. hott, h["u], interj. used in calling to a horse.] To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See {Gee}. {To haw and gee}, or {To haw and gee about}, to go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [Colloq.]
\Haw\, v. t. To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen. {To haw and gee}, or {To haw and gee about}, to lead this way and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or control. [Colloq.]
Synonyms for haw
hawthorn
See also: blackthorn | bush | cockspur thorn | Crataegus aestivalis | Crataegus biltmoreana | Crataegus calpodendron | Crataegus coccinea mollis | Crataegus laevigata | Crataegus mollis | Crataegus monogyna | Crataegus oxyacantha | emit | English hawthorn | let loose | let out | may | mayhaw | scarlet haw | shrub | summer haw |
Related terms: avert, bear off, draw aside, ease off, edge off, falter, fly off, gee, glance, glance off, go off, halt, head off, hem, hem and haw, hesitate, hum, hum and haw, jib, make way for, mammer, move aside, sheer off, shove aside, shunt, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sidetrack, sidle, stammer, steer clear of, step aside, stumble, stutter, switch, turn aside, turn away, turn back, veer off
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Let's analyse "haw" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WAH. Average typing speed for these characters is 840 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
haw: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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