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hon·or·ary adjective 1 : having or conferring distinction

2 : conferred in recognition of achievement without the usual prerequisites <~ degree>

3 : UNPAID, VOLUNTARY

— hon·or·ari·ly adverb

hon·or·if·ic adjective : conferring or conveying honor <~ titles>

hon·our, hon·our·able chiefly British variant of HONOR, HONORABLE

1hood noun 1 : a covering for the head and neck and sometimes the face

2 : an ornamental fold (as at the back of an ecclesiastical vestment)

3 a : something resembling a hood in form or use

b : a cover for parts of mechanisms; especially : the covering over an automobile engine

— hood·ed adjective

Synonyms

cloak, curtain, mantle, mask, shroud, veil—more at CLOAK

2hood noun : a brutal ruffian : HOODLUM

3hood noun : an inner-city neighborhood

-hood noun suffix 1 : state : condition : quality : character

2 : instance of a (specified) state or quality

3 : individuals sharing a (specified) state or character

hood·ie noun : a hooded sweatshirt

hood·lum noun 1 : a brutal ruffian : THUG

2 : a young ruffian or loafer

Synonyms

bully, gangster, goon, hood, mobster, mug, punk, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough; also cutthroat, scoundrel, villain; assassin, bandit, bravo, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, felon, gunman, highwayman, lawbreaker, mafioso, outlaw, perpetrator, pickpocket, racketeer, robber, swindler, thief

hoo·doo noun, plural hoodoos 1 : a body of magical practices traditional esp. among blacks in the southern U.S.

2 : something that brings bad luck

— hoodoo verb

hood·wink verb : to deceive by false appearance

Synonyms

beguile, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, have, hoax, humbug, misinform, mislead, string along, take in, trick—more at DECEIVE

hoo·ey noun : NONSENSE

hoof noun, plural hooves or hoofs : a horny covering that protects the ends of the toes of ungulate mammals (as horses or cattle); also : a hoofed foot

— hoofed adjective

1hook noun 1 : a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling

2 : something curved or bent like a hook

3 : a flight of a ball (as in golf) that curves in a direction opposite to the dominant hand of the player propelling it

4 : a short punch delivered with a circular motion and with the elbow bent and rigid

2hook verb 1 : to form into a hook : CURVE, CROOK

2 a : to seize or make fast with a hook

b : to connect by or as if by a hook — often used with up

3 : to take the property of another wrongfully : STEAL

4 : to work as a prostitute

Synonyms

[1] arc, arch, bend, bow, crook, curve, round, sweep, swerve, wheel—more at CURVE

[2b] chain, compound, connect, couple, hitch, join, link, yoke—more at CONNECT

[3] appropriate, filch, misappropriate, nip, pilfer, pocket, purloin, snitch, steal, swipe, thieve—more at STEAL

hoo·kah noun [ORIGIN: Ar ḥuqqa bottle of a water pipe]

: WATER PIPE

hook·er noun 1 : one that hooks

2 : PROSTITUTE

hook·up noun 1 : a state of cooperation or alliance

2 : an assemblage (as of apparatus or circuits) used for a specific purpose (as in radio)

Synonyms

affiliation, alliance, association, collaboration, confederation, connection, cooperation, liaison, partnership, relation, relationship, union—more at ASSOCIATION

hook·worm noun : any of several parasitic intestinal nematode worms having hooks or plates around the mouth; also : infestation with or disease caused by hookworms

hoo·li·gan noun : RUFFIAN, HOODLUM

hoop noun 1 : a circular strip used esp. for holding together the staves of a barrel

2 : a circular figure or object : RING

3 : a circle of flexible material for expanding a woman's skirt

4 : BASKETBALL — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

band, circle, eye, loop, ring, round—more at RING

hoop·la noun [ORIGIN: F houp-là, interj.]

: TO-DO; also : BALLYHOO

hoop·ster noun : a basketball player

hoo·ray interjection — used to express joy, approval, or encouragement

hoose·gow noun [ORIGIN: Sp juzgado