Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [669]
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1hoot verb 1 : to shout or laugh usu. in contempt
2 : to make the natural throat noise of an owl
— hoot·er noun
2hoot noun 1 : a sound of hooting
2 : the least bit 3 : something or someone amusing Synonyms [1] cry, holler, howl, shout, whoop, yell, yowl—more at SHOUT [1] boo, catcall, hiss, jeer, raspberry, snort—more at CATCALL [2] jot, lick, modicum, rap, tittle, whit—more at JOT hoot·e·nan·ny noun, plural -nies : a gathering at which folksingers entertain often with the audience joining in 1hop verb hopped; hop·ping 1 : to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps 2 : to make a quick trip 3 : to ride on esp. surreptitiously and without authorization Synonyms bound, jump, leap, spring, vault—more at JUMP 2hop noun 1 : a short brisk leap esp. on one leg 2 : a social gathering for dancing : DANCE 3 : a short trip by air 3hop noun : a vine related to the mulberry whose ripe dried pistillate catkins are used esp. in flavoring malt liquors; also, pl : its pistillate catkins 1hope verb hoped; hop·ing : to desire with expectation of fulfillment Synonyms usually hope for anticipate, await, expect, watch—more at EXPECT 2hope noun 1 : TRUST, RELIANCE 2 : desire accompanied by expectation of fulfillment; also : something hoped for 3 : one that gives promise for the future HOPE abbreviation Health Opportunity for People Everywhere hope·ful adjective 1 : having qualities which inspire hope 2 : full of hope — hope·ful·ness noun Synonyms auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, likely, promising, propitious, rosy, upbeat; also cheering, comforting, reassuring; assured, confident, decisive, doubtless, positive, sure, unhesitating; bullish, favorable, good Antonyms bleak, dark, desperate, discouraging, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, hopeless, inauspicious, pessimistic, unlikely, unpromising hope·ful·ly adverb 1 : in a hopeful manner 2 : it is hoped hope·less adjective 1 : having no expectation of good or success 2 a : incapable of solution, management, or accomplishment : IMPOSSIBLE b : not susceptible to remedy or cure; also : incapable of redemption or improvement — hope·less·ly adverb Synonyms [1] defeatist, despairing, pessimistic—more at PESSIMISTIC [2a] impossible, unattainable, unsolvable, unworkable—more at IMPOSSIBLE [2b] incorrigible, incurable, irredeemable, irremediable, unrecoverable, unredeemable; also irreparable, irreversible; unpromising; impenitent, unregenerate, unrepentant Antonyms curable, correctable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable hope·less·ness noun : the quality or state of being hopeless Synonyms despair, desperation, despondency, forlornness—more at DESPAIR Ho·pi noun, plural Hopi or Hopis : a member of an American Indian people of Arizona; also : the language of the Hopi people hopped–up adjective 1 : being under the influence of a narcotic; also : full of enthusiasm or excitement