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The Meaning of haw

  • (n.) A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard.
  • (n.) The fruit of the hawthorn.
  • (n.) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
  • (n.) An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made.
  • (v. i.) To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
  • (v. i.) 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.
  • (v. t.) To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.

Synonyms

hawthorn , utter , emit , let out , let loose

Homophones

haugh , hawe

Rhymes

ah , aha , ahh , albaugh , allbaugh , alpaugh , alspaugh , alvah , anspaugh , arkansas , artois , aw , awe , baccarat , backsaw , bah , baja , bashaw , baugh , bedstraw , beffa , bekaa , blah , bogota , bois , bourgeois , bra , brisbois , bylaw , carnaud , caw , cha , chainsaw , chargois , chaw , chickasaw , chihuahua , chippewa , chua , chutzpah , claw , colaw , coleslaw , contois , craugh , craw , da , dabah , dada , daw , dawe , deja , denwa , dewclaw , doha , draw , dubois , duboise , dumas , elga , esau , fatah , fermata , flaw , foresaw , francois , francoise , ga , gaugh , gaw , glawe , gnaw , grandpa , gras , gravois , graw , grawe , grimshaw , guffaw , ha , hacksaw , hah , handsaw , harnois , haugh , hawe , hoopla , hsia , hurrah , hwa , inlaw , ja , jaw , jha , jigsaw , joie , ka , kah , kinlaw , krah , la , laframboise , lavoie , law , loblaw , ma , macaw , macgraw , mackinaw , markkaa , marois , maw , mccaa , mccaw , mccraw , mcgaw , mcgraw , mother-in-law , murrah , na , nah , naw , ocaw , olah , omaha , ona , outlaw , overdraw , pa , panama , pasha , paugh , paw , pla , qua , quebecois , ra , rah , rauh , raw , rawe , redraw , refah , rha , sa , saginaw , salois , sanaa , saugh , saw , schwa , scrimshaw , seesaw , seraw , sha , shah , shaw , sirois , slaugh , slaw , spa , spaugh , spaw , squaw , straw , suhua , ta , thaw , thraw , traugh , trois , utah , valois , vaugh , voila , vrba , wa , waah , wah , warsaw , waugh , whipsaw , wichita , withdraw , ya , yah , yaw , zsa