Definition of
hoar has definitions from the fields of chemistry,meteorology
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[ adjective ] showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair

Synonyms

gray gray-haired white-haired gray-headed grey-haired hoary grey-headed grey

Examples

"whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge "nodded his hoary head"

Related terms

old

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[ adjective ] showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair

Synonyms

gray gray-haired hoary grey-haired grey grizzly grey-headed white-haired gray-headed

Examples

"whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge "nodded his hoary head"

Related terms

old

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16134
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[ noun ] (chemistry,meteorology) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Synonyms

frost rime hoarfrost

Related terms

ice frost

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Rhymes with

whore abhor lahore

Phonetic and Homophones

HH AO1 R whore  Hoerr  horr  hoare

Similar Spelling

hoary hour Hori Hora Hoyer Howry Hower houri Hoerr Howery hooray Hoheria houhere

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