English words: hojok to holiday

English words hojok to holiday

1. hojok noun: The taepyeongso.
2. hoju noun: A patriarchal family registration system in Korea.
3. hok noun: A kind of small hut.
4. Hok-lo noun: Alternative form of Hoklo.
5. hoka noun: Synonym of red codling.
6. Hokan proper noun /ˈhoʊkæn/: A hypothetical grouping of a dozen small language families spoken in California, Arizona, and Mexico.
7. Hokanist noun: A proponent of the Hokan language grouping.
8. Hokanson proper noun: A surname.
9. Hokchia adjective: of or relating to Fuqing Eastern Min
10. Hokchiu adjective, noun: a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region
11. hoke noun, verb /hoʊk/: To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
12. hoke up verb: To elaborate; to give a better, false impression of something
13. hokey adjective /ˈhəʊki/: Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
14. hokey cokey noun: A group dance performed in a circle, in which people move various of their body parts in and out of the middle, and shake them about.
15. hokey pokey noun /ˌhəʊ.kiˈpəʊ.ki/: Alternative form of Hokey Pokey.
16. hokey tokey noun: Synonym of Hokey Cokey (“dance”).
17. hokeyness noun: Alternative form of hokiness.
18. hokeypokey noun: Alternative form of Hokey Pokey.
19. Hokhma noun: Alternative form of Chokmah.
20. Hokhmah noun: Alternative form of Chokmah.
21. hoki noun: The blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), a merluccid hake.
22. hokie adjective, noun: A student, alumnus, or supporter of Virginia Tech/V.P.I. (University), Blacksburg, Virginia.
23. hokily adverb: In a hokey way.
24. hokiness noun: The state or condition of being hoky.
25. Hokitika proper noun /həʊkɪtɪkə/: A small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
26. Hokkaido noun /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/: A breed of dog originating from Japan, resembling a spitz dog breed, although not officially ranked as a spitz dog breed.
27. Hokkaido wolf noun: Any of extinct subspecies †Canis lupus hattai, of grey wolves that once inhabited coastal northeast Asia.
28. Hokkien adjective, noun /ˈhɒkiɛn/: A group of Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China, especially those that ancestrally spoke the Hokkien...
29. Hokkien mee noun /ˈhɒkjɛn ˈmiː/: A typical Hokkien noodle dish
30. Hokkienese adjective: Alternative form of Hokkien.
31. hokku noun: Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).
32. Hoklo noun: A member of a group of Han Chinese whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian, South China.
33. hokora noun: A small Japanese shrine.
34. hokovirus noun: Any giant virus of the subfamily Hokovirus
35. hokum noun /ˈhəʊkəm/: (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
36. Hokuriku proper noun: A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.
37. Hokuto proper noun: A city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
38. hokutolite noun: A rare mineral containing radioactive radium elements generated by the hot spring environment.
39. hoky adjective: Alternative spelling of hokey.
40. hoky-poky adjective, noun: Fraudulent; trickish.
41. hokyo noun: A metallophone of Japanese origin.
42. hol- prefix: Alternative form of holo-.
43. hol' up verb: Alternative form of hold up (to wait or delay)
44. hola interjection /ˈoʊlɑː/: Hello, hi, hey.
45. holacracy noun: A decentralised system of organizational governance with autonomous and symbiotic teams.
46. holacratic adjective: Relating to holacracy.
47. holacurtine noun: A particular steroid glycoside, found in the leaves of Holarrhena curtisii.
48. Holaday proper noun: A surname.
49. Holahan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
50. holam noun: A Hebrew nikud vowel sign represented by a dot above the upper-left corner of the consonant letter. It indicates the mid back rounded vowel.
51. holan verb: Alternative form of hor lan.
52. holandric adjective: Encoded by genes on the Y chromosome and thus transmitted from father to son.
53. holandry noun: The property of being holandric.
54. holangiotic adjective: Having blood vessels present in all parts of the retina
55. holantosine noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
56. HOLAP noun /ˈhoʊlæp/: Acronym of Hybrid Online Analytical Processing.
57. holarchy noun: A connection between holons (things that are both a part and a whole).
58. holarctic adjective: Distributed in a geographic range around the North Pole; restricted to Arctic regions.
59. holarctically adverb: In a holarctic manner.
60. holard noun /ˈhɒˌlɑː(ɹ)d/: The total water content of a sample of soil
61. holarosine noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
62. holaspid adjective, noun: Of, or relating to, holaspis.
63. holaspidean adjective: Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
64. holaspis noun: A stage in the development of a trilobite at which the creature has gained its adult segmentation, but continues to molt and grow.
65. holasteroid noun: Any oval sea urchin of the family Holasteridae
66. holaxonian noun /ˌhɒləkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/: Any soft coral of the suborder Holaxonia
67. Holbach proper noun: A surname from German.
68. holbah noun: Alternative form of hulbah.
69. Holbeach proper noun: A market town and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3625).
70. Holbeck proper noun: An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2932).
71. Holbein proper noun: A surname from German.
72. Holbein stitch noun: A simple, reversible line embroidery stitch commonly used in blackwork and Assisi embroidery.
73. Holbeinesque adjective: Reminiscent of the style of Hans Holbein the younger.
74. Holbeinian adjective: In the style of Hans Holbein the younger.
75. Holbergian adjective: Of or relating to Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), writer, philosopher, and historian, considered the founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature.
76. Holbert proper noun: A surname.
77. Holborn proper noun /ˈhəʊbən/: A surname.
78. Holbrook proper noun: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3645).
79. Holbrooks proper noun: A surname.
80. holcad noun /ˈhɒlkæd/: A large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece.
81. Holcomb proper noun: A surname.
82. Holcombe proper noun: A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
83. holcorpid noun: Any extinct scorpionfly of the family Holcorpidae
84. Holcroft proper noun: A habitational surname from Old English.
85. hold adjective, noun, verb /həʊld/: To grasp or grip.
86. hold a candle verb /ˌhəʊ̯ld ə ˈkan.dəl/: To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another.
87. hold a candle for verb: To feel romantic attraction for.
88. hold a grudge verb: To stay angry (at someone or something).
89. hold a gun to someone's head verb: Alternative form of put a gun to someone's head.
90. hold a light verb: Synonym of hold a candle.
91. hold a mirror to verb: To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into.
92. hold a mirror up to verb: Alternative form of hold a mirror to.
93. hold a torch for verb: Alternative form of carry a torch for.
94. hold against verb: To think less of (someone) for (something they have done).
95. hold-all noun: Alternative spelling of holdall.
96. hold all of the aces verb: Alternative form of hold the cards.
97. hold all of the cards verb: Alternative form of hold the cards.
98. hold all the aces verb: Synonym of hold the cards.
99. hold all the cards verb: Alternative form of hold the cards.
100. hold back verb: To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
101. hold back on verb: To wait for a period of time before proceeding.
102. hold baggage noun: Synonym of hold luggage.
103. hold by verb: To subscribe to (an idea , rule, authority, etc.); to personally consider valid or authoritative.
104. hold by the button verb: To detain in conversation to the point of weariness or tedium; to bore while tallking to
105. hold cheap verb: To have a low esteem for (someone or something); to hold in contempt; to look down upon.
106. hold come what may phrase: Any belief that one is unwilling to relinquish, regardless of the evidence with which one might be presented.
107. hold court verb: To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.
108. hold dear verb: To value highly; to care about greatly.
109. hold-departure order noun: criminal travel injunction
110. hold down noun, verb: To restrain; to check.
111. hold down the fort verb: Alternative form of hold the fort.
112. hold'em noun: Texas hold 'em
113. hold fast verb: To stubbornly resist assault, pressure or opposition, either physically or mentally.
114. hold fire verb: To wait for an opportunity to shoot (with a firearm) at something or someone.
115. hold firm verb: To keep to a conviction, practice, etc., unwaveringly.
116. hold for ransom verb: Alternative form of hold to ransom.
117. hold forth verb: To extend or offer, propose.
118. hold good verb /ˌhəʊld ˈɡʊd/: To continue being true or valid; to hold true.
119. hold hands verb: Of two or more people, to clasp each other's hands.
120. hold hard verb: To stubbornly resist assault, pressure or opposition, either physically or mentally.
121. hold harmless adjective: Describing an agreement or contract where one party assumes all liability resulting from it, thus making the agreement "harmless" for the other party.
122. hold hostage verb: To have possession or custody of (a person) as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand.
123. hold in verb: To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
124. hold in contempt verb: To judge someone to have been in contempt of court.
125. hold in derision verb: To regard with scorn.
126. hold in hand verb: To restrain.
127. hold it verb: Wait a minute; stop.
128. hold it down verb: To hold up one's side in a relationship.
129. hold it in verb: To withhold release of one's emotions, often for fear of some negative consequence, or out of guilt or denial.
130. hold it together verb: Synonym of cope: to remain calm in adversity, to successfully manage one's difficulties.
131. hold luggage noun: luggage intended for carriage in the hold of an aircraft.
132. hold my beer phrase /həʊld maɪ bɪə/: I am about to start a fight.
133. hold my milk phrase: Alternative form of hold my beer.
134. hold off verb: To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
135. hold on verb: To grasp or grip firmly.
136. hold on to your hat phrase: Alternative form of hold onto your hat.
137. hold one's alcohol verb: Synonym of hold one's liquor.
138. hold one's breath verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, breath. To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously...
139. hold one's drink verb: Synonym of hold one's liquor.
140. hold one's fire phrase, verb: Do not discharge a weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder; now sometimes used to mean any weapon...
141. hold one's ground verb: Synonym of stand one's ground.
142. hold one's head above water verb: Alternative form of keep one's head above water.
143. hold one's head high verb: To act with pride; to be proud in a positive way.
144. hold one's horses verb: To be patient; to wait.
145. hold one's jaw verb: To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.
146. hold one's liquor verb: To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.
147. hold one's mouth right verb: To act in the correct way, and have a little luck.
148. hold one's nerve verb: To stay calm facing nervousness.
149. hold one's nose verb: To pinch one's nostrils closed with one's fingers, usually to block out an unpleasant smell.
150. hold one's nose up verb: To be disdainful or dismissive towards something.
151. hold one's own verb: To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself.
152. hold one's peace verb: To refrain from speaking; to be silent.
153. hold one's pee verb: To resist the urge to urinate.
154. hold one's tongue verb: To refrain from talking about something.
155. hold one's water verb: To restrain one's urge to urinate.
156. hold oneself together verb: To maintain one's emotional composure; to keep it together.
157. hold onto verb: To manage to keep something.
158. hold onto your hat phrase: One should prepare for a surprise or shock.
159. hold out noun, verb: To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
160. hold over verb /ˌhəʊld ˈəʊ̯.və/: (Of a resource) To support or sustain someone for a limited period.
161. hold over someone's head verb: To harp on; to remind continuously (especially of a misstep or defeat).
162. hold ransom verb: Alternative form of hold to ransom.
163. hold serve verb: To win a game when one is serving.
164. hold short verb: To wait before entering a runway or a taxiway until given clearance to proceed.
165. hold someone's feet to the fire verb: To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce them to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for...
166. hold someone's hand verb: To grasp or hold a person's hand.
167. hold space verb: To give somebody one's full attention and support them emotionally without judging them.
168. hold still verb: To not move; to remain stationary.
169. hold sway verb: To have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate.
170. hold tack verb: To last or hold out.
171. hold that thought verb: To pause in a conversation for an interruption.
172. hold the aces verb: Synonym of hold the cards.
173. hold the book verb: To act as prompter.
174. hold the cards verb: To be in a strong position, possessing significant advantages over someone else; to be in control of a situation involving multiple parties.
175. hold the floor verb: To give a speech at a gathering of people, particularly one that lasts for a long time and is the focus of attention in the room.
176. hold the fort verb: To assume or take responsibility, especially in another's absence.
177. hold the line verb: To firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.
178. hold the phone interjection, verb: stop; wait; whoa.
179. hold the purse strings verb: To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.
180. hold the reins verb: To be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group.
181. hold the ring verb /ˈhəʊld ðə ˌɹɪŋ/: To maintain order among spectators encircling participants in a prizefight or a performance and keep them from coming too near the participants.
182. hold the road verb: To drive with good traction.
183. hold the stage verb: To continue to be produced.
184. hold tight interjection, verb: To hold onto something securely or closely.
185. hold time noun: The minimum amount of time for which the data input should be held steady after the clock event for reliable sampling.
186. hold to verb: To share or subscribe to (a belief, etc.).
187. hold to account verb: To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.
188. hold to ransom verb: To hold (someone) hostage until a ransom is paid.
189. hold together verb: To cause to stay together.
190. hold true verb: To be or remain true, valid or applicable; to apply.
191. hold up noun, verb /ˈhoʊldˌʌp/: To wait or delay.
192. hold up a mirror to verb: Alternative form of hold a mirror to.
193. hold up as verb: To purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive).
194. hold up one's end verb: To hold up one's end of a bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.
195. hold-up play noun: A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.
196. hold-up squad noun: A subsection of a police department specializing in apprehending violent and dangerous suspects.
197. hold up to verb: To physically lift another person to the same height as something.
198. hold-upper noun /ˌhoɫd̪ ˈʔʌ.pɚ/: One who carries out a robbery at gunpoint.
199. hold-ups noun: Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders.
200. hold water verb: To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.
201. hold with verb: To approve of, to condone.
202. hold with the hare and run with the hounds verb: To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.
203. hold yew hard phrase: Wait for a moment. Be patient.
204. holdable adjective: That may be held.
205. holdall noun /ˈhəʊldɔːl/: A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.
206. holdase noun: A particular kind of molecular chaperone that assists the non-covalent folding of proteins in an ATP-dependent manner. Holdases bind to protein folding...
207. Holdaway proper noun: A surname.
208. holdawayite noun: A manganese hydroxyl-carbonate mineral.
209. holdback noun, verb: A restraint; a device or part of a device that operates to restrain.
210. holddown noun: That which holds something down.
211. Holden noun /ˈhəʊldən/: A brand of car (automobile) originating in Australia.
212. holdenite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
213. Holdenville proper noun: A city, the county seat of Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States.
214. holder noun /ˈhəʊldə/: A thing that holds.
215. holder-forth noun: One who holds forth.
216. holder-on noun: One who holds on.
217. holder-up noun: One who holds up something.
218. holderbat noun: A device used to secure a pipe to a wall by means of an enclosing ring.
219. Holderian adjective: Relating to any person having the surname Holder or Hölder
220. Holderman proper noun: A surname.
221. Holderness proper noun: A coastal area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
222. holdership noun: The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something.
223. holdfast noun: Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
224. holdfastness noun: The ability to serve as a secure basis for attachment.
225. holdin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of holding.
226. holding noun, verb /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/: Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
227. holding action noun: An attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position
228. holding cell noun: A cell in a police station or courthouse in which a prisoner is held temporarily, pending charge, trial or sentencing.
229. holding charge noun: A temporary charge against a suspect in order to keep them in police custody.
230. holding company noun: A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.
231. holding deal noun: An agreement made between a studio or network (or other similar entity) and a person, such as an actor, producer or writer, to hold the person to be...
232. holding midfielder noun: defensive midfielder
233. holding note noun: A note sustained in one part, or by one instrument, while the others change.
234. holding pattern noun: A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.
235. holding stack noun: A vertical sequence of aircraft flying the same holding pattern at different altitudes, stacked above an airport or a navigational waypoint to delay them...
236. holding tank noun: A container for storage toilet waste in a vehicle
237. holding the ball noun: The action of a player keeping hold of the ball when tackled. When tackled the player must kick or handpass the ball and failing to do so (provided the...
238. holding time noun: Of a blood or sample test, the elapsed amount of time from the moment of collection to the moment of the initiation of the preparation or analysis.
239. holdingly adverb: So as to hold something.
240. holdless adjective: Without holds (footholds and handholds)
241. holdlessness noun: Absence of holds.
242. holdman noun: A man employed in the hold of a ship to load and unload cargo.
243. holdoff noun: A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.
244. holdout noun /ˈhoʊldˌaʊt/: One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
245. holdover noun /ˈhoʊldˌoʊvɚ/: Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
246. holdover fire noun: Synonym of zombie fire.
247. Holdrege proper noun: A city, the county seat of Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. It was named after George W. Holdrege.
248. Holdren proper noun: A surname.
249. Holdridge proper noun: A surname from Old English.
250. holdsman noun: Alternative form of holdman.
251. Holdsworth proper noun: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0828).
252. holdup noun: Alternative form of hold-up.
253. holdupper noun: Alternative form of hold-upper.
254. hole noun, verb /həʊl/: A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
255. hole-and-corner adjective: Conducted in secret; clandestine.
256. hole-board test noun: A scientific method of measuring anxiety, stress, neophilia and emotionality in animals, involving an enclosed area with a floor covered in holes that the...
257. hole card noun: A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown.
258. hole carding noun: A technique used in card games, particularly blackjack, that involves obtaining knowledge of cards that are intended to remain hidden from view.
259. hole in one noun: A hole that is completed by sinking the ball in a single shot or attempt, with one hit.
260. hole in the head noun: A gunshot wound to the head.
261. hole-in-the-wall noun: A restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.
262. hole out verb: To complete a hole by sinking the ball.
263. hole punch noun, verb: A tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.
264. hole punch cloud noun: A cloud having a fallstreak hole.
265. hole saw noun: A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory...
266. hole state noun: a vacant electron energy state near the top of the energy band of a solid; the movement of electrons between such states is the basis of electrical conduction
267. hole up verb: To go into a hole, to shelter in a hole.
268. holeable adjective: Able to be holed; allowing the ball to be sunk.
269. holed adjective, verb /hoʊld/: Having one or more holes.
270. holeful adjective, noun: As much as fills a hole.
271. holei noun: Ochrosia kilaueaensis, an extinct species of flowering plant from Hawaii.
272. holeless adjective /ˈhəʊl.ləs/: Without a hole or holes.
273. holelessness noun: Absence of holes.
274. holelike adjective: Having the form of a hole
275. Holeman proper noun: A surname.
276. Holen proper noun: A surname.
277. holenmerianism noun: Alternative form of holenmerism.
278. holenmerism noun: The belief that the whole of God is present within every part of the universe.
279. holeproof adjective: Resistant to the formation of holes.
280. holepunch noun, verb: Alternative form of hole punch, a tool that is used to make holes.
281. holer noun: That which holes, perforates etc.
282. holesaw noun: Alternative form of hole saw.
283. holeshot noun: The position of being the first rider to pass the first turn of the course.
284. holestone noun: A menhir with a hole in it.
285. holethnic adjective: Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race.
286. holewort noun: Alternative form of hollowwort.
287. holey adjective /ˈhəʊl.li/: Having, or being full of, holes.
288. holey dollar noun: A coin used in the early history of Prince Edward Island and New South Wales, made by punching the middle out of a Spanish dollar; the punched-out middle...
289. Holeya noun: A member of a scheduled caste of India, formerly agricultural laborers.
290. Holeyar noun: Alternative form of Holeya.
291. holeyness noun: The quality of being holey.
292. holfertite noun: A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, titanium, and uranium.
293. Holford proper noun: A village and civil parish in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1541).
294. Holgate proper noun: A surname.
295. Holguin proper noun: A municipality and province of Cuba.
296. Holi proper noun /ˈhəʊliː/: A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.
297. holibobs noun /ˈhɒlɪˌbɒbz/: Holidays.
298. -holic suffix: Denotes one who has an addiction to or indulgence in the substance or activity of the stem word.
299. holidate noun: A holiday taken with a potential romantic partner, similar to a date.
300. holiday noun, verb /ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/: A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.

Part 62 · Part 64 · English words: H

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under H: 32,288 words, in 108 parts.