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hooker
  • n  United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879)
  • n  English theologian (1554-1600)
  • n  a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
  • n  a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers)
  • n  (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
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hooker's green
  • n  green pigment consisting of Prussian blue mixed with gamboge
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hooker's onion
  • n  a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado
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hooker's orchid
  • n  a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
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hooking
  • n  a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
    he took lessons to cure his hooking
  • v  fasten with a hook
  • v  rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • v  make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  • v  hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • v  take by theft
  • v  make off with belongings of others
  • v  hit with a hook
  • v  catch with a hook
  • v  to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  • v  secure with the foot
  • v  entice and trap
  • v  approach with an offer of sexual favors
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hooks
  • n  large strong hand (as of a fighter)
    wait till I get my hooks on him
  • n  a catch for locking a door
  • n  a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
  • n  anything that serves as an enticement
  • n  a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  • n  a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
  • n  a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
  • n  a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
  • n  a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
  • v  fasten with a hook
  • v  rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • v  make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  • v  hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • v  take by theft
  • v  make off with belongings of others
  • v  hit with a hook
  • v  catch with a hook
  • v  to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  • v  secure with the foot
  • v  entice and trap
  • v  approach with an offer of sexual favors
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hookup
  • n  a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
    some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers
  • n  a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
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hookworm
  • n  parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
  • n  infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
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hookworm disease
  • n  infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
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hooky player
  • n  one who is absent from school without permission
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hooliganism
  • n  willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
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hoop
  • n  a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
  • n  a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
    there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
  • n  a small arch used as croquet equipment
  • n  horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
  • v  bind or fasten with a hoop
    hoop vats
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hoop ash
  • n  vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
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