NOUN
  • Definition - A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
  • Definition - A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
  • Definition - Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
  • Definition - The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
  • Definition - The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
  • Definition - A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
  • Definition - A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
  • Definition - A snare; a trap.
  • Definition - (in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
  • Definition - Removal or expulsion from a group or activity
  • Example - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
  • Definition - A field sown two years in succession.
  • Example - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
  • Definition - (authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
  • Example - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
  • Definition - (authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
  • Example - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
  • Definition - A finesse.
  • Example - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
  • Definition - A jack (the playing card).
  • Example - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
  • Definition - A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
  • Example - He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
  • Definition - A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
  • Example - The song's hook snared me.
  • Definition - A ship's anchor.
  • Example - The song's hook snared me.
  • Definition - Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.
  • Example - We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
  • Definition - (Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
  • Example - We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
  • Definition - A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.
  • Example - We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
  • Definition - A háček.
  • Example - We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
  • Definition - Senses relating to sports.
  • Example - We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
Words in your word
4 Letter Words
hoke 11 okeh 11
3 Letter Words
oke 7 hoe 6
2 Letter Words
ok 6 eh 5 he 5 ho 5 oh 5 oe 2
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