haw

Pronunciation: /hɔː/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
  2. noun the nictitating membrane of a horse
  3. verb utter `haw'

Etymology

From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection).

In classic literature

Synonyms

hawthorn

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
shrub
Narrower (hyponyms)
red haw, whitethorn, evergreen thorn, blackthorn, scarlet haw, cockspur thorn

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