In this article, you’ll discover a diverse list of words that start with the prefix “ho,” enhancing your vocabulary and comprehension.
- Hoard- to accumulate and store away.
- Hoax- a humorous or malicious deception.
- Hobble- to walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg.
- Hobby- an activity done for enjoyment in spare time.
- Hobnob- to socialize or talk informally.
- Hockey- a sport played by two teams where players try to hit a puck into the opponent’s goal.
- Hoe- a gardening tool with a thin flat blade used to turn soil.
- Hoist- to lift or raise something by means of ropes and pulleys.
- Hold- to grasp, carry, or support with one’s arms or hands.
- Hole- a hollow place in a solid body or surface.
- Holiday- a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done.
- Holistic- characterized by the belief that parts of something are interconnected.
- Holler- to shout or scream.
- Hollow- having a hole or empty space inside.
- Holly- a type of bush with shiny sharp leaves and usually red berries.
- Holster- a holder for carrying a handgun or other firearm, typically made of leather and worn on a belt.
- Homage- special honor or respect shown publicly.
- Home- the place where one lives permanently.
- Homely- simple but cozy and comfortable, as in one’s own home.
- Homestead- a house, especially a farmhouse, with adjoining buildings and land.
- Homicide- the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another.
- Homily- a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification.
- Homogenize- to make uniform or similar.
- Honest- free of deceit; truthful and sincere.
- Honey- a sweet, sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees.
- Honor- high respect or esteem.
- Hood- a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face.
- Hoof- the horny part of the foot of an ungulate animal, especially a horse.
- Hook- a piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle.
- Hoop- a circular band of metal, wood, or other rigid material.
- Hoot- a low, wavering sound made to signal derision or disapproval.
- Hoover- to clean a surface using a vacuum cleaner.
- Hope- a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
- Horizon- the line at which the earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet.
- Hormone- a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids.
- Horn- one of the bony outgrowths on the head of certain animals.
- Horrible- causing or likely to cause horror; shocking.
- Horror- an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.
- Horse- a large domesticated animal used for riding and racing.
- Hose- a flexible tube conveying water, used for watering or firefighting.
- Host- a person who receives or entertains guests.
- Hostage- a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
- Hostel- a budget-oriented, shared-room lodging.
- Hostile- showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.
- Hot- having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.
- Hotel- an establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services.
- Hound- a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one with a good sense of smell.
- Hour- a period of time equal to a twenty-fourth part of a day and night.
- House- a building for human habitation.
- Hover- to remain in one place in the air.
- Howl- a long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal or a person.
- Hoyden- a boisterous girl.
- Hoopla- bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo.
- Hopscotch- a children’s game played by tossing a small object into numbered spaces.
- Homograph- a word spelled the same as another but having a different meaning.
- Homophone- a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning.
- Homunculus- a very small human or humanoid figure.
- Hologram- a three-dimensional image formed by the interference of light beams.
- Homeward- towards home.
- Homonym- a word spelled and pronounced like another but different in meaning.
- Homeopath- a practitioner of homeopathic medicine.
- Homestretch- the final stage of a journey or endeavor.
- Hothead- a person who is impulsive and easily angered.
- Hovel- a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.
- Howitzer- a short gun for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities.
- Hobbyhorse- a child’s toy consisting of a stick with a model of a horse’s head.
- Hobo- a homeless person; a tramp.
- Hoecake- a type of cornmeal bread similar to cornbread cooked over a fire.
- Hocus- pocus – meaningless talk or activity, often designed to draw attention away from and disguise what is actually happening.
- Hod- a portable trough for carrying bricks, mortar, or other construction materials.
- Hoick- to lift or pull with a sudden motion.
- Hoi polloi- the common people; the masses.
- Hoistway- the shaft in which an elevator travels.
- Hokum- nonsense, especially nonsensical or insincere talk.
- Holdall- a large bag made of cloth or leather used for carrying clothing and other personal items.
- Holdfast- a device for securing an object in place.
- Holding- something owned or possessed, particularly in terms of property.
- Holdover- a person or thing remaining from a previous period or set of circumstances.
- Hole- in-one – in golf, a shot from the tee that lands in the cup with one stroke.
- Hollowness- the quality of having an empty space within.
- Holocene- the current geological epoch, which began approximately 11,700 years ago.
- Homebody- a person who likes to stay at home.
- Homecoming- a return to one’s home; typically a gathering of people who have been away from a common place.
- Homefront- the civilian sector of a nation at war when its armed forces are in foreign territory.
- Homegrown- grown or produced at one’s own home or in one’s locality.
- Homeland- the country where someone is born or is a naturalized citizen.
- Homeless- without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets.
- Homeopathy- a system of alternative medicine based on the belief that “like cures like.”
- Homestead- a house or estate and the adjoining land occupied by the owner.
- Homogeneous- of the same kind or nature; uniformly composed.
- Homologous- having the same relation, relative position, or structure.
- Homosexual- sexually attracted to people of one’s own sex.
- Honcho- a leader or manager; the person in charge.
- Hone- to refine or perfect over a period of time.
- Honeybee- a bee that produces honey.
- Honeycomb- a structure of hexagonal cells typically made by bees for storing honey.
- Honeydew- a sugary secretion produced by some plants and plant-sucking insects.
- Honeyed- flattering; soothing; sweet.
- Hong- a commercial establishment or guild in East Asia during the colonial period.
- Honky- tonk – a cheap or disreputable bar, club, or dance hall.