HO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ho mean? 

• HO (noun)
  The noun HO has 1 sense:

1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

  Familiarity information: HO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 67; Ho; holmium

Hypernyms ("Ho" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("Ho" is a substance of...):

gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)

 Context examples 

And at the third “Ho!” drove the bars before them with a will.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

I had quite forgotten the existence of Leach and Johnson, when suddenly, like a thunderclap, “Boat ho!” came down the open companion-way.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

He laughs strong, Ho! ho! and he goes forth into the bad water.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Ho there! lay-brothers—Francis, Naomi, Joseph—seize him and bind his arms!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A few moments' reflection, however, produced a very happy idea, and she exclaimed;—Oh, ho! I understand you.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Denotes a person having origins in any of the original Hmong people originating in China around the Yellow River or Hoang Ho.

(Hmong, NCI Thesaurus)

Tally Ho! as friend Arthur would say when he put on his red frock!

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Bowing with the air of one accustomed to public praise, he stole to the cavern and ordered Hagar to come forth with a commanding, "What ho, minion! I need thee!"

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Oh, ho! said the man, you need not make so many words about the matter; I will have nothing to do with a fish that can talk: so swim away, sir, as soon as you please!

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Ere they returned to camp he knew enough to stop at “ho,” to go ahead at “mush,” to swing wide on the bends, and to keep clear of the wheeler when the loaded sled shot downhill at their heels.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)