ho
noun
[ həʊ ]
• a prostitute.
Origin:
1960s: representing a dialect pronunciation of whore.
ho
exclamation
• an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or derision.
• "Ho! I'll show you"
• used to call for attention.
• "ho there!"
Origin:
natural exclamation: first recorded in Middle English.
ho.
abbreviation
• house.
Ho
symbol
• the chemical element holmium.
holmium
noun
• the chemical element of atomic number 67, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.
Origin:
late 19th century: modern Latin, from Holmia, Latinized form of Stockholm (because many minerals of the yttrium group, to which holmium belongs, are found in that area); discovered by P.T. Cleve (1840–1905), Swedish chemist.
