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English noun: haw

1. haw (plant) a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus


Synonymshawthorn


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Narrower (hyponym)blackthorn, cockspur hawthorn, cockspur thorn, Crataegus aestivalis, Crataegus apiifolia, Crataegus biltmoreana, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus coccinea, Crataegus coccinea mollis, Crataegus crus-galli, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus mollis, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus oxyacantha, Crataegus oxycantha, Crataegus pedicellata, Crataegus tomentosa, downy haw, English hawthorn, English hawthorn, evergreen thorn, may, mayhaw, parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, red haw, red haw, scarlet haw, summer haw, whitethorn


Member meronymCrataegus, genus Crataegus

2. haw (body) the nictitating membrane of a horse


Broader (hypernym)nictitating membrane, third eyelid


English verb: haw

1. haw (communication) utter `haw'


SamplesHe hemmed and hawed.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)emit, let loose, let out, utter









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