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hoar

adjective noun

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
H
Ends with
R
Contains
OA
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

hɔː

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

    “{'source': 'Coleridge', 'text': 'whose beard with age is hoar'}”

noun

  1. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

In context

Example Sentences

{'source': 'Coleridge', 'text': 'whose beard with age is hoar'}
nodded his hoary head

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