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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
Synonyms:
atomic number 67; Ho; holmium
Classified under:
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:
“Smoke ho!” the cry came down the open companion-way.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“Ho there, Dame Eliza! Here is fresh custom come to the house, and not a drain for the company.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The cook came up the side like a monkey for cleverness, and as soon as he saw what was doing, “So ho, mates!” says he.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Ho! ho!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Dear Jo, What ho!
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
“Smoke ho!” came the hail from on deck, and his face brightened.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“Ho, ho!” roared the great archer.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Aye, aye, mates,” said Long John, who was standing by, with his crutch under his arm, and at once broke out in the air and words I knew so well: Fifteen men on the dead man's chest— And then the whole crew bore chorus:— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Ho, ho!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
“What ho! below there!” I heard Latimer shout down the scuttle, too cautious to descend into the inferno of passion he could hear raging beneath him in the darkness.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
