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HOAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Synonyms:

frost; hoar; hoarfrost; rime

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

ice; water ice (water frozen in the solid state)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Example:

nodded his hoary head

Synonyms:

gray; gray-haired; gray-headed; grey; grey-haired; grey-headed; grizzly; hoar; hoary; white-haired

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

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