Haw vs. How
Hawinterjection
An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
Hawinterjection
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
Hawinterjection
An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left (See gee).
Hawverb
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
Hawverb
(of an animal) To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
Hawverb
To cause (an animal) to turn left.
Hawnoun
Fruit of the hawthorn.
Hawnoun
(historical) A hedge.
Hawnoun
(anatomy) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
Hawnoun
A disease of the nictitating membrane.
Hawnoun
A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard.
Hawnoun
The fruit of the hawthorn.
Hawnoun
The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.
Hawnoun
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made.
Hawverb
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
Hawverb
To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; - said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee.
Hawverb
To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.to lead this way and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or control.
Hawnoun
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
Hawnoun
the nictitating membrane of a horse
Hawverb
utter `haw';
Howadverb
(interrogative) To what degree.
Howadverb
In what manner.
Howadverb
In what state.
Howadverb
Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.
Hownoun
The means by which something is accomplished.
Hownoun
(dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus.
Hownoun
(dialectal) A small hill in northern England. (Usage preserved mainly in place names.)
Howconjunction
In which way; in such way.
Howconjunction
That, the fact that, the way that.
Howinterjection
A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.
Howadverb
In what manner or way; by what means or process.
Howadverb
To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality.
Howadverb
For what reason; from what cause.
Howadverb
In what state, condition, or plight.
Howadverb
By what name, designation, or title.
Howadverb
At what price; how dear.
Howadverb
to what extent or amount or degree;
Howadverb
in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how');
