An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
HO
holmium, Ho, atomic number
(noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Interjection
ho
(nautical) Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach
(rare) Said as a limb is swung in attack.
Noun
ho
A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
Etymology 2
Noun
ho (plural hos or hoes)
(slang, euphemistic) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive name-calling word for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.
Synonyms
• See also promiscuous woman
Etymology 3
Noun
ho (plural hos)
(obsolete) Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow.
Etymology 4
Verb
ho
(obsolete) To care, be anxious, long.
Anagrams
• OH, oh
Proper noun
HO
(economics) Initialism of Heckler-Ohlin (thereom).
(UK) Initialism of Home Office.
Noun
HO (uncountable)
(business) Initialism of head office.
(religion) Initialism of holy orders.
Abbreviation of HO scale.
Anagrams
• OH, oh
Etymology
Noun
Ho pl (plural only)
A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering around 1 million, mainly following the religion of Sarna Dhorom
Proper noun
Ho
A Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh.
Anagrams
• OH, oh
Source: Wiktionary
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