1. hooker(n = noun.person) fighting joe hooker, joseph hooker - United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879); Array
is a kind of full general, general
2. hooker(n = noun.person) richard hooker - English theologian (1554-1600); Array
is a kind of theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer
3. hooker(n = noun.person) floozie, floozy, hustler, slattern, street girl, streetwalker - a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets; Array
is a kind of bawd, cocotte, cyprian, fancy woman, harlot, lady of pleasure, prostitute, sporting lady, tart, whore, woman of the street, working girl
4. hooker(n = noun.person) Array - a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers); Array
is a kind of golf player, golfer, linksman
Derived form verb hook4
5. hooker(n = noun.person) Array - (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot; Array
is a kind of athlete, jock
1. One who, or that which, hooks. [1913 Webster]
2. A Dutch vessel with two masts. [1913 Webster]
hooker, n.
1 Rugby Football the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to hook the ball.
2 sl. a prostitute.
3 a person or thing that hooks.
hooker, n.
1 a small Dutch or Irish fishing-vessel.
2 derog. any ship.
Etymology:
Du. hoeker f. hoek HOOK
N ship, vessel, sail, craft, bottom, navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, shipping, man of war, transport, tender, storeship, merchant ship, merchantman, packet, liner, whaler, slaver, collier, coaster, lighter, fishing boat, pilot boat, trawler, hulk, yacht, baggala, floating hotel, floating palace, ocean greyhound, ship, bark, barque, brig, snow, hermaphrodite brig, brigantine, barkantine, schooner, topsail schooner, for and aft schooner, three masted schooner, chasse-maree, sloop, cutter, corvette, clipper, foist, yawl, dandy, ketch, smack, lugger, barge, hoy, cat, buss, sailer, sailing vessel, windjammer, steamer, steamboat, steamship, liner, ocean liner, cruiseship, ship of the line, mail steamer, paddle steamer, screw steamer, tug, line of steamers, destroyer, cruiser, frigate, landing ship, LST, aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, nuclear powered carrier, submarine, submersible, atomic submarine, boat, pinnace, launch, life boat, long boat, jolly boat, bum boat, fly boat, cock boat, ferry boat, canal boat, swamp boat, ark, bully, battery, bateau, broadhorn, dory, droger, drogher, dugout, durham boat, flatboat, galiot, shallop, gig, funny, skiff, dingy, scow, cockleshell, wherry, coble, punt, cog, kedge, lerret, eight oar, four oar, pair oar, randan, outrigger, float, raft, pontoon, prame, iceboat, ice canoe, ice yacht, catamaran, hydroplane, hovercraft, coracle, gondola, carvel, caravel, felucca, caique, canoe, birch bark canoe, dugout canoe, galley, galleyfoist, bilander, dogger, hooker, howker, argosy, carack, galliass, galleon, polacca, polacre, tartane, junk, lorcha, praam, proa, prahu, saick, sampan, xebec, dhow, dahabeah, nuggah, kayak, keel boat, log canoe, pirogue, quadrireme, trireme, stern-wheeler, wanigan, wangan, wharf boat, balloon, airship, aeroplane, biplane, monoplane, triplane, hydroplane, aerodrome, air balloon, pilot balloon, fire balloon, dirigible, zeppelin, aerostat, Montgolfier, kite, parachute, jet plane, rocket plane, jet liner, turbojet, prop-jet, propeller plane, corporate plane, corporate jet, private plane, private aviation, airline, common carrier, fighter, bomber, fighter-bomber, escort plane, spy plane, supersonic aircraft, subsonic aircraft, afloat, aboard, on board, on ship board, hard a lee, hard a port, hard a starboard, hard a weather.
fighting joe hooker, joseph hooker, richard hooker
1. onion(n = noun.plant) Array - the bulb of an onion plant; Array
is a kind of bulb
is a part of allium cepa, onion, onion plant
2. onion(n = noun.plant) allium cepa, onion plant - bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb; Array
is a kind of alliaceous plant
has parts: onion
has particulars: allium ascalonicum, allium cepa aggregatum, eschalot, multiplier onion, shallot, allium cepa viviparum, egyptian onion, top onion, tree onion, allium fistulosum, japanese leek, welsh onion, allium haematochiton, red-skinned onion
3. onion(n = noun.food) Array - an aromatic flavorful vegetable; Array
is a kind of veg, vegetable, veggie
has particulars: bermuda onion, green onion, scallion, spring onion, vidalia onion, spanish onion, shallot
1. A liliaceous plant of the genus
2. The flavor of an onion{1}. [PJC]
onion, n.
1 a liliaceous plant, Allium cepa, having a short stem and bearing greenish-white flowers.
2 the swollen bulb of this with many concentric skins used in cooking, pickling, etc.
Idiom:
know one's onions be fully knowledgeable or experienced. onion dome a bulbous dome on a church, palace, etc. onion-skin
1 the brown outermost skin or any outer skin of an onion.
2 thin smooth translucent paper.
Derivative:
oniony adj.
Etymology:
ME f. AF union, OF oignon ult. f. L unio -onis
N condiment, seasoning, sauce, spice, relish, appetizer, salt, mustard, grey poupon mustard, pepper, black pepper, white pepper, peppercorn, curry, sauce piquante, caviare, onion, garlic, pickle, achar, allspice, bell pepper, Jamaica pepper, green pepper, chutney, cubeb, pimento, capsicum, red pepper, chili peppers, cayenne, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, oregano, cloves, fennel, pot herbs, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, marjoram, frankincense, balm, myrrh, paprika, saffron, ginger, turmeric.
bermuda onion, brown onion sauce, climbing onion, egyptian onion, flowering onion, green onion, hooker's onion, multiplier onion, nodding onion, nodding wild onion, onion bagel, onion bread, onion butter, onion dome, onion louse, onion mildew, onion plant, onion roll, onion salt, onion smut, onion stem, onion thrips, onion yellow dwarf, onion yellow-dwarf virus, purple onion, red onion, red-skinned onion, sea onion, spanish onion, spring onion, top onion, tree onion, vidalia onion, welsh onion, white onion sauce, wild onion