- Types Of Speech
- You can use hook as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Hook
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters h, k, and o, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters oo. Hook starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters h, ho, hoo, and the ending characters are k, ok, ook, . Hook is also a double vowel (oo) word. View the double vowel words list.
- Definition
- A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Hook is set as a kindergarten word that starts with h, ends with k, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is hook a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Hook in Pig Latin is said as "ookhay or ookhway".
- Unigram
- h | o | o | k
- Bigram
- ho | oo | ok
- Trigram
- hoo | ook
- Quadrigram
- hook
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
- a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
"he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a catch for locking a door
- anything that serves as an enticement
- a sharp curve or crook;
a shape resembling a hook
- Verb Examples
- entice and trap;
"The car salesman had snared three potential customers" - secure with the foot;
"hook the ball" - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- fasten with a hook
- catch with a hook;
"hook a fish" - hit with a hook;
"His opponent hooked him badly" - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle;
"She sat there crocheting all day" - make off with belongings of others
- rip off;
ask an unreasonable price - take by theft;
"Someone snitched my wallet!"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolutely | totally and definitely without question "we are absolutely opposed to the idea" "he forced himself to lie absolutely still" "iron is absolutely necessary" |
| Absolved | freed from any question of guilt "is absolved from all blame" "was now clear of the charge of cowardice" "his official honor is vindicated" |
| Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| Abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
| Acquitted | declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime legally blameless "he stands acquitted on all charges" "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity" |
| Advance | the act of moving forward toward a goal |
| All | completely given to or absorbed by "became all attention" |
| Allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
| Allure | the power to entice or attract through personal charm |
| Allurement | the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) |
View all cognitive synonyms for Hook
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hook | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
View English words with the unique letters used in hook. Words With The Letters Hko
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Basketball Shot |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook (4 letters) | 11 | 10 | hook | ||
| Hockey (6 letters) | 18 +7 | 17 +7 | hockey | ||
| Shock (5 letters) | 14 +3 | 14 +4 | shock | ||
| Hooky (5 letters) | 15 +4 | 13 +3 | hooky | ||
| Hock (4 letters) | 13 +2 | 13 +3 | koch | ||
| Shako (5 letters) | 12 +1 | 11 +1 | khosa | ||
| Chock (5 letters) | 16 +5 | 17 +7 | cchko | ||
| Choke (5 letters) | 14 +3 | 14 +4 | choke | ||
| Choker (6 letters) | 15 +4 | 15 +5 | choker | ||
| Chokey (6 letters) | 18 +7 | 17 +7 | hockey | ||
| Choky (5 letters) | 17 +6 | 16 +6 | choky | ||
| Hookah (6 letters) | 16 +5 | 14 +4 | hookah | ||
| Hookup (6 letters) | 15 +4 | 16 +6 | hookup | ||
| Shook (5 letters) | 12 +1 | 11 +1 | hkoos | ||
| Hooks (5 letters) | 12 +1 | 11 +1 | hkoos | ||
| Okeh (4 letters) | 11 | 10 | okeh | ||
| Hoka (4 letters) | 11 | 10 | hoka | ||
| Khowar (6 letters) | 16 +5 | 15 +5 | khowar | ||
| Kosher (6 letters) | 13 +2 | 12 +2 | kosher | ||
| Whacko (6 letters) | 18 +7 | 18 +8 | whacko | ||
| Chekov (6 letters) | 18 +7 | 19 +9 | chekov | ||
| Hooke (5 letters) | 12 +1 | 11 +1 | ehkoo | ||
| Hurok (5 letters) | 12 +1 | 12 +2 | hurok | ||
| Koch (4 letters) | 13 +2 | 13 +3 | koch | ||
| Rothko (6 letters) | 13 +2 | 12 +2 | rothko |
Hook Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With H
- Ends With K
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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