hants
/ˈhænts/
hants is the plural of hant.
Meaning of hant
Verb
hant (third-person singular simple present hants, present participle hanting, simple past and past participle hanted)
- To haunt.
Proper noun capitalized: Hants
Hants
- Abbreviation of Hampshire
Origin of hants
From Old English Hāntesċire, the Domesday spelling of Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Old English Hāmtūn + scir (“district”).
Words formed from hants
Phrases with hants
Words that rhyme with hants
- pants
- piddlepants
- big-girl pants
- ants
- crinklepants
- District of East Hants
- gamer pants
- gaming pants
- grants
- rants
- scants
- slants
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Questions about hants
- What is hants the plural of?
- Hants is the plural of hant.
- What part of speech is hants?
- Hants is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hants?
- Hants is pronounced /ˈhænts/ (UK).
Words near hants in the dictionary
Source and license
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