hause
UK/hɔːs/
hause noun: a col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass. Also the obsolete form of hawse.
Noun
hause (plural hauses)
- A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
Proper noun capitalized: Hause
Hause (plural Hauses)
- A surname.
Also used as
hause is also the obsolete form of hawse.
Forms of hause
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hauses |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hauses |
Origin of hause
A variant, like hawse (“part of a vessel's bow containing hawseholes”), of Middle English halse (“neck”); see hawse for more.
From the German surname, variant of Haus.
Questions about hause
- What does hause mean?
- Hause means a col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
- What part of speech is hause?
- Hause can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hause?
- Hause is pronounced /hɔːs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hause?
- The plural of hause is hauses.
Words near hause in the dictionary
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