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adj
Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes
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adj
Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable
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noun
Clipping of homosexual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, derogatory, often
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noun
Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, dated, uncountable
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noun
A human.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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noun
Acronym of highest occupied molecular orbital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: man, human being, human
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hominid
Narrower terms: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man, Homo erectus, Homo soloensis, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Rhodesian man, Homo rhodesiensis
noun
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: homosexual, homophile, gay
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: gay man, shirtlifter, lesbian, tribade, gay woman
History
Clipping of homosexual.
Clipping of homogenized.
From Latin homō̆ (“a human being, man, person”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. Doublet of gome, hombre, ombre, and omi.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
