Standard Lemma guide

HUD

name · noun · phrase · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • hŭd
  • /hʌd/
  • US: /hʊd/
  • rhymes with -ʌd
  • /huːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Acronym of Department of Housing and Urban Development

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

A prophet of Islam, sometimes identified with Eber in the Bible

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

The eleventh sura of the Qur'an.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

name in Arabic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Acronym of head-up display.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology, video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A huck or hull, as of a nut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

phrase

Meaning 7

Initialism of how you doing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing and Urban Development

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: executive department

History

Etymology

From Arabic هُود (hūd).

Compare hood (“a covering”).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هُود (hūd) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Bengali: হুদ (hud) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Bulgarian: Худ (Hud) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Chechen: Хӏуд (Hud) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Chinese Mandarin: 呼德 (Hūdé) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Czech: Húd — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Hindi: हूद (hūd) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Hungarian: Húd — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Kazakh: Һұд (Hūd) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Malay: Hud — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Malayalam: ഹൂദ് (hūdŭ) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Russian: Ху́д (Xúd) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Somali: Huud — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Tamil: ஹூது (hūtu) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Telugu: హూద్ (hūd) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Ukrainian: Гуд (Hud) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Urdu: ہود (Hud) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura
  • Uyghur: ھۇد (hud) — A prophet of Islam; the name of the 11th sura