noun
Meaning 1
A dogfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
huss
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhʌs/
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CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of husstuss (“A transgender woman who is sexually attracted to men”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Qualifier: 4chan /lgbt/ slang
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: John Huss, Hus, Jan Hus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
History
Etymology
Unknown; originally (15th-16th century) also spelled husk.
Abbreviation of husstuss.