Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun haw

2 senses of haw

Sense 1
hawthorn, haw -- (a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
haw -- (the nictitating membrane of a horse)
       => nictitating membrane, third eyelid -- (a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb haw

1 sense of haw

Sense 1
haw -- (utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")