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hoar (HOHR) (noun)
Icy particles often described as frost: There was a rim of hoar on the edge of the bucket because it was -15°C. outside in the morning.
hoer (HOHR) (noun)
An individual who uses a specific garden instrument; such as, a long handled tool with a sharp blade that can be used for gardening: Lottie worked as a hoer in the city parks for a summer job.
whore (HOHR) (noun)
A prostitute or an individual who sells sexual intercourse to a customer: The whore stood on the street corner trying to look attractive for customers who might drive by in their cars.
Bert noticed that the hoer was a woman who used to be a whore; now, she uses a hoe to knock the hoar off the edges of the roofs of houses.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group H; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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whore (hohr)
1. A prostitute.
2. A person considered sexually promiscuous.
3. Someone who is considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.
4. To associate or have sexual relations with prostitutes or a prostitute.
5. To accept payment in exchange for sexual relations.
6. To compromise one's principles for personal gain.
7. A female prostitute or a woman whose behavior in her sexual relationships is considered immoral; harlot; strumpet.
8. A general term of abuse from at least the 13th century.
2. A person considered sexually promiscuous.
3. Someone who is considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.
4. To associate or have sexual relations with prostitutes or a prostitute.
5. To accept payment in exchange for sexual relations.
6. To compromise one's principles for personal gain.
7. A female prostitute or a woman whose behavior in her sexual relationships is considered immoral; harlot; strumpet.
8. A general term of abuse from at least the 13th century.
It it claimed that in Germany most prostitutes' organizations deliberately use the word Hure (whore) since they feel that the term prostitute is a bad or an evil word.
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“whore”
(Old English hore > Middle English hore: prostitute)