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We think the answer is "HOKE" which means:
- noun
- • A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- • A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
- • Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
- • The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
- • The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
- • A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
- • A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
- • A snare; a trap.
- • (in the plural) the projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
- • Removal or expulsion from a group or activity
- • A field sown two years in succession.
- • (authorship) a brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
- • (authorship) a gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
- • A finesse.
- • A jack (the playing card).
- • A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as sandy hook in new jersey.
- • A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
- • A ship's anchor.
- • Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.
- • (scrabble) an instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
- • A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.
- • A háček.
- • Senses relating to sports.
- • Something contrived or artificial. verb
- • To ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
- • To scrounge, to grub.
An example sentence would be:
- • "His exaggerated gestures and hokes always made the audience laugh."
- • "The comedian's hoke was a crowd-pleaser."
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