HOKES

Something contrived or artificial.

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

Example: "He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook."

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.

Example: "The song's hook snared me."

A ship's anchor.

Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.

Example: "We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code."

(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.