ho

noun

a prostitute.

1960s: representing a dialect pronunciation of whore.

1. an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or derision.

   Ho! I'll show you

2. used to call for attention.

   ho there!

natural exclamation: first recorded in Middle English.

abbreviation, symbol

house.

symbol

the chemical element holmium.

noun, symbol

the chemical element of atomic number 67, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.

late 19th century: modern Latin, from Holmia, Latinized form of Stockholm (because many minerals of the yttrium group, to which holmium belongs, are found in that area); discovered by P.T. Cleve (1840–1905), Swedish chemist.