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“Hoes” or “Hose”

hoes / hose are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hoes hh·OW·z

  • nouna tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle.
  • verbdig with a hoe.

hose hh·OW·z

  • nounman's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet.
  • nouna flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas.
  • verbwater with a hose.
Usage

Examples in context

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“hoes”

  • …axes, picks, knives, spears, and hoes, were found.
  • …he says, "Triple doubles, two hoes and check please (Wooo!
  • Before this development in technologies, hoes saw extensive use in the…

“hose”

  • …with a pair of woollen hose for each.
  • …the truck, and use a hose to redirect the truck's exhaust…
  • …be washed down with a hose.
  • Bryan Hose House
  • …( / Vice Wears Black Hose) is a 1975 Italian giallo…
  • …an African-American man named Sam Hose.
  • The Bryan Hose House, in Idaho Springs, Colorado,…
  • Category:Presbyterian Blue Hose football coaches
  • …connected to a pipe, flexible hose or lowered down a guide…
  • …with water from a garden hose during the protests in February

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