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hophead
nounC2 (Very low frequency / slang / archaic)
/ˈhɒp.hɛd/A person who is habitually drunk or under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana; a drug addict.
hopi
adjectivenounLow
/ˈhɒp.i/To move by making short leaps on one foot.
hoping
nounVery High (C2)
/ˈhəʊpɪŋ/Wanting something to happen and thinking it is possible.
hopkins
nounLow
/ˈhɒpkɪnz/A surname of Welsh and Irish origin, meaning 'son of Hob' or 'son of Robert', commonly used as a proper noun referring to a specific person, institution, or place.
hopkinsianism
nounVery Low
/ˌhɒpkɪnzɪənɪz(ə)m/The theological system of Samuel Hopkins, an 18th-century American Calvinist, emphasizing disinterested benevolence and the doctrine that sin consists in selfishness.
hopkinson
nounExtremely Low (Very Rare). A proper noun, not in general English vocabulary.
/ˈhɒpkɪnsən/A proper noun referring to a surname of English origin.
hopkinsville
nounVery Low
/ˈhɒpkɪnzvɪl/A proper noun: the name of a city in Kentucky, USA.
hoples
nounC1
/ˈhəʊpləs/feeling or causing no hope; without possibility of success, improvement, or rescue.
hoplite
nounC2
/ˈhɒplaɪt/A heavily armed infantry soldier in ancient Greece.
hoplology
nounVery Rare
/hɒpˈlɒlədʒi/The study of weapons, armour, and military equipment, particularly their historical development and use.
hoppe
nounA2
/hɒp/To move by making short, quick jumps, especially on one foot.
hopper barge
nounLow
/ˈhɒpə bɑːdʒ/A flat-bottomed boat with a large, sloping hold for bulk cargo like sand or gravel, which is unloaded through doors in the bottom.
hopper car
nounLow
/ˈhɒp.ə ˌkɑː/A railroad freight car designed to carry and unload bulk materials like grain, coal, or ore through doors on its underside.
hopper casement
nounRare
/ˈhɒpə ˈkeɪsmənt/A type of window, typically bottom-hinged, that opens inward from the top.
hopper dredge
nounC2
/ˈhɒpə dredʒ/A self-propelled, seagoing vessel equipped to dredge material (like sand, gravel, or silt) from the seabed and store it in large internal hoppers (containers) for transport.
hopper frame
nounC2
/ˈhɒpə freɪm/A type of structural framework in beekeeping, specifically a type of hive frame used in the Hooper or Hooper’s hive system.
hoppergrass
nounVery Low / Obsolete / Dialectal
/ˈhɒp.ə.ɡrɑːs/A dialectal or folk name for a grasshopper, especially in Southern U.S. regional English.
hopping
adjectivenounB1
/ˈhɒp.ɪŋ/The action of jumping lightly on one foot or repeatedly on both feet; moving by a series of short jumps.
hopping john
nounLow (culture-specific)
/ˌhɒp.ɪŋ ˈdʒɒn/A traditional Southern American dish made of black-eyed peas, rice, and seasoned pork, eaten especially on New Year's Day for good luck.
hopple
verbverb-transitiveRare
/ˈhɒp(ə)l/To fasten together the legs of an animal (especially a horse or cow) with a short rope or strap to prevent it from straying or running.

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