hoe

noun/hoʊ/

Frequency rank: #10,078 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A long-handled garden tool with a flat blade, used for loosening soil and removing weeds.

Illustration for the English word “hoe”

Example sentence

She used her hoe to remove the weeds growing between the vegetable rows.

Synonyms & related words

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