~ 1
■ noun
1》 a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body.
↘( ~s ) the circumference of the body at the buttocks.
2》 the edge formed where two sloping sides of a roof meet.
Phrases
be joined at the ~ informal (of two people) be inseparable.
Origin
OE hype , of Gmc origin; related to hop 1 .
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~ 2
(also rose ~ )
■ noun the fruit of a rose, especially a wild kind.
Origin
OE hēope , hīope , of W. Gmc origin.
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~ 3
■ adjective ( ~per , ~pest ) informal
1》 fashionable.
2》 ( ~ to ) aware of or informed about.
Derivatives
~ness noun
Origin
early 20th cent. (orig. US): of unknown origin.
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~ 4
■ exclamation introducing a communal cheer.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.