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ooid | hoid |

As an adjective ooid

is .

As a noun ooid

is .

As a verb hoid is

.

ooid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) A small calcium carbonate or iron coated grain found on the seafloor.

    • Synonyms

    * oolith

    Derived terms

    * ooidal

    External links

    * (wikipedia "ooid")

    See also

    * oolite

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shaped like an egg; ovoid; ovate.
  • *

    • hoid

    English

    Verb

  • * 1927 , James Stevens, Mattock , A. A. Knopf, page 217,
  • *:"I've hoid of dat state. It's whur de Mormons all are...."
  • * 1956 , Elmer Rice, Street Scene: A Play in Three Acts , , ISBN 0573615896, Act III, page 117,
  • *:"Why, ain't you hoid ? He was last seen, flyin' over Nova Scotia, on his way to Paris."
  • * 1997 , Spider Robinson, Callahan's Legacy , Tor/Forge, ISBN 0812550358, page 153,
    • Tink o' de woist sting you ever hoid of dat de cops found out about.