hose

Meanings

• noun

  A long, flexible pipe used for conveying fluids or gases.

  - "He used a garden hose to water the flowers."
  - "The fire department arrived with a long hose to put out the fire."

• verb

  To supply (someone) with a hose.

  - "They hosed down the crowd during the parade."
  - "The farmer hosed off his cattle to cool them down."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hose
prose , pose , doze , joes , choes

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Variants

List of all variants of hose that leads to same result
hose , hoses , hosed , hosing , support hose , support hoses , trunk hose , fire hose , garden hose , H-O-R-S-E , from the horse's mouth , horse , horseless , horselike , horses , pair of panty hose , pair of pantyhose , panty hose , panty hoses , pantyhose , pantyhoses

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Etymology

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Old English hos, from hosian 'to draw water'.

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Trivia

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1. A standard garden hose has a diameter of approximately 0.635 inches.

2. The longest known fire hose is over 3 miles long and was used by the New York City Fire Department in the 1940s.

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Related Concepts

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1. Water hose: A type of hose used for conveying water.

2. Garden hose: A type of hose used for watering plants and gardens.

3. Fire hose: A large, heavy-duty hose used by firefighters to put out fires.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'hose' has been used metaphorically to refer to a person's lineage or family tree. In music, there is a popular song called 'Blowin' in the Wind' by Bob Dylan that includes the line 'How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?' which includes the phrase 'The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind / The answer is blowin' in the wind', which can be interpreted as the answer to the question of what it takes to be considered a man is not clear, much like the answer to the question of how long a hose must be to reach a certain destination is not always clear.

How to Memorize "hose"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a long, flexible pipe used for conveying fluids or gases.
   - Visualize someone attaching a hose to a spigot and watering their garden.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hose' with the image of a long, flexible pipe.
   - Associate the word 'hose' with the action of watering plants or gardens.

3. mnemonics
   

   - H - Hose, a long pipe for water or gas
   - H - Helps Our Soil Grow

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