These are the meanings of the letters HODFUL when you unscramble them.
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Fold (n.)
A boundary; a limit.
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Fold (n.)
A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold.
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Fold (n.)
An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.
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Fold (v.)
A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.
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Fold (v.)
That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.
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Fold (v.)
Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.
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Fold (v. i.)
To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.
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Fold (v. i.)
To confine sheep in a fold.
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Fold (v. t.)
To confine in a fold, as sheep.
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Fold (v. t.)
To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
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Fold (v. t.)
To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.
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Fold (v. t.)
To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
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Fold (v. t.)
To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
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Foul (n.)
A bird.
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Foul (n.)
An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.
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Foul (n.)
See Foul ball, under Foul, a.
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Foul (superl.)
Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water.
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Foul (superl.)
Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
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Foul (superl.)
Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
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Foul (superl.)
Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
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Foul (superl.)
Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
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Foul (superl.)
Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc.
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Foul (superl.)
Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
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Foul (superl.)
Ugly; homely; poor.
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Foul (v. i.)
To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun.
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Foul (v. i.)
To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled.
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Foul (v. t.)
To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.
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Foul (v. t.)
To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race.
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Foul (v. t.)
To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
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Foul (v. t.)
To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire.
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Hold (n.)
A character [thus /] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also pause, and corona.
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Hold (n.)
A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
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Hold (n.)
A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; -- often called a stronghold.
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Hold (n.)
Binding power and influence.
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Hold (n.)
Something that may be grasped; means of support.
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Hold (n.)
The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay.
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Hold (n.)
The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
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Hold (n.)
The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
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Hold (n. i.)
In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
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Hold (n. i.)
Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
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Hold (n. i.)
Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for.
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Hold (n. i.)
Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
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Hold (n. i.)
Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.
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Hold (n. i.)
To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
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Hold (n. i.)
To restrain one's self; to refrain.
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Hold (v. t.)
To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
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Hold (v. t.)
To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.
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Hold (v. t.)
To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.
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Hold (v. t.)
To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge.
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Hold (v. t.)
To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office.
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Hold (v. t.)
To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
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Hold (v. t.)
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
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Hold (v. t.)
To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service.
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Hold (v. t.)
To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for.
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Hold (v. t.)
To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.
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Loud (adv.)
With loudness; loudly.
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Loud (superl.)
Clamorous; boisterous.
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Loud (superl.)
Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort.
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Loud (superl.)
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
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Loud (superl.)
Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors.