(interj.) Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.
(interj.) Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fertilization of golden hamster eggs was blocked both in vitro and in vivo by antibodies produced in rabbits against specific hamster ovarian antigens (HOA).
(2) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) was first described in 1868 as "hyperostosis of the entire skeleton".
(3) Paula Higgins, chief executive of the HOA, said: "Although designed to protect homeowners, the new rules could be a disaster in the making.
(4) In 1890 HOA was named "osteoarthropatie hypertrophiante pneumique".
(5) Four of them (4.9%) presented the classical hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) described by Bamberger and Pierre Marie, i.e., finger clubbing, ossifying periostitis of the long bones, joint pains and swelling.
(6) A survey by the Homeowners Alliance (HOA), a lobby group for homeowners, indicates that more than 400,000 homeowners believe they will no longer be able to afford their mortgage payments when their current interest-only deals come to an end.
(7) Secondary HOA was initially called "hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy" because it is frequently associated with various malignancies or chronic infections of the lung and pleura.
(8) Discriminant analysis of eleven behavioral variables associated with feeding permitted the assignment of hyperosmotically-acclimating (HOA) toads (Bufo boreas) to six different behavioral states.
(9) The HLA-A, -B and -C antigens expressed by WI-L2-729-HF2 and its mutants HOA-1 and HOA-20 were identical.
(10) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) may be defined as a syndrome of chronic proliferative periostitis of the long bones, clubbing of the fingers and toes, arthralgia and or arthritis, oligo- or polysynovitis.
(11) Cytochrome c oxidase forms tight binding complexes with the cytochrome c analog, porphyrin cytochrome c. The behaviour of the reduced and pulsed forms of the oxidase with porphyrin cytochrome c have been followed as functions of ionic strength; this behaviour has been compared with that of the resting oxidase [Kornblatt, Hui Bon Hoa and English (1984) Biochemistry 23, 5906-5911].
(12) This may range from the well known syndrome of HOA, heralding lung cancer, to a lesser known association of pyogenic arthritis due to an unusual enteric pathogen, signaling colon cancer.
(13) Bone scintigraphy has emerged as the most sensitive test for HOA; in fact, a bone scan may show evidence of periostitis in patients with no other signs, symptoms, or radiographic abnormalities of the disorder.
(14) (Debey, P., Hui Bon Hoa, G., Douzou, P., Godefroy-Colburn, T., Graffe, M., AND Grunberg-Manago, M. (1975) Biochemistry 14, 1553).
(15) This was the place to see Hoa Hakanini'a , one of the famous stone statues from Easter Island; or a Cree Indian tent.
(16) We agree with the theory which proposes that clubbing is the initial, and most conspicuous sing of a full syndrome, (HOA).
(17) Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) in association with primary bowel disease is rare, but is usually seen in patients with chronic diarrheal states, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
(18) Most importantly, clubbing or HOA may provide the first clinical indication of a chronic infection or an intrathoracic neoplasm.
(19) Our results support the notion that platelet endothelial cell interaction may play a key role in the development of HOA.
(20) Dr. Duong Quynh Hoa's pediatric research institute, children's hospital, and new medical school are principally concerned with the development of socioeconomic conditions where the doctor is only 1 among many collaborating to improve the quality of life.
Whoa
Definition:
(interj.) Stop; stand; hold. See Ho, 2.
Example Sentences:
(1) PA also spoke to Austin Yuill, whoa chef at the art school, who said he believed the blaze started when a spark ignited foam in the building's basement.
(2) 6.55pm GMT 49ers 6-7 Panthers, 13:08, 2nd quarter Whoa, great 20 yard Boldin run there for San Francisco and just like that they're just about at midfield.
(3) The metadata also gives whoever is reading the log (be they an ASIO officer, RSPCA officer, someone from the local council or even a hacker) information about your go-to whoa time, and the kind of films you’re into.
(4) And I looked into her eyes, it was like when you see someone across the room on a dancefloor and you think, "Whoa!"
(5) Here it's 'the sky's the limit' and in Britain it's like whoa, don't worry about the sky, just try and get through the day."
(6) What seemed at first a whoa-ful tale to be reined in, has now become a bit of a mare, neigh an un-fetlocked disaster, as it gallops into one of the week's mane stories.
(7) It is enough for them to go 'Whoa, what is that' and hesitate on the pavement," she said.
(8) It was the first time I knew, whoa, this is where he's going."
(9) "We were at the beach looking for shells and dad was like 'Whoa!
(10) At the end of the day, drive down Highway 120 to the town of Lee Vining and the Whoa Nellie Deli .
(11) It eventually degenerates into Dolan discussing his favorite Eagles songs: "Whoa … I love so many Eagles songs… They start off their show with a song called "Whatever Happened to Saturday Night'".
(12) You said: “Each child should be supported to reach their full potential, regardless of where the final standard is set.” Whoa!
(13) Jimenez has managed to take his blinding 2010 first half performance for the Colorado Rockies and turn it into a boat load of cash, showed signs of being that sort of player again in Cleveland last season, just in time for free agency and a new contract, one worth $50m over four years - whoa!
(14) Someone would never make a song like that [today] because they'd be like 'Whoa!
(15) What are our civic assets?” “Hmm … cafes, squares, pigeons, bars, Gaudi, scooters, paella, trees, fountains – ” “Whoa.
(16) Then there's a Warburton's medium sliced white ... whoa, what?
(17) Undefeated FSU outscored opponents by an average margin of 42 points ... whoa.
(18) 2.37am BST Dodgers 2 - Cardinals 0, top of 5th Jay pops to Crawford in left, he makes the catch, and whoa!
(19) Inside the magazine, celebrities including Charlotte Best, Cheyenne Tozzi, Zoe Marshall, Jesinta Campbell, Melissa Bergland, Virginia Gay and Melanie Vallejo don "size hero" singlet tops for what the magazine calls “a phenomenal cause!” Whoa.
(20) While employing a typical refusal skills program entitled "WHOA!