noun🔗ShareGanchoA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment."The fisherman used a sturdy hooker to catch the fish. "nauticalutensilitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnzueloA barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook."The fisherman carefully cast his hooker into the river. "El pescador lanzó cuidadosamente su anzuelo al río.fishutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGancho, podaderaAny of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook."The farmer used a hooker to trim the overgrown hedges in the field. "El granjero usó una podadera para recortar los setos crecidos en el campo.agricultureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGanchilloThe curved needle used in the art of crochet."The crocheter carefully inserted the hooker into the yarn to begin her new scarf. "La tejedora insertó cuidadosamente el ganchillo en la lana para comenzar su nueva bufanda.artutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBisagra, ganchoThe part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns."The carpenter carefully attached the hooker to the post so the barn door would swing smoothly. "El carpintero fijó cuidadosamente la bisagra al poste para que la puerta del granero se balanceara suavemente.partarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGanchoA loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j."The calligraphy teacher pointed out that the "g" in my name needed a longer, more pronounced hooker to be properly formed. "El profesor de caligrafía señaló que la "g" de mi nombre necesitaba un gancho más largo y pronunciado para formarse correctamente.grammarwritinglanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGancho, conexiónA tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely."The school's new dress code was a hooker for the recent debate on school uniforms in the local newspaper. "El nuevo código de vestimenta de la escuela fue un gancho para el reciente debate sobre los uniformes escolares en el periódico local.mediacommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrampa, celadaA snare; a trap."The teacher set a clever hooker to catch the students' attention about the upcoming project. "El profesor tendió una trampa astuta para captar la atención de los estudiantes sobre el próximo proyecto.thingitemdeviceutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHuesos ganchudos(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones."The veterinarian palpated the cow's hookers to assess her overall health and body condition. "El veterinario palpó los huesos ganchudos de la vaca para evaluar su salud general y condición corporal.bodyanimalanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExpulsión, eliminaciónRemoval or expulsion from a group or activity"The student's poor attendance resulted in his hooker from the debate club. "La mala asistencia del estudiante resultó en su expulsión del club de debate.groupactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCampo sembrado durante dos años consecutivosA field sown two years in succession."The farmer planted a crop of corn in the hooker this year, after planting beans there last year. "El agricultor plantó una cosecha de maíz en el campo sembrado durante dos años consecutivos este año, después de plantar frijoles allí el año pasado.agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGancho, anzuelo(authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play."The speaker started with a strong hooker about the future of education, immediately grabbing the audience's attention. "El orador comenzó con un fuerte gancho sobre el futuro de la educación, captando inmediatamente la atención del público.communicationwritingliteraturelanguagemediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGancho, elemento llamativo(authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention."The new teacher's engaging hooker about the history of the Roman Empire immediately captured the students' attention. "El gancho cautivador del nuevo profesor sobre la historia del Imperio Romano capturó inmediatamente la atención de los estudiantes.entertainmentliteraturewritingmediastoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFinesa, trucoA finesse."The teacher used a clever hooker in her presentation to get the students' attention. "La profesora usó un truco inteligente en su presentación para captar la atención de los estudiantes.styleactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSotaA jack (the playing card)."My uncle dealt the cards, and I got the hooker, so I went first. "Mi tío repartió las cartas, y me tocó la sota, así que fui el primero.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlecha litoral, puntaA spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey."The children played on the beach, near the hooker that protected the cove from the waves. "Los niños jugaban en la playa, cerca de la flecha litoral que protegía la cala de las olas.geographygeologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstribillo, frase musical pegadizaA catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song."The catchy hooker in the new school song made it incredibly popular. "El estribillo pegadizo de la nueva canción escolar la hizo increíblemente popular.musicentertainmentsoundphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncla de barcoA ship's anchor."The ship's captain carefully lowered the hooker into the seabed to secure the vessel. "El capitán del barco bajó cuidadosamente el ancla de barco al lecho marino para asegurar la embarcación.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGancho, interceptorPart of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour."The new software update included a hooker for automatically backing up files to the cloud. "La nueva actualización de software incluía un interceptor para hacer copias de seguridad automáticas de archivos en la nube.computingtechnologysystemtechnicalfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAdición(Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word."The player made a clever hooker by placing "table" vertically, adding "s" to the end, to create "tables." "El jugador hizo una adición inteligente colocando "table" verticalmente, agregando "s" al final, para crear "tables".gamewordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGarfioA diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ."The teacher wrote the word "ỏ" on the board, pointing to the hooker above the "o". "El profesor escribió la palabra "ỏ" en la pizarra, señalando el garfio sobre la "o".linguisticsphoneticsgrammarmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGarfioA háček."The háček above the "e" in the word "máte" is a diacritical hooker. "El garfio sobre la "e" en la palabra "máte" es un garfio diacrítico.languageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHookerSenses relating to sports."The rugby team needs a strong hooker to win scrums. "El equipo de rugby necesita un hooker fuerte para ganar los scrums.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnganchador, ganchoOne who, or that which, hooks."The fishing hooker snagged a large fish. "El enganchador de pesca enganchó un pez grande.personjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarco de pesca pequeñoA small fishing boat."My grandfather's small fishing hooker was often used for catching mackerel. "El pequeño barco de pesca de mi abuelo se usaba a menudo para pescar caballa.nauticalvehiclefishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHúquerAny antiquated craft."The old fishing hooker was repaired by the boatwright. "El viejo húquer de pesca fue reparado por el carpintero de ribera.nauticalvehiclesailinghistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHookerA player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot."The rugby hooker skillfully hooked the ball out of the scrum. "El hooker de rugby enganchó hábilmente el balón fuera del scrum.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCrochetero/aA crocheter."My grandmother is a skilled hooker; she makes beautiful blankets and scarves with her crochet needles. "Mi abuela es una crochetera hábil; hace hermosas mantas y bufandas con sus agujas de ganchillo.jobpersonworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLadrón con garfioA thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods."The shop owner installed bars on the windows to deter the hooker from stealing clothes again. "El dueño de la tienda instaló barras en las ventanas para disuadir al ladrón con garfio de volver a robar ropa.jobpersonactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProstituta, putaA prostitute."I saw a news report about a woman who was arrested for being a hooker. "Vi un informe de noticias sobre una mujer que fue arrestada por ser una prostituta.sexpersonhumansocietyjobmoralserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn trago grande (de alcohol)(1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp."At the party, he took a large hooker of gin, making him feel quite drunk. "En la fiesta, tomó un trago grande de ginebra, lo que lo hizo sentirse bastante borracho.drinkamounthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
