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hover

Letters that make hover

o, e, h, r, v are letters that make 'hover'

Words within hover

ER, OV, over, Er, Ho are words within 'hover'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of hover

shover, hovers, shovers are words created by adding a letter to 'hover'

hover is a 5 letter word starting with h
hover is a 5 letter word ending with r

5 possible definitions for 'hover'

Hover as "hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing"

Under this definition, hover is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bulk large, loom, brood have the same meaning as 'hover'

hover as a type

'hover' can be a type of hang.

Types of hover

overshadow, dominate, eclipse are types of 'hover'.

Hover as "move to and fro"

Under this definition, hover is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

linger has the same meaning as hover

hover as a type

'hover' can be a type of hesitate, waffle, waver.

Hover as "be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity"

Under this definition, hover is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

levitate has the same meaning as hover

Derivatives of hover

levitation is a derivative of hover.

Verb groups of hover

levitate is a verb group of hover.

Entailments to hover

uprise, come up, move up, arise, go up, lift, rise are entailments to 'hover'.

Hover as "hang in the air, fly or be suspended above"

Under this definition, hover is a verb and has the following properties:

hover as a type

'hover' can be a type of wing, fly.

Types of hover

poise is a type of hover.

Hover as "be undecided about something, waver between conflicting positions or courses of action"

Under this definition, hover is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vibrate, vacillate, oscillate have the same meaning as 'hover'

hover as a type

'hover' can be a type of hesitate, waffle, waver.

Types of hover

shillyshally is a type of hover.

Derivatives of hover

vacillant, vacillating, wavering, waverer, vacillator, hesitator, hesitater, vacillation, hesitation, oscillation are derivatives of 'hover'.