Hud

//hʌd// name, noun, phrase

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of head-up display. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "An explosion just made us an exit! I'll mark it on your HUD, Chief, go!"

  2. 2
    A huck or hull, as of a nut. UK, dialectal

    "Almondes[…]blanched or made cleane from their skinnes or huddes."

  3. 3
    the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965 wordnet
Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of how you doing. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Department of Housing and Urban Development US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "Folks were divided on whether to blame him or his wife for selling it to a developer cashing in on HUD money."

  2. 2
    A prophet of Islam, sometimes identified with Eber in the Bible
  3. 3
    The eleventh sura of the Qur'an.
  4. 4
    name in Arabic.

Synonyms

All synonyms
department of housing and urban developmentdepartment of housing and urban developmenthead-up displayhousing and urban development

Example

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"Hud, peace be upon him, was one of God's prophets."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare hood (“a covering”).

Etymology 2

From Arabic هُود (hūd).

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