hash
Definitions
- Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.
- A surname.
- Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.
- A confused mess.
- The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
- The result generated by a hash function.
- One guess made by a mining computer in the effort of finding the correct answer which releases the next unit of cryptocurrency; see also hashrate.
- A new mixture of old material; a second preparation or exhibition; a rehashing.
- A hash run.
- A stupid fellow.
Equivalents
Examples
“Near-synonym: scramble”
“I had for them, after oysters, at first course, a hash of rabbits, a lamb, and a rare chine of beef.”
“Oh! no, not Naylor's--the girls have⟳ made a hash there, as they do everything else; but we will settle⟳ her before they come⟳ out again.”
“The keyboard 10 has four named keys (not shown) marked “VIEWDATA”, “PROGRAM⟳”, “PAGE TRANSMIT”, and “CLEAR” and two further keys (marked respectively with an asterisk and a hash symbol) in addition to the numeric keys previously mentioned.”
“October 28, 1752, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann I cannot bear⟳ elections, and still less the hash of them over again in a first session.”
“Most hashes are planned as family affairs, with a shorter "puppy" trail laid for the children.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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