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HowardNoun1. English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943). 2. Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Howard" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a high warden", "a ewe herder", "a hog warden", "a heart", "mind", "brave", "hardy". |
Date "Howard" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
"Howard" is a common misspelling or typo for: heard. |
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Literature | Howard A philanthropist. John Howard is immortalised by his efforts to improve the condition of prisoners. "He visited all Europe," says Burke, "not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect manuscripts - but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten; to attend to the neglected; to visit the forsaken, and to compare the distress of all men in all countries. His plan is original, and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity. It was a voyage of discovery; a circumnavigation of charity." (John Howard, 1726-1790.) "The radiant path that Howard trod to Heaven." Bloomfield: Farmer's Boy. The female Howard. Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1844). All the blood of all the Howards. All the nobility of our best aristocracy. The ducal house of Norfolk stands at the head of the English peerage, and is interwoven in all our history. "What could ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards." Pope: Essay on Man, Ep. iv. line 216. What will "all the blood of all the Howards" say to Mr. Walter Rye who, in his History of Norfolk (1885), tells us that "Howard is from hog-ward," and that the original Howards were so called from their avocation, which was to tend the pigs. Howard. Mr. Bug, late of Epsom (Surrey), then of Wakefield (Yorkshire), landlord of the Swan Tavern, changed his name (June, 1862) to Norfolk Howard. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Howard is the name of a number of places in the United States of America:There is also
- Howard, Kansas
- Howard, Ohio
- Howard, South Dakota
- Howard, Wisconsin
- Howard City, Michigan
- Howard County, Arkansas
- Howard County, Indiana
- Howard County, Maryland
- Howard University (in Washington, DC)
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Howard County is a county located in the U.S. State of Indiana. As of 2000, the population is 84,964. The county's county seat is Kokomo, Indiana6.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 761 km² (294 mi²). 759 km² (293 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.29% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 84,964 people, 34,800 households, and 23,559 families residing in the county. The population density is 112/km² (290/mi²). There are 37,604 housing units at an average density of 50/km² (128/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 89.73% White, 6.55% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. 2.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 34,800 households out of which 31.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% are married couples living together, 11.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% are non-families. 28.20% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.41 and the average family size is 2.95. In the county the population is spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.00 males. The median income for a household in the county is $43,487, and the median income for a family is $53,051. Males have a median income of $43,767 versus $26,566 for females. The per capita income for the county is $22,049. 9.50% of the population and 6.60% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.20% are under the age of 18 and 6.50% are 65 or older.Cities and towns
*Greentown
*Indian Heights
*Kokomo
*RussiavilleSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard County, Indiana."
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Howard County is a county located in the central part of U.S. State of Maryland, between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.CThe county was named for John Eager Howard, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and Governor of Maryland. As of 2000, the population is 247,842. Its county seat is Ellicott City.
This county is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area.
History
Howard District was formed in 1838 by the splitting of Anne Arundel County. It had the same status as a county except for not being represented in the Maryland General Assembly. In 1851 it became an official county.
Law and government
Howard County was granted a charter form of government in 1968.
Geography
Its largest city is Columbia (though, in fact, this in not an incorporated city under Maryland law; in fact, Howard County has no incorporated municipalities). The northern portion of Howard County is part of the suburban region around Baltimore; the southern is more oriented toward Washington, D.C The county is approximately the area where the two cities' suburbs overlap.Unincorporated areas are also considered as towns by many people, but they lack local government. The United States Census Bureau recognizes the following Census-Designated Places in Howard County:
Other entities, such as the United States Postal Service, use a different selection of local place names. In all these cases, since the places are unincorporated, the boundaries are determined by the classifying authority.
- Columbia
- Elkridge
- Ellicott City
- Jessup (This CDP is shared between Howard and Anne Arundel Counties.)
- North Laurel
- Savage-Guilford
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 657 km² (254 mi²). 653 km² (252 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.60% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 247,842 people, 90,043 households, and 65,821 families residing in the county. The population density is 380/km² (983/mi²). There are 92,818 housing units at an average density of 142/km² (368/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 74.33% White, 14.42% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 7.68% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. 3.02% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 90,043 households out of which 40.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% are married couples living together, 9.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% are non-families. 20.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.18.
In the county the population is spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $74,167, and the median income for a family is $85,422. Males have a median income of $57,959 versus $40,412 for females. The per capita income for the county is $32,402. 3.90% of the population and 2.50% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.80% are under the age of 18 and 6.90% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
- Columbia
- Elkridge
- Ellicott City
- North Laurel
- Savage-Guilford
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Howard is a village located in Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 13,546.Geography
Howard is located at 44°33'47" North, 88°4'55" West (44.563091, -88.081856)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 59.4 km² (22.9 mi²). 46.5 km² (18.0 mi²) of it is land and 12.9 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 21.67% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 13,546 people, 5,236 households, and 3,691 families residing in the village. The population density is 291.0/km² (753.7/mi²). There are 5,350 housing units at an average density of 114.9/km² (297.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 96.16% White, 0.73% African American, 0.90% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 5,236 households out of which 38.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% are married couples living together, 9.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% are non-families. 21.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.57 and the average family size is 3.04. In the village the population is spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the village is $51,974, and the median income for a family is $56,579. Males have a median income of $40,081 versus $25,900 for females. The per capita income for the village is $21,688. 4.3% of the population and 3.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.7% are under the age of 18 and 3.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, Brown County, Wisconsin."
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Howard is a town located in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 648.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²). 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 648 people, 235 households, and 187 families residing in the town. The population density is 7.0/km² (18.1/mi²). There are 237 housing units at an average density of 2.6/km² (6.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.07% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.15% from two or more races. 0.15% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 235 households out of which 35.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% are non-families. 15.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.76 and the average family size is 3.10. In the town the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 108.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $42,109, and the median income for a family is $44,125. Males have a median income of $30,682 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,274. 8.2% of the population and 3.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.4% are under the age of 18 and 13.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, Chippewa County, Wisconsin."
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Howard is a city located in Elk County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 808. It is the county seat of Elk County6.Geography
Howard is located at 37°28'7" North, 96°15'47" West (37.468517, -96.263014)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 808 people, 350 households, and 215 families residing in the city. The population density is 445.7/km² (1,154.6/mi²). There are 452 housing units at an average density of 249.3/km² (645.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.93% White, 0.25% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. 1.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 350 households out of which 24.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% are married couples living together, 6.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% are non-families. 37.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 23.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.16 and the average family size is 2.83. In the city the population is spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 30.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 47 years. For every 100 females there are 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 78.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $25,822, and the median income for a family is $28,365. Males have a median income of $24,886 versus $16,354 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,441. 14.5% of the population and 11.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.2% are under the age of 18 and 14.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, Kansas."
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Howard is a town located in Steuben County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,430.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 157.3 km² (60.7 mi²). 157.1 km² (60.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.16% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,430 people, 505 households, and 384 families residing in the town. The population density is 9.1/km² (23.6/mi²). There are 705 housing units at an average density of 4.5/km² (11.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.60% White, 0.35% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 505 households out of which 41.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% are married couples living together, 7.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% are non-families. 18.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.81 and the average family size is 3.13. In the town the population is spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $39,141, and the median income for a family is $42,353. Males have a median income of $30,326 versus $23,264 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,116. 8.4% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.3% are under the age of 18 and 2.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, New York."
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Howard is a place in Knox County in the State of Ohio in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 40°24'27" North, longitude 82°19'37" West. The United States Postal Service has assigned Howard the ZIP Code 43028.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, Ohio."
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Howard is a borough located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 699. A rock band called Velcro Mary started out in this town. See their website at VelcroMary.com.
Geography
Howard is located at 41°0'50" North, 77°39'17" West (41.013857, -77.654809)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 699 people, 282 households, and 210 families residing in the borough. The population density is 771.1/km² (2,022.3/mi²). There are 295 housing units at an average density of 325.4/km² (853.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 99.71% White, 0.00% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 282 households out of which 28.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% are married couples living together, 7.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% are non-families. 20.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 2.87.
In the borough the population is spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $42,981, and the median income for a family is $47,885. Males have a median income of $34,205 versus $23,393 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $18,549. 1.2% of the population and 1.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.9% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, Pennsylvania."
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Howard is a city located in Miner County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,071. It is the county seat of Miner County6.Geography
Howard is located at 44°0'38" North, 97°31'35" West (44.010422, -97.526435)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,071 people, 493 households, and 273 families residing in the city. The population density is 439.9/km² (1,138.7/mi²). There are 557 housing units at an average density of 228.8/km² (592.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.13% White, 0.47% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 493 households out of which 24.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% are non-families. 41.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 25.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.06 and the average family size is 2.84. In the city the population is spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 78.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $26,544, and the median income for a family is $36,518. Males have a median income of $26,250 versus $20,054 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,121. 9.6% of the population and 5.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.3% are under the age of 18 and 16.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, South Dakota."
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Howard is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:
*Howard, Brown County, Wisconsin
*Howard, Chippewa County, WisconsinSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Howard, Wisconsin."
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zh-cn:霍华德 zh-tw:霍華德This is about John Winston Howard, Prime Minister of Australia. See John Howard (disambiguation) for other people with that name.
The Honourable John Howard Appointed PM: March 11, 1996 Predecessor: Paul Keating Date of Birth: July 26, 1939 Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Political Party: Liberal Party of Australia John Winston Howard (born July 26 1939), Australian politician and 25th Prime Minister of Australia, came to power on March 11 1996. He became leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, which formed a Coalition government with the National Party of Australia, in January 1995. He had previously led the Liberal Party from 1985 to 1989, and his political career seemed over after he was deposed. But Howard's opponents consistently underestimated his tenacity and resilience, and he made a remarkable comeback, becoming Prime Minister and winning three successive elections.
Rising politician
John Howard grew up in Earlwood, a middle-class suburb of Sydney. His father, Lyell Howard, ran a petrol station and mechanical workshop in Dulwich Hill, a suburb near Earlwood. Lyell Howard died while John Howard was a teenager, leaving his mother to take care of the three sons. John Howard attended Canterbury Boys' High School, where he excelled academically, and went on to study law at the University of Sydney. In 1971 Howard married Janette Parker, with whom he had three children. Janette Howard kept a low profile during Howard's prime ministership but by all accounts was a shrewd and influential adviser behind the scenes.
After practising for some years as a solicitor and simultaneously holding office in the New South Wales Liberal Party, Howard was elected to the House of Representatives as MP for the Sydney suburban seat of Bennelong in May 1974. When the Fraser government came to power in December 1975, he was appointed Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, and in December 1977 he was appointed Treasurer (finance minister) at the age of 38: he was known as "the boy Treasurer." In April 1982 he was elected Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.
During his period as Treasurer Howard became attracted to the "dry" or "economic rationalist" theories associated with Margaret Thatcher but deriving ultimately from Milton Friedman and the Chigaco school of economists. Like Thatcher, he adopted the fiscal policies of neoliberalism without the more libertarian perspectives of the Chicago school on social issues. He favoured cuts to personal income tax and business tax, lower government spending, dismantling the centralised wage-fixing system and privatising government-owned enterprises. These conservative views dominated his subsequent career. He became frustrated that the more pragmatic Fraser would not embark on these radical steps. In 1982 he nearly resigned in protest at Fraser's big-spending pre-election budget.
Success, failure, success
After the Labor Party under Bob Hawke won government in 1983, Howard contested the Liberal leadership but was defeated by Andrew Peacock, and he became Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Peacock was defeated by Hawke at the 1984 election and, despite a better than expected performance during that election (most commentators believed that Peacock would lose in a landslide - he actually picked up seats), he began to worry that Howard was a potential leadership challenger. In May 1985 the insecure Peacock tried to remove Howard from the Deputy Leadership position, expecting him to challenge for the Leadership. The plan backfired when Howard merely stood again for the deputy's position, and won it. This put Peacock in an untenable position, and he resigned, leaving Howard to take the leadership uncontested.
Howard described himself as "the most conservative leader the Liberals have ever had," and said that "the times will suit me." During 1985 and 1986, with unemployment rising and the economy stagnant, Howard appeared to be making ground on the government. But his dour and humourless style was no match for the charismatic Hawke and his flamboyant Treasurer, Paul Keating. Howard's chances of winning the 1987 election were destroyed when the arch-conservative Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, launched a populist "Joh for Canberra" campaign. Hawke won the 1987 election comfortably.
In 1988 Howard's position was weakened by controversy following a speech in which he claimed that Australia was taking "too many" Asian immigrants. The Liberal Party has traditionally been unforgiving of failed leaders, and in May 1989 Peacock launched a surprise leadership coup against Howard. Although Howard remained on the Liberal frontbench, his leadership career seemed to be over, particularly when Peacock lost the 1990 elections and the Liberals turned to a new, younger leader, Dr John Hewson.
Howard was an enthusiastic supporter of Hewson's economic program, with the goods and services tax or GST as its centrepiece. But when Hewson lost the "unloseable" 1993 election to Keating, Howard was again passed over for the leadership, which in 1994 went to Alexander Downer. If Downer had succeeded in the job, Howard would never have become Prime Minister. But Downer failed to make any dent in Keating's dominance, and in January 1995 he resigned. With the Deputy Liberal leader Peter Costello unwilling to step up to the leadership, the Liberals, having no-one else to turn to, recalled Howard, who became leader for the second time.
As opposition leader Howard avoided overt ideology and promised that he would "never, ever" introduce a GST. The Liberals released many policies which moderated Hewson's previous platform, promising not to cut social welfare and to maintain environmental protection measures. Howard campaigned effectively against Keating's "arrogance" and the "elitist" nature of his "big picture" politics. Howard won many working-class and country town voters (the "Howard battlers") away from Labor with this kind of rhetoric, although it also encouraged some extremists such as Pauline Hanson onto the Liberal bandwagon. In March 1996 Howard had a sweeping victory over Keating and became Prime Minister, aged 56.
Howard as Prime Minister
First Term: 1996-1998
Howard's first success in office occured after the Port Arthur massacre of 1996, when he responded to public outcry by persuading the state governments to restrict the availability of semi-automatic rifles and shotguns more effectively. Many of his own conservative supporters opposed these measures. A national buy-back scheme somewhat reduced the political damage which Howard might otherwise have suffered among (predominantly Coalition-voting) gun owners.
Howard and his cabinet used a budget shortfall, which the Liberals blamed on the previous government, to implement a series of massive cuts to education, health and social services. This violated or appeared to violate many of the pre-election pledges he had made. When the press accused him of having lied, he stated that some of these had been "core" promises. "Non-core" promises would not necessarily be honoured immediately (or at all). In following years, when the budget surplus re-appeared, the money was applied to other purposes, such as a private health insurance rebate, or income tax cuts for people on high salaries.
The Howard government did not have a majority in the Senate: the Labor Party, the Australian Democrats and the Australian Greens together had a Senate majority. The Senate blocked or delayed much of the Government's legislation, including the partial privatisation of the state-owned telephone company Telstra, increases in university fees, large funding cuts in the 1996 and 1997 budgets, a 30% private health insurance rebate, and the extinguishment of native title on pastoral leases (following the High Court's Wik decision).
Howard also had problems with conflicts of interest in his own government. He had tried to achieve a "clean governance" image by setting a strict ministerial code of conduct at the start of his term. This backfired, when a succession of five of his ministers (Jim Short, Geoff Prosser, John Sharp, David Jull and Peter McGauran) resigned following breaches of the code. Another two ministers (John Moore and Warwick Parer) were saved because Howard simply dropped the code of conduct.
The 1998 election campaign was dominated by two issues. One was reform of the tax system, including a goods and services tax (a broad-based value-added tax; the other was the rise of One Nation, a right-wing party led by Pauline Hanson and widely perceived as racist or xenophobic. The environmental movement also ran a high-profile campaign against the government's support for the Jabiluka uranium mine.
Howard's public image in 1998 was relatively poor. Nevertheless the Liberal-National Coalition won the election, despite losing 49% to 51% in the two-party preferred vote. Labor leader Kim Beazley won a majority of the national two-party vote, but the Liberals ran a more effective campaign in marginal electorates, aided by new campaigning techniques borrowed from the American Republican Party. Although One Nation polled strongly, they did not win any seats in the House of Representatives, and their second preferences mostly returned to government candidates.
Second Term: 1998-2001
Despite Howard's essentially domestic focus, external issues intruded significantly into Howard's second term. The first occurred in 1998 and 1999 with events in East Timor, where Australia led pressure on Indonesia to uphold that country's offer to East Timor of a referendum on independence, and later contributed a significant peacekeeping/policing force to protect the inhabitants against pro-Indonesian militias. Most Australians and the rest of the Western world viewed this as a moral, principled stand. Howard reversed a decades-old bi-partisan foreign policy of appeasement towards Indonesia which had hitherto been followed by governments of both persuasions.
Another major issue during Howard's second term was the implementation of the GST on most items except fresh food. This raised major concerns among many small businesses, who were not fully equipped to handle the accounting requirements of the new tax. However, the existing wholesale sales tax was removed, and the introduction of the GST was intended to introduce taxation reform. Howard was able to pass the GST legislation through the Senate after doing a deal with the leader of the Australian Democrats, Senator Meg Lees.
During 2001 the Howard government seemed headed for certain defeat. The GST was proving unpopular and other economic issues were working against the government. In a leaked memo, the federal president of the Liberal Party said that Howard had a public image of deviousness and dishonesty. The government lost a by-election in a safe seat in Queensland, and Labor governments were elected in all the states and territories. Howard, sensing the way the wind was blowing, undertook a number of policy changes, including the abandonment of petrol excise indexation and increasing government benefits to self-funded retirees. These measures, particularly the increase in government largesse to the relatively well-off elderly, were regarded in the media as vote-buying, but in retrospect were politically effective in reversing a drift to Labor in this demographic.
However, the biggest change in Howard's political fortunes occurred in August and September 2001. Howard was able to exploit a series of events and restore his political standing. In August the government refused permission for the Norwegian freighter MS Tampa, carrying a group of alleged asylum seekers picked up in international waters, to enter Australian waters. The government's action was popular with many Australians who were hostile to illegal immigration and to what they saw as abuse of Australia's refugee program by "bogus" asylum-seekers. Hostility towards asylum-seekers from Islamic countries increased after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
The government introduced tough "border protection" legislation, some elements of which (though not the whole bill) were opposed by Labor in the Parliament. Howard then effectively used this as a "wedge issue" to portray Labor as "weak on national security". Beazley and the Labor Party found themselves in a difficult political position. An electorally significant fraction of the ALP's working-class voters backed the Howard line on illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers, while the party's middle-class supporters were overwhelmingly opposed to it. At the November 2001 elections the Coalition was re-elected, with a somewhat more comfortable majority than in 1998.
Third Term: from 2001
In the two years after the 2001 election the Howard government continued its policies of taking a tough line on national security and "border protection" issues, while seeking to further its agenda of conservative social policies and pro-business economic reforms. Despite its victory in 2001, the government still did not have a Senate majority, and its ability to pass its legislation was restricted.
Howard's reputation for honesty was damaged when it was demonstrated that one of his claims during the asylum-seeker debate, that asylum-seekers has "thrown their children overboard" in order to force the government to allow them to land in Australia, was untrue, and that the Defence Minister at the time, Peter Reith, had known this. Howard also had a difficult issue in the allegations that the Governor General, Dr Peter Hollingworth, in his previous job as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, had protected Anglican priests accused of paedophilia in various churches: eventually Hollingworth resigned.
But so long as the issues of terrorism and national security were uppermost in the minds of voters, Howard retained the political advantage, and throughout 2002 and 2003 he kept his lead in the opinion polls over the new Labor leader, Simon Crean. Although Howard was too shrewd to exploit the October 2002 Bali bombing directly for political purposes, he implied that only his government could be trusted to protect against terrorism.
In March 2003 Howard sent troops and naval units to support the United States and Britain in the invasion of Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein from power. Howard spoke strongly about the need to rid Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction which he maintained Saddam's regime possessed. Australian opinion was deeply divided on the war, and Howard may have suffered some embarrassment when no such weapons were discovered in Iraq after the fall of Saddam's regime. However, Australians generally approved of Saddam's removal, particularly since there were no Australian casualties. The war did not seem to affect the party situation in Australia.
In late 2003, however, Howard's domestic agenda remained stalled. Howard and the Liberals remained firm favourites to defeat Crean at the scheduled elections in 2004, even though opinion polls on voting intention (as distinct from preferred Prime Minister) indicated that the election might be a closer contest than many people supposed. If Howard were to win another another election, he would overtake Bob Hawke to become the second-longest-serving Prime Minister, behind only his hero Robert Menzies.
Even with an another election victory, however, Howard would be unlikely to gain control of the Senate, and would still encounter difficulty passing new legislation. Speculation continued that he would hold a double dissolution election in early 2004 in an attempt to gain control of the Senate. He could then more easily pass his legislation further privatising Telstra and decreasing the power of the trade unions. Howard would turn 65 in July 2004, and this might be his last chance to complete his domestic agenda before retirement.
See also: Politics of Australia
Preceded by:
Paul KeatingPrime Ministers of Australia Followed by:
N/A: John Howard is the current office-holderSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "John Howard."
Synonyms: HowardSynonyms: Catherine Howard (n), Leslie Howard (n), Leslie Howard Stainer (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Howard |
| English words defined with "Howard": Tutankhamen. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Howard": Arundelian Marbles ♦ B Flats, Belted Will, biological husbandry, Buffs ♦ Daphnaida, Drift kinetic equation ♦ Extraordinary Mode ♦ first generation computer ♦ Gay Girl, Grace Hopper, Great Men, Green Howards ♦ Home, Sweet Home ♦ Ion acoustic wave, Ion Bernstein Wave, Ion Temperature Gradient Instability ♦ Jockey of Norfolk ♦ Mode Conversion, Mother Huddle's Oven ♦ N. H, Norfolk Street ♦ organic farming ♦ ROOSEVELT ♦ TAFT ♦ William, Wishing-coat. (references) |
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Screenplays | Ask her who the man is, Howard. (The North Avenue Irregulars; writing credit: Albert Fay Hill; Don Tait) Oh, blow it out your ass Howard. (Blazing Saddles; writing credit: Andrew Bergman; Mel Brooks) Mr. Howard, kindly tell the court what you know about Kirk Robbin's murder (Disorder in the Court; writing credit: Felix Adler) Well, the issue is shall we kill Howard Beale, or not (Network; writing credit: Paddy Chayefsky) Howard Brackett is a big homo, queer, Mary, sissy man (In & Out; writing credit: Paul Rudnick) | |
Lyrics | Oh, Howard Hughes (Wall Street Shuffle; performing artist: 10CC) | |
Clever | By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity. (references; author: Howard) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) Howard K. Smith (1962) Behind the News with Howard K. Smith (1959) The Howard Case (1936) | |
Song Titles | No One Is To Blame (performing artist: Howard Jones) Things Can Only Get Better (performing artist: Howard Jones) WHAT IS LOVE? (performing artist: Howard Jones ) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shows photo of Douglas Howard working at animal cages at the National Cancer Institute in November 1939. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Shown is the Office of Cancer Investigations from Cambridge, Massachusetts who became part of the first NCI staff during the summer of 1939 shortly before moving into building 6 in october. Front (l-r): J. Trovato, D. Howard, R. Robin, T. Shovelton, R. O'Gara, D. Silverman, F. Linnell, J. Stasio, F. Turner (Medical Director). Center: M. Shear, H. Stewart, H. Grady, H. Andervont, E. Lorenz, J. Leiter, A. Perrault. Rear: F. Kennedy, W. McEheney, J. Hartwell, M. Shimkin, J. Murphy, W. Gately, H. Meyer. See also AR000174. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | Paralympic athlete Lauren McDevitt Howard, bronze medal winner, 1996 Paralympic Games. From the book,"Portrait of Spirit: One Story at a Time" by Billy Howard and Maggie Holtzberg. Credit: CDC. |  | C. F. Ellingwood recording during leveling of White House Level party of Howard Rappleye. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | E. J. Parkin observing levels at White House, South Portico Level party of Howard Rappleye. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Dr. Tony Picciolo and Dr. Howard E. Winn doing research on fish bioacoustics. At North Rock studying fish sounds and behavior. Credit: Small World. |
 | Scenic view of the Don Howard homestead, Washington. Credit: Gary Wilson. |  | Dr. Howard Roberts inspects buds on a young walnut tree on his southwestern Missouri tree farm. Credit: Charlie Rahm. |
 | At Howard University in Washington, D.C., chemist George Gassner records information as animal scientist Al Mitchell (left) and university scientist Hua Fu Song examine a cross-sectional magnetic resonance image from the abdominal area of a pig. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Rogue River - Howard Creek, wild section. Swimming in pool. Credit: Martin Hudson. |
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| "Castle Howard Statue" by Richard Hewitt Commentary: "Statue in the gardens of Castle Howard, UK." | "Castle Howard" by Vi Xs Commentary: "The main museum in the grounds of Castle Howard." |
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 | Easy groove tempo piece typical of Howard Jones circa 1980's. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Howard | By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity. |
Howard Aiken | Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are that good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. |
Howard Dietz | A day away from Tallulah is like a month in the country. |
Howard Mumford Jones | Ours is an age which is proud of machines that think, and suspicious of any man who tries to. |
Howard Scott | A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Howard T. Ricketts was the first to establish the identity of the infectious organism that causes this disease. (references) | |
This fact sheet was reviewed by Dr. Howard Trachtman of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Dr. Peter McNally of the American College of Gastroenterology, and Howard Sutter of the Food and Drug Administration. (references) | ||
Economic History | Lebanon | Howard Johnson Hotels manages two properties in Lebanon. (references) |
Panama | The large Howard Air Force Base offers special opportunities as an air cargo hub or aircraft repair and maintenance facility. (references) | |
Australia | The Howard government also has accelerated the pace of privatization, beginning with the government-owned telecommunications corporation. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Australia | Following the November parliamentary elections, the Prime Minister Howard designated one minister to serve as both Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation and Minister of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. (references) |
Australia | Howard proposed that Parliament express "its deep and sincere regret" that Aboriginals had "suffered injustices under the practices of past generations, and for the hurt and trauma that many indigenous people continue to feel." However, both Aboriginal and opposition leaders stated that only a full apology would be sufficient. (references) | |
Travel | Uae | Accommodations: Most major international hotel chains are in the UAE, including the Hilton, Sheraton, Crowne Plaza, Intercontinental, Hyatt Regency, Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson and JW Marriott. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Ann Richards | Well, I don't really have a favorite. The one I like who's saying something that is significant and matters is Howard Dean. Now, the rest of them may come up with something. |
Connie Francis | Howard Johnson. Connie has the sex blahs, all kinds of things like that. It will never be the same. He was an Italian man, very proud. And there was something that he was turned off by the whole thing. |
Rush Limbaugh | Vermont Governor and Democrat presidential hopeful Howard Dean has urged Democrats to stop attempts to make the Bush administration's handling of intelligence a political issue. |
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Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | So, before we go any further, I ask you to join with me in saluting the members of the Commission who are here tonight and Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker and Speaker Tip O'Neill for a job well done. |
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| "Howard" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.96% of the time. "Howard" is used about 2,651 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.96% | 2,650 | 3,457 |
| Adverb (general) | 0.04% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,651 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Howard" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Howard | First name Male | 230,000 | 79 |
| Howard | Last name | 110,000 | 65 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Howard" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a high warden", "a ewe herder", "a hog warden", "a heart", "mind", "brave", "hardy". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Howard." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Howard | Male | English | N/A |
| Howie | Male | English | Howard |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Australia | Howard Smith Limited | United Kingdom | Howard Holdings |
| USA | Howard B. Wolf, Inc. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Howard, CO 2. Howard, KS (city, FIPS 33250) 3. Howard, OH 4. Howard, PA (borough, FIPS 35960) 5. Howard, SD (city, FIPS 30460) 6. Howard, WI (village, FIPS 35950) |
Expressions using "Howard": Anna Howard Shaw ♦ Catherine Howard ♦ Hoagland Howard Carmichael ♦ Howard Carter ♦ Howard City ♦ howard county ♦ Howard Florey ♦ Howard Hughes ♦ Howard Lake ♦ Howard Lindsay ♦ Howard Robard Hughes ♦ Howard stereomicrometer ♦ James Howard Meredith ♦ John Howard Northrop ♦ Leslie Howard ♦ Leslie Howard Stainer ♦ Sir Howard Walter Florey ♦ William Howard Taft ♦ Willie Howard Mays Jr.. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Howard": howard-black, Howard-Dolman, Howard-hall, howard-like, Howard-murphy, Howard-spink, Howard-williams. | |
Ending with "Howard": Fitzalan-howard, Scott-howard. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
howard stern | 14,774 | howard zinn | 226 |
howard dean | 2,415 | howard miss stern | 223 |
clark howard | 2,393 | ron howard | 221 |
howard johnson | 2,354 | howard stern guest | 220 |
howard university | 1,737 | howard county public school | 215 |
howard stern show | 1,716 | howard stern radio show | 211 |
howard johnson hotel | 855 | rebecca lynn howard | 197 |
howard hanna | 800 | howard county maryland | 178 |
howard johnsons | 563 | bryce dallas howard | 175 |
howard stern.com | 465 | celebrity howard sound stern | 167 |
howard | 464 | dean howard president | 162 |
howard miller clock | 361 | howard stern girlfriend | 157 |
howard hughes | 325 | howard county | 156 |
g howard rita stern | 300 | howard beach ny | 149 |
howard community college | 294 | howard stern radio | 145 |
clark howard.com | 293 | howard stern web site | 141 |
howard gardner | 292 | afb howard panama | 141 |
adina howard | 290 | howard stern sound | 137 |
linda howard | 276 | howard johnson inn | 136 |
howard miller | 243 | howard duck | 134 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Howard"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | Howards test (Howard test), Howards syfilisreaktion (Howard lues reaction), Howards stereomikrometer (Howard stereomicrometer), Howards spiralsonde (Howard spiral-ended probe), Howards metode til kunstigt aandedraet (Howard method), Howards artrodeseklemme (Howard arthrodesis clamp), Howard-Jones'punkturkanyle (Howard-Jones puncture cannula), Howard-Dolmans test for stereoskopisk syn (Howard-Dolman test), Capsulektomi a.m.Howard (Howard capsulectomy). (various references) | |
Dutch | test van Howard (Howard test), kunstmatige ademhalingsmethode van Howard (Howard method), capsulectomie van Howard (Howard capsulectomy). (various references) | |
French | trocart à ponction lombaire de Howard-Jones (Howard-Jones puncture cannula), stéréomètre à vis micrométrique de Howard (Howard stereomicrometer), sonde spiralée à calculs urétéraux de Howard (Howard spiral-ended probe), réaction de la syphilis de Howard (Howard lues reaction), pince à arthrodèse de Howard (Howard arthrodesis clamp), méthode de respiration artificielle de Howard (Howard method), méthode de Howard (Howard method), capsulectomie de Howard (Howard capsulectomy), aiguille de Howard-Jones (Howard-Jones puncture cannula), épreuve de stéréopsie de Howard-Dolman (Howard-Dolman test), épreuve de Howard (Howard test). (various references) | |
German | Howard-Test (Howard test), Howard-Reaktion (Howard lues reaction), Howard-Methode (Howard method), Howard-Jones Punktionskanüle (Howard-Jones puncture cannula), Howard-Dolman-Test (Howard-Dolman test), Howard Stereomikrometer (Howard stereomicrometer), Howard Spirale (Howard spiral-ended probe), Howard Kapsulektomie (Howard capsulectomy), Howard Arthrodesenklemme (Howard arthrodesis clamp). (various references) | |
Greek | κάνουλα παρακέντησης των Howard-Jones (Howard-Jones puncture cannula), σπιράλ του Howard (Howard spiral-ended probe), μέθοδος τεχνητής αναπνοής κατά Howard (Howard method), μέθοδος Howard (Howard method), εκτομή της κάψης κατά Howard (Howard capsulectomy), αντίδρασις Howard της σύφιλης (Howard lues reaction), δοκιμασία Howard-Dolman (Howard-Dolman test), δοκιμασία Howard (Howard test). (various references) | |
Italian | stereomicrometro di Howard (Howard stereomicrometer), spirale di HOWARD (Howard spiral-ended probe), reazione di HOWARD (Howard lues reaction), prova di Howard-Dolman (Howard-Dolman test), prova di HOWARD (Howard test), pinza per artrodesi di HOWARD (Howard arthrodesis clamp), metodo di HOWARD (Howard method), capsulectomia di HOWARD (Howard capsulectomy), cannula per puntura di HOWARD-JONES (Howard-Jones puncture cannula). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | owardhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | teste de Howard-Dolman (Howard-Dolman test), teste de Howard (Howard test), sonda em espiral de Howard (Howard spiral-ended probe), reacção da sífilis de Howard (Howard lues reaction), pinça de artrodese de Howard (Howard arthrodesis clamp), método de Howard (Howard method), método da respiração artificial de Howard (Howard method), estereomicrómetro (Howard stereomicrometer, parallax bar, stereomicrometer), capsulectomia de Howard (Howard capsulectomy), cânula para punção de Howard-Jones (Howard-Jones puncture cannula). (various references) | |
Russian | Говард. (various references) | |
Spanish | trocar de punción lumbar de Howard-Jones (Howard-Jones puncture cannula), sonda espiral de Howard (Howard spiral-ended probe), reacción de lúes de Howard (Howard lues reaction), prueba de Howard-Dolman (Howard-Dolman test), prueba de Howard (Howard test), prueba de estereopsia de Howard-Dolman (Howard-Dolman test), método de respiración artificial de Howard (Howard method), estereomicrotomo de Howard (Howard stereomicrometer), clamp para artrodesis de Howard (Howard arthrodesis clamp), capsulectomía de Howard (Howard capsulectomy). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Howard" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Chotard, Goward, Halward, Hedward, Herwardi, Holwarda, Hougaard, Howart, Huwerd, Phwooar. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-h-o-r-w" | |
-1 letter: hoard. | |
-2 letters: dhow, draw, hard, hoar, hora, orad, road, ward, whoa, woad, word. | |
-3 letters: ado, dah, daw, dor, dow, had, hao, haw, hod, how, oar, ora, rad, rah, raw, rho, rod, row, wad, war, wha, who. | |
-4 letters: ad, ah, ar, aw, do, ha, ho, od, oh, or, ow, wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-h-o-r-w" | |
+1 letter: dorhawk. | |
+2 letters: blowhard, dorhawks, handwork, hardwood, harrowed, headword, headwork, homeward, roadshow, shadower. | |
+3 letters: arrowhead, blowhards, catchword, handiwork, handworks, handwrote, hardwoods, headwords, headworks, heartwood, homewards, northward, roadshows, shadowers, shadowier, shoreward, showbread, southward, washboard, watchword. | |
+4 letters: arrowheads, catchwords, foreshadow, handbarrow, handiworks, handworker, heartwoods, northwards, overshadow, roadworthy, shorewards, showbreads, showerhead, southwards, threadworm, warehoused, washboards, watchwords, whiteboard. | |
+5 letters: chowderhead, downhearted, foreshadows, handbarrows, handworkers, handwrought, hardworking, leatherwood, overshadows, shadowgraph, showerheads, switchboard, threadworms, whiteboards, wrongheaded. | |
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