horizon
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
Noun 4 meanings
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
“A tall building was visible on the whole sweep of the horizon.”
The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold.
“Some students take a gap year after finishing high school to broaden their horizons.”
The range or limit of any dimension in which one exists.
A specific layer of soil, or stratum
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English orisonte, orisoun, from Middle French horizon, horizonte, from Old French orisonte, orison, via Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).
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HORIZON at a glance
HORIZON has 7 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + O 1 + N 1) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,263 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with horizon
All rhymes- AMAZON17
- BLAZON17
- GLAMAZON20
- AZON13
- EMBLAZON21
- GOHONZON21
- CABEZON20
- BORAZON18
- GAZON15
- MENAZON18
- SCAZON17
- STRAMAZON20
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