hughes

1. 1.

   English poet (born in 1930)

   SynonymsTed HughesEdward James Hughes

   Broaderpoet
2. 2.

   United States writer (1902-1967)

   SynonymsLangston HughesJames Langston Hughes

   Broaderwriter
3. 3.

   United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)

   SynonymsHoward HughesHoward Robard Hughes

   Broaderindustrialistaviatorfilm maker
4. 4.

   United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)

   SynonymsCharles Evans Hughes

   Broaderchief justice

Other forms of hughes

plural

hugheses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hughes

What does hughes mean?

hughes means "English poet (born in 1930)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hughes?

hughes has 1 syllable: hughes. In IPA it is /ˈhjuz/.

What is another word for hughes?

Close synonyms include Ted Hughes, Edward James Hughes, Langston Hughes, James Langston Hughes, Howard Hughes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hughes a common word?

hughes is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.