HALO

4 letters 7 Scrabble points /ˈheɪləʊ/

Definition of HALO

noun

  1. A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

  2. A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.

  3. Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.

Related words: aureole nimbus
verb

  1. To encircle with a halo.

    Synonyms: inaureole
Related words: inaureole

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters H A L O
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of HALO

Words that use the same letters:

HOLA

Words Containing "HALO"

ACEPHALOCYST ACEPHALOUS ACROCEPHALOUS AEGITHALOS ANDROCEPHALOUS ANENCEPHALOUS ANHALONIDINE ANHALONIN ANHALONINE ANHALONIUM ANHALOUIDINE ANOMPHALOUS ANTHOCEPHALOUS ARGYROCEPHALOUS ATELOCEPHALOUS AUTOCEPHALOUS BICEPHALOUS BRACHYCEPHALOUS CACHALOT CACHALOTE

Words Starting with "HALO"

HALOA HALOBATES HALOBIONT HALOBIOS HALOBIOTIC HALOCAINE HALOCARBON HALOCHROMY HALOCHROMISM HALOCYNTHIIDAE HALOCLINE HALOED HALOES HALOESQUE HALOGEN HALOGENATE HALOGENATED HALOGENATING HALOGENATION HALOGENOID

Words Ending with "HALO"

DIHALO ENHALO