houris

noun

plural of houri
as in beauties

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  1. beauties
  2. goddesses
  3. queens
  4. lookers
  5. foxes
  6. honeys
  7. hotties
  8. cuties
Noun
  • California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Shopping market editor Kate McGregor’s new favorite sheets, these scalloped percale beauties from Rebecca Udall, are 50% off right now.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
  • Exceptions included the famed Roman Pool at Hearst Castle, with its shimmering blue and gold mosaic tiles and statues of Roman gods and goddesses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of goddesses
Noun
  • One of those challenges that queens do get to banter with Ru is the Snatch Game.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • Necklaces and jewelry owned by other French queens, including Empress Marie Louise, Marie-Amélie, and Hortense Bonaparte, were also taken.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • The more renowned the art, the greater the number of clueless lookers, joyless collectors, donors in search of tax breaks, and steroidal museums.
    — Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Definition of lookers
Noun
  • Pedro Pascal voices a fox, Fink, who becomes an unlikely ally.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • With the paradox of the dog that could always catch something chasing a fox that couldn't be caught, Pseudo-Apollodorus wrote that Zeus turned them into stone to resolve the situation.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of foxes
Noun
  • Many of them had just come home from the war and were reunited with honeys who had been waiting, hoping, delaying.
    — Joe Klein, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
  • Wildflower or clover honeys work well here.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of honeys
Noun
  • This Hanes tank is a summer must for all the hoochie hotties.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 July 2026
  • Chris Taylor also grace her list of hotties.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of hotties
Noun
  • Megan Thee Stallion, June Squibb, those Ragtime cuties, and, somehow, Lea Michele all got in on the fun, while Rose Byrne and Nathan Lane were just happy to be taking it all in from the first few rows.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 June 2026
  • The 10-month-old beat out more than 100,000 other cuties to win the title.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Definition of cuties
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