| BOW | • bow n. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string… • bow n. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow). • bow n. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various… |
| COW | • cow n. (Strictly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved. • cow n. (Formerly inexact but now common) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including… • cow n. (Uncommon) Beef: the meat of cattle as food. |
| DOW | • dow v. (Obsolete) To be worth. • dow v. (Obsolete) To be of use, have value. • dow v. (Obsolete) To have the strength for, to be able to. |
| HOW | • how adv. (Interrogative) To what degree or extent. • how adv. (Interrogative) In what manner… • how adv. (Interrogative) In what state or condition. |
| JOW | • jow n. Alternative form of jhow (“kind of tamarisk”). • jow n. (Historical) A pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch. • JOW v. to ring, toll a bell. |
| KOW | • KOW n. a branch of twigs. |
| LOW | • low adj. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. • low adj. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession;… • low adj. Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.) |
| MOW | • mow v. (Transitive) To cut down grass or crops. • mow v. (Transitive, often with through) To cut down or slaughter in great numbers. • mow n. The act of mowing (A garden, grass, etc.). |
| NOW | • now adj. Present; current. • now adj. (Informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current. • now adj. (Archaic, law) At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being… |
| OWE | • owe v. (Ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. • owe v. (Intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt. • owe v. (Transitive) To have as a cause; used with to. |
| OWL | • owl n. Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking… • owl n. (By extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious… • owl n. The owl pigeon. |
| OWN | • own adj. Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one’s name; under/using… • own adj. Not shared. • own adj. (Obsolete) Peculiar, domestic. |
| OWT | • owt pron. (Northern England) aught, anything. • owt n. (Northern England) anything. • owt adv. (Northern England) anything. |
| POW | • pow interj. The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch. • pow interj. The sound of an explosion. • pow n. The sound of a violent impact. |
| ROW | • row n. A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc. • row n. A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going… • row v. (Transitive or intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars. |
| SOW | • sow n. A female pig. • sow n. A female bear, she-bear. • sow n. A female guinea pig. |
| TOW | • tow v. (Transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul. • tow v. (Running, cycling, motor racing, etc.) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance. • tow n. The act of towing and the condition of being towed. |
| VOW | • vow n. A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live… • vow n. A declaration or assertion. • vow n. (Obsolete) A votive offering. |
| WOW | • wow interj. An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure. • wow interj. An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration. • wow interj. Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something. |
| YOW | • yow n. Alternative form of yowe. • yow interj. Expression of pain; ouch. • yow interj. Expression of humorous surprise or emphasis. |