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Cows has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

"so many head of cattle"

"wait till the cows come home"

"seven thin and ill-favored kine"

"a team of oxen"

2

plural of cow

"The archaic text notes that 'cows' is an alternative form of 'kouse,' a dialectal verb meaning to catch or seize."

3

Alternative form of kouse

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cow

"The wind blew hard enough to cow the tall grass flat against the ground."

"The stormy weather made us cowers in fear while waiting for the rain to stop."

Example Sentences
"The stormy weather made us cowers in fear while waiting for the rain to stop." verb
"The cows did not move when the storm began." verb
"She felt her legs cow under the weight of exhaustion." verb
"His confidence completely cowed him before he could speak." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bovine
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ox stirk bullock bull cow beef Welsh red poll Africander dairy cattle Devon grade
Rhyming Words
ows sows hows wows tows nows rows vows dows lows pows bows mows snows meows chows plows stows shows slows
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