Definitions for cows

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cows cow

Spelling: [kou]

IPA: /kaʊ/

Cows is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in cows (cosw).

Definitions for cows

noun

1. the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
2. the female of various other large animals, as the elephant or whale.
3. Informal. a domestic bovine of either sex and any age.
4. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a large, obese, and slovenly woman. a woman who has a large number of children or is frequently pregnant.

Idioms

1. till / until the cows come home, for a long time; forever:

verb (used with object)

1. to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe.

Origin of cows

before 900; Middle English cou, Old English cū; cognate with German Kuh, Dutch koe, Old Norse kȳr, Latin bōs, Greek boûs ox; cf. bovine, gaur<

Examples for cows

Jersey cows produce 40 liters of milk a day, far more than the average Rwandan cow.

Then the cow shook her foot to free it and the skin rattled.

She became vegan, “inspired by a love of puppies and a cow that winked at me on a family vacation.”

Never mind the time he put hundreds of peasants to death because someone threw a cow pie in his face.

They could wash off cow dung, forget a yell that had no meaning.

In this mighty enterprise, the cow shall be my great confederate.

Martin had gone to the barn a week before to help a cow which was aborting.

The women came and cried over it—they were so sorry for the cow.

The cow recoiled a few steps and lowered her head truculently.

Faith is decency… if I were a cow I would be wearing a bra.