Definitions for hows

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hows how

Spelling: [hou]

IPA: /haʊ/

Hows is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 21 anagrams from letters in hows (hosw).

Definitions for hows

noun

1. a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
2. a way or manner of doing something:
3. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter H.
4. a hole.
5. the hold of a ship.
6. a hollow; dell.

Idioms

1. and how!, Informal. certainly! you bet!:
2. Here's how, Informal. (used as a toast).
3. how come?, Informal. how is it that? why?:
4. how so?, how does it happen to be so? why?:

adverb

1. in what way or manner; by what means?:
2. to what extent, degree, etc.?:
3. in what state or condition?:
4. for what reason; why?:
5. to what effect; with what meaning?:
6. what?:
7. (used as an intensifier):
8. by what title or name?:
9. at what price:
10. by what amount or in what measure or quantity?:
11. in what form or shape?:

adjective

1. hollow.
2. deep.

conjunction

1. the manner or way in which:
2. about the manner, condition, or way in which:
3. in whatever manner or way; however:
4. Informal. that:

noun, adjective

1. howe.

Origin of hows

before 900; Middle English how, hu, Old English hū; cognate with Old Frisian hū, ho, Dutch hoe; akin to German wie (Old High German hweo), Gothic hwaiwa

Examples for hows

When the band had arrived at the house the Indians dismounted, and after a series of "hows?"

Its conclusion was greeted with four hundred vociferous 'hows.'

First and foremost, Fagey, said the housebreaker, hows Bill?

These, and such like hows were in my head to tell you, but who can write?

"It's all you knows about it," thinks I; hows'ever, I said there wasn't a doubt on it.

And hows a simple creature like me to say what you should do?

hows'ever, you've had luck to get ashore—'tis better be lucky than rich, they say.

hows'ever, he hadn't much time to puzzle about this, for lo and behold!

Its united qualities.might and wonder about it which will not admit of our whys and hows.

As lead counsel, Cuccinelli fielded questions about the legal whys and hows of the suit.