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prow

prow
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prou]
    • /praʊ/
    • /praʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prou]
    • /praʊ/

Definitions of prow word

  • noun prow the forepart of a ship or boat; bow. 1
  • noun prow the front end of an airship. 1
  • noun prow Literary. a ship. 1
  • adjective prow valiant. 1
  • noun prow front part of ship or boat 1
  • countable noun prow The prow of a ship or boat is the front part of it. 0

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Origin of prow

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Middle French proue < Upper Italian (Genoese) prua < Latin prōra < Greek prôira

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Prow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prow popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

prow usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for prow

noun prow

  • beak — A bird's beak is the hard curved or pointed part of its mouth.
  • bowsprit — a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
  • forepart — the first, front, or early part.
  • mandible — the bone of the lower jaw.
  • neb — a bill or beak, as of a bird.

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