Words containing ow
3 letter words containing ow
- bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
- cow — A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows.
- dow — to be able.
- how — in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the accident happen?
- iow — (chat) in other words.
4 letter words containing ow
- alow — in or into the lower rigging of a vessel, near the deck
- avow — If you avow something, you admit it or declare it.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- bowl — A bowl is a round container with a wide uncovered top. Some kinds of bowl are used, for example, for serving or eating food from, or in cooking, while other larger kinds are used for washing or cleaning.
- brow — Your brow is your forehead.
5 letter words containing ow
- adowa — Adwa
- adown — down, downward
- aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- arrow — An arrow is a written or printed sign that consists of a straight line with another line bent at a sharp angle at one end. This is a printed arrow: →. The arrow points in a particular direction to indicate where something is.
6 letter words containing ow
- anyhow — Anyhow means the same as anyway.
- aprowl — moving about in stealthy search; covertly stalking or hunting; prowling (usually used predicatively): The sudden silence in the jungle gave warning that some huge carnivore was aprowl.
- arrows — a slender, straight, generally pointed missile or weapon made to be shot from a bow and equipped with feathers at the end of the shaft near the nock, for controlling flight.
- arrowy — having or comprising arrows
- avowal — open acknowledgment or declaration
7 letter words containing ow
- aerotow — to tow (an aircraft) through the air.
- airflow — The airflow around an object or vehicle is the way that the air flows around it.
- airglow — the faint light from the upper atmosphere in the night sky, esp in low latitudes
- airshow — An airshow is an event at which aeroplane pilots entertain the public by performing very skilful and complicated movements with the aircraft in the sky.
- alloway — a village in Scotland, in South Ayrshire, S of Ayr: birthplace of Robert Burns
8 letter words containing ow
- advowson — the right of presentation to a vacant benefice
- allowing — to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- aquashow — an exhibition of swimming and diving, often accompanied by music
- avowedly — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- backdown — an act of retreating from a previously asserted position
9 letter words containing ow
- afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- aftershow — a party held after a public performance of a play or film
- allentown — a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Lehigh River. Pop: 105 958 (2003 est)
- allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
10 letter words containing ow
- allhallows — All Saints' Day
- allowables — that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction.
- antigrowth — acting to restrict or prevent growth
- arrowgrass — either of two species, sea arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima) or marsh arrowgrass (T. palustris), of monocotyledonous perennials having long thin fleshy leaves and spikes of inconspicuous flowers
- arrowsmith — a novel (1925) by Sinclair Lewis.
11 letter words containing ow
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- aftergrowth — any secondary growth of a crop after harvesting
- belowground — underground
- blackfellow — Australian Aborigine
- bloodflower — a showy milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, of tropical America, having brilliant orange-red flowers and smooth fruit.
12 letter words containing ow
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
- acknowledger — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledges — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
- allhallowmas — All Saints' Day.
13 letter words containing ow
- allhallowtide — the season of All Saints' Day (Allhallows)
- beetle-browed — having bushy or overhanging eyebrows
- bowling-green — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- charlottetown — a port in SE Canada, capital of the province of Prince Edward Island. Pop: 34 562 (2011)
- counter-power — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
14 letter words containing ow
- acknowledgedly — by general agreement, admittedly
- acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- below-the-line — denoting the entries printed below the horizontal line on a company's profit-and-loss account that show how any profit is to be distributed
- blanket-flower — any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, having showy heads of yellow or red flowers.
- daffadowndilly — a daffodil
15 letter words containing ow
- acknowledgeable — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledgement — An acknowledgement is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- brown-and-serve — requiring only a brief period of browning, as in an oven, before being ready to serve: brown-and-serve rolls.
- casement-window — a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- cauliflowerette — a single floret from the head of a cauliflower.
16 letter words containing ow
- follow-my-leader — a game in which the players must repeat the actions of the leader
- knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
17 letter words containing ow
- barrow-in-furness — an industrial town in NW England, in S Cumbria. Pop: 47 194 (2001)
- down-at-the-heels — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- downwardly-mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- flower-of-an-hour — a malvaceous Old World herbaceous plant, Hibiscus trionum, having pale yellow flowers with a bladder-like calyx
- glory-of-the-snow — any of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, native to the Old World, having showy, blue, white, or pink flowers that bloom early in the spring.
18 letter words containing ow
- chuck-will's-widow — a large North American nightjar, Caprimulgus carolinensis, similar to the whippoorwill
19 letter words containing ow
- aldridge-brownhills — a town in central England, in Walsall unitary authority, West Midlands: formed by the amalgamation of neighbouring towns in 1966. Pop: 35 525 (2001)
- knock-down-drag-out — marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
20 letter words containing ow
- bowling-on-the-green — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- hail-fellow-well-met — friendly but insincere
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