English words starting with cow

Meanings of Cow:

noun

A fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef.

Usage examples:

A dairy cow

verb

Cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation.

Usage examples:

The intellectuals had been cowed into silence

Meanings of Coward:

noun

A person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.

Usage examples:

They had run away—the cowards!

adjective

Excessively afraid of danger or pain.

Usage examples:

Aidan had lost count how many times he'd cried himself to sleep in order to escape the pain that he…

Meanings of Cowardice:

noun

Lack of bravery.

Usage examples:

My cowardice got the better of me and i crept out of the room

Meanings of Cowardly:

adjective

Lacking courage.

Usage examples:

He was a weak, cowardly man

adverb

In a way which shows a lack of courage.

Meanings of Cowards:

noun

A person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.

Usage examples:

They had run away—the cowards!

adjective

Excessively afraid of danger or pain.

Usage examples:

Aidan had lost count how many times he'd cried himself to sleep in order to escape the pain that he…

Meanings of Cowbane:

noun

Any of a number of tall poisonous plants of the parsley family, growing in swampy or wet habitats.

Usage examples:

Here and there lurks the rare and extremely poisonous cowbane, a treacherous relative to carrots an…

Meanings of Cowbanes:

noun

Any of a number of tall poisonous plants of the parsley family, growing in swampy or wet habitats.

Usage examples:

Here and there lurks the rare and extremely poisonous cowbane, a treacherous relative to carrots an…

Meanings of Cowbell:

noun

A bell hung round a cow's neck in order to help locate the animal by the noise it makes.

Usage examples:

We could revert to our childhood and have a bit of plastic flapping against the spokes or maybe jus…

Meanings of Cowbells:

noun

A bell hung round a cow's neck in order to help locate the animal by the noise it makes.

Usage examples:

We could revert to our childhood and have a bit of plastic flapping against the spokes or maybe jus…

Meanings of Cowberries:

noun

A low-growing evergreen dwarf shrub of the heather family, which bears dark red berries and grows in northern upland habitats.

Usage examples:

Pines, birches and juniper grow in luxuriant profusion on a valley floor lush in bilberry, cowberry…

Meanings of Cowberry:

noun

A low-growing evergreen dwarf shrub of the heather family, which bears dark red berries and grows in northern upland habitats.

Usage examples:

Pines, birches and juniper grow in luxuriant profusion on a valley floor lush in bilberry, cowberry…

Meanings of Cowbird:

noun

A new world songbird with dark plumage and a relatively short bill, typically laying its eggs in other birds' nests.

Usage examples:

Instead of our winter visitors that left us for more northern areas, we now have grackles, red-wing…

Meanings of Cowbirds:

noun

A new world songbird with dark plumage and a relatively short bill, typically laying its eggs in other birds' nests.

Usage examples:

Instead of our winter visitors that left us for more northern areas, we now have grackles, red-wing…

Meanings of Cowboy:

noun

(especially in the western us) a man who herds and tends cattle, performing much of his work on horseback.

Usage examples:

They are always playing cowboys and indians

verb

Work as a cowboy.

Usage examples:

Having shared the dangers of their trek on my first season cowboying, they assumed i would return.

Meanings of Cowboys:

noun

(especially in the western us) a man who herds and tends cattle, performing much of his work on horseback.

Usage examples:

They are always playing cowboys and indians

verb

Work as a cowboy.

Usage examples:

Having shared the dangers of their trek on my first season cowboying, they assumed i would return.

Meanings of Cowcatcher:

noun

A metal frame at the front of a locomotive for pushing aside cattle or other obstacles on the line.

Usage examples:

As a fan of cowcatchers and clacking wheels, elrond lawrence tracked salinas valley rails into the …

Meanings of Cowcatchers:

noun

A metal frame at the front of a locomotive for pushing aside cattle or other obstacles on the line.

Usage examples:

As a fan of cowcatchers and clacking wheels, elrond lawrence tracked salinas valley rails into the …

Meanings of Cower:

verb

Crouch down in fear.

Usage examples:

Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted

Meanings of Cowered:

verb

Crouch down in fear.

Usage examples:

Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted

Meanings of Cowering:

verb

Crouch down in fear.

Usage examples:

Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted

Meanings of Cowers:

verb

Crouch down in fear.

Usage examples:

Children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted

Meanings of Cowfish:

noun

A boxfish with hornlike spines on the head.

Usage examples:

Boxfish, also known cowfish, can be found in warm ocean waters, where they linger near the seafloor.

Meanings of Cowfishes:

noun

A boxfish with hornlike spines on the head.

Usage examples:

Boxfish, also known cowfish, can be found in warm ocean waters, where they linger near the seafloor.

Meanings of Cowgirl:

noun

(especially in the western us) a woman who herds and tends cattle, performing much of her work on horseback.

Usage examples:

Cowboys and cowgirls dressed in lavish western attire vied for attention and prizes.

Meanings of Cowgirls:

noun

(especially in the western us) a woman who herds and tends cattle, performing much of her work on horseback.

Usage examples:

Cowboys and cowgirls dressed in lavish western attire vied for attention and prizes.