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cow

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cow

1
n
female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
2
n
a large unpleasant woman
3
v
subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cow
1

n female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"

Synonyms:
moo-cow
Types:
springer, springing cow
a cow about to give birth
heifer
young cow
Type of:
Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

n mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

Type of:
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
2

n a large unpleasant woman

Type of:
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
a woman who is an unpleasant person
3

v subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

Synonyms:
overawe
Types:
buffalo
intimidate or overawe
Type of:
awe
inspire awe in
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