cow | (noun) female of domestic cattle: | Synonyms: moo-cow |
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(noun) mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull' | - |
(noun) a large unpleasant woman | - |
cowage | (noun) the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing | Synonyms: Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna aterrima, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Stizolobium deeringiana, velvet bean |
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(noun) pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey | - |
coward | (noun) a person who shows fear or timidity | - |
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cowardice | (noun) the trait of lacking courage | Synonyms: cowardliness |
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cowardliness | (noun) the trait of lacking courage | Synonyms: cowardice |
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cowbarn | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowhouse, cowshed |
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cowbell | (noun) a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located | - |
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cowberry | (noun) tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller | Synonyms: lingonberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain cranberry |
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(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries | Synonyms: foxberry, lingberry, lingenberry, lingonberry, mountain cranberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
cowbird | (noun) North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests | - |
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cowboy | (noun) someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles) | - |
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(noun) a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging | Synonyms: rodeo rider |
(noun) a male hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cattleman, cowman |
cowcatcher | (noun) an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track | Synonyms: buffer, fender, pilot |
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cowfish | (noun) trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes | Synonyms: Lactophrys quadricornis |
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cowgirl | (noun) a woman cowboy | - |
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cowhand | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowherd, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher |
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cowherb | (noun) European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort | Synonyms: cow cockle, Saponaria vaccaria, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria pyramidata |
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cowherd | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowhand, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher |
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cowhide | (noun) a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow | - |
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(noun) leather made from the hide of a cow | Synonyms: cowskin |
(noun) the hide of a cow | - |
cowhouse | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowbarn, cowshed |
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cowl | (noun) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine | Synonyms: bonnet, cowling, hood |
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(noun) a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk) | - |
cowlick | (noun) a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat | - |
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cowling | (noun) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine | Synonyms: bonnet, cowl, hood |
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cowman | (noun) a male hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cattleman, cowboy |
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cowpea | (noun) eaten fresh as shell beans or dried | Synonyms: black-eyed pea |
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(noun) sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure | Synonyms: black-eyed pea, cowpea plant, Vigna sinensis, Vigna unguiculata |
(noun) fruit or seed of the cowpea plant | Synonyms: black-eyed pea |
cowpie | (noun) fecal matter of a cow | Synonyms: cow pie |
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cowpoke | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowhand, cowherd, cowpuncher, puncher |
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cowpox | (noun) a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox | Synonyms: vaccinia |
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cowpuncher | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | Synonyms: cowhand, cowherd, cowpoke, puncher |
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cowrie | (noun) any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells | Synonyms: cowry |
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cowry | (noun) any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells | Synonyms: cowrie |
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cows | (noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | Synonyms: Bos taurus, cattle, kine, oxen |
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cowshed | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowbarn, cowhouse |
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cowskin | (noun) leather made from the hide of a cow | Synonyms: cowhide |
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cowslip | (noun) early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers | Synonyms: paigle, Primula veris |
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(noun) swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups | Synonyms: Caltha palustris, kingcup, marsh marigold, May blob, meadow bright, water dragon |
cowtown | (noun) a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America | Synonyms: cow town |
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locoweed | (noun) street names for marijuana | Synonyms: dope, gage, grass, green goddess, Mary Jane, pot, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed |
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(noun) any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock | Synonyms: crazy weed, crazyweed |
scow | (noun) a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold | - |
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(noun) any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends | - |
scowl | (noun) a facial expression of dislike or displeasure | Synonyms: frown |
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