English noun: cow | |||
1. | cow (animal) female of domestic cattle: | ||
Samples | `moo-cow' is a child's term. | ||
Synonyms | moo-cow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | heifer, springer, springing cow | ||
Part holonym | bag, poll, udder | ||
2. | cow (animal) mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull' | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal | ||
3. | cow (person) a large unpleasant woman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman | ||
English verb: cow | |||
1. | cow (emotion) subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) | ||
Examples | Sam cannot cow Sue | ||
Synonyms | overawe | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | awe | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buffalo | ||