Word Meanings - COW - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A chimney cap; a cowl
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of COW)
- Abash
- Confound
- confuse
- discompose
- bewilder
- daunt
- cow
- humble
- disconcert
- dishearten
- motility
- shame
- humiliate
- Affright
- Startle
- astonish
- terrify
- alarm
- dismay
- frighten
- scare
- Appal
- shock
- discouraged
- horrify
- astound
- Browbeat
- Intimidate
- bully
- overbear
- overawe
- boycott
- bulldoze
- Daunt
- Terrify
- appall
- intimidate
- confront
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of COW)
Related words: (words related to COW)
- ASSURER
1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter. 2. One who takes out a life assurance policy. - CONFOUNDED
1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott. - CONFRONT
1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew - ASTONISH
étonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. The very cramp-fish . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland. 2. To strike with sudden - BOYCOTT
The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion. - SHAMEFAST
Modest; shamefaced. -- Shame"fast*ly, adv. -- Shame"fast*ness, n. See Shamefaced. Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. is a blushing shamefast spirit. Shak. Modest apparel with shamefastness. 1 Tim. ii. 9 . - STARTLE
1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke. 2. To deter; to cause to deviate. - BOYCOTTER
A participant in boycotting. - DISCOURAGING
Causing or indicating discouragement. -- Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv. - DAUNTER
One who daunts. - ENCOURAGER
One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer. The pope is . . . a great encourager of arts. Addison. - CONFRONTATION
Act of confronting. H. Swinburne. - ASTONISHING
Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn. -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n. - DISHEARTENMENT
Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits. - SHOCKDOG
See 1 - APPALACHIAN
Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains. Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the heighboring Indians. Am. Cyc. - AFFRIGHTER
One who frightens. - ALARM
1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. 2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warming sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. Sound an alarm in - ABASHMENT
The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. - COMPOSE
To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all - SUTURALLY
In a sutural manner. - CALABASH
Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar', fem., a kind of gourd + 1. The common gourd . 2. The fruit of the calabash tree. 3. A water dipper, bottle, backet, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd. Calabash tree. - CENTRALLY
In a central manner or situation. - UNASSURED
1. Not assured; not bold or confident. 2. Not to be trusted. Spenser. 3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods. - DECOMPOSE
To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay. - PASTORALLY
1. In a pastoral or rural manner. 2. In the manner of a pastor. - UNDAUNTABLE
Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall. - SQUABASH
To crush; to quash; to squash. Sir W. Scott. - THUMBLESS
Without a thumb. Darwin.