cow — a large domesticated mammal with horns and udders that is kept for milk or meat
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a large domesticated mammal with horns and udders that is kept for milk or meat
Pronunciation (IPA): /kaʊ/
Example Sentences
- My neighbor's cow escaped and ended up in my kitchen eating my cereal!
- The farmer has twenty cows on his dairy farm.
- Don't have a cow over such a small mistake!
cow
NOUN[/kaʊ/]
a large domesticated mammal with horns and udders that is kept for milk or meat
A spotted cow grazes peacefully in the green pasture at sunrise.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'cu', derived from Proto-Germanic '*kwōz', which is cognate with Latin 'bos' and Sanskrit 'gaus'. The word has remained largely unchanged since Old English times.
Breakdown
cow (single morpheme, no internal breakdown) - a basic English word with no prefixes or suffixes in its root form
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My neighbor's cow escaped and ended up in my kitchen eating my cereal!”
“The farmer has twenty cows on his dairy farm.”
“Don't have a cow over such a small mistake!”
“The cow grazed peacefully in the meadow.”
“Why did the cow go to space? To see the moooon!”
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