cow

[US]/kaʊ/
[UK]/kaʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a female bovine animal, especially one that is raised for its milk
vt. to intimidate or threaten

Phrases & Collocations

milk cow

cowhide

cowbell

herd of cows

cowshed

dairy cow

cash cow

cow leather

milch cow

holy cow

sacred cow

Example Sentences

The cow is dry.

It is a cow in milk.

The cow is a ruminant.

this cow is a fair swine.

cow parsley is perennial.

The cow cast a calf.

The cow is a useful animal.

the distant tinkle of a cow bell.

be cowed into submission

We drink cow's milk.

In India, the cow is a sacrosanct animal.

The cow is milking heavily.

Cows and sheep are herbivores.

don't have a cow—it's no big deal.

treat flatulent cows with caustic soda.

Real-world Examples

They have sea cows, like my poster.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

A normally aggressive press has been cowed.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

He traded his cow for the magic bean.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

William Taft had a cow named Pauline.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

It looked like a small black cow.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

There are ten cows in the field.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Have neither of you seen a cow?

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

We have about 70 or 80 mature cows.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

I traded the family cow for them beans.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

The big truck missed the cow by inches.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

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