Cower

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To cringe in fear.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To crouch or cringe in fear.
  • v. To cherish with care.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.
  • v. To cherish with care.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To sink by bending the knees; crouch: squat: stoop or sink downward, especially in fear or shame.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. show submission or fear
  • v. crouch or curl up
  • Verb Form
    cowered    cowering    cowers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bend    flex    crouch    bow    stoop   
    Form
    cowered    cowering    cowardice    coward   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crouch    squat    stoop    cringe   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Auer    Bower    Gower    Power    bower    dauer    devour    dour    empower    flour