lowing

  • 21low — I. /loʊ / (say loh) adjective 1. situated or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 2. not far above the horizon, as a heavenly body. 3. lying or being below the general level: low ground. 4. Printing (of type or blocks) …

  • 22blowing — lowing n. 1. processing that involves blowing a gas. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 23blowing — lowing adj. prenom. 1. windy. Syn: blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery, gusty. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 24caruck — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

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  • 25Dam — (d[a^]m), n. [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See {Dame}.] 1. A female parent; used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother. [1913 Webster] Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a… …

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  • 26Gymnorhina tibicen — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

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  • 27Herd — (h[ e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj[ o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. ha[ i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses,… …

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  • 28Herd's grass — Herd Herd (h[ e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj[ o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. ha[ i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of …

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  • 29Hyla Pickeringii — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

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  • 30Lea — Lea, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le[ a]h, le[ a]; akin to Prov. G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E. light, n.] A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. Plow torn leas. Shak. [1913 Webster] The lowing herd wind slowly o er the lea …

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