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  • 21stow — [[t]sto͟ʊ[/t]] stows, stowing, stowed VERB If you stow something somewhere, you carefully put it there until it is needed. [V n prep/adv] I helped her stow her bags in the boot of the car... [V n prep/adv] Alistair had carefully folded up the… …

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  • 22stow — /stoʊ / (say stoh) verb (t) 1. Nautical to place (cargo, etc.) in the hold or some other part of a ship. 2. to put in a place or receptacle as for storage or reserve; pack. 3. to fill (a place or receptacle) by packing. 4. (of a place or… …

  • 23stow — Synonyms and related words: bag, bank, barrel, bottle, box, bundle, bundle away, burden, cache, can, coffer, conceal, cram, crate, delay, deposit, file, fill, freight, heap, heap up, hide, hutch, jam, lade, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay down,… …

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  • 24Stow — 1 Original name in latin Stow Name in other language Stou, Стоу State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 42.43704 latitude 71.50562 altitude 72 Population 6005 Date 2010 01 29 2 Original name in latin Stow Name in other language… …

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  • 25stow — verb 1》 pack or store (an object) tidily in an appropriate place. 2》 (stow away) conceal oneself on a ship, aircraft, etc. so as to travel without paying or surreptitiously. Phrases stow it! informal be quiet! Derivatives stowage noun Origin ME:… …

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  • 26Stow — /stoʊ/ (say stoh) noun 1. (Julian) Randolph, 1935–2010, Australian novelist and poet; works include the novels To the Islands (1958) and The Merry Go Round in the Sea (1965). 2. Thomas Quinton, 1801–62, Australian pioneer Congregational… …

  • 27Stow it! — exclam. Shut up! □ Okay, stow it! I’ve heard enough. □ Stow it! That is enough of your applesauce …

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  • 28stow — v.tr. 1 pack (goods etc.) tidily and compactly. 2 Naut. place (a cargo or provisions) in its proper place and order. 3 fill (a receptacle) with articles compactly arranged. 4 (usu. in imper.) sl. abstain or cease from (stow the noise!). Phrases… …

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  • 29stow — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to place, from stowe place, from Old English stōw; akin to Old Frisian stō place, Greek stylos pillar more at steer Date: 14th century 1. house, lodge 2. a. to put away for future use ; store b …

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  • 30stow — verb a) to put something away in a compact and tidy manner b) to put something away to store it in a space saving manner and over long time See Also: store, stow away …

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