BOWIE

Bowie, Jim Bowie, James Bowie

(noun) United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Bowie

A surname.

An unincorporated community in Arizona

A city in Maryland

A city in Montague County, Texas.

Noun

bowie (plural bowies)

A Bowie knife

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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