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NOWT
Etymology 1
Pronoun
nowt
(Northern England) Naught, nothing.
Synonyms
• noot (Geordie)
Noun
nowt (uncountable)
(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
Adverb
nowt (not comparable)
(Northern England) Naught, nothing.
Antonyms
• owt
Etymology 2
Noun
nowt (plural nowts)
(Scotland and Northern England) An ox.
(Scotland and Northern England) A herd of cattle.
(figurative, Scotland and Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
Anagrams
• Town, town, wo'n't, won't, wont
Source: Wiktionary
Nowt, n. pl. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Neat cattle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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