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STOW
stow
(verb) fill by packing tightly; “stow the cart”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
stow (plural stows)
(rare) A place, stead.
Etymology 2
Verb
stow (third-person singular simple present stows, present participle stowing, simple past and past participle stowed) (transitive)
To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.
To arrange, pack, or fill something tightly or closely.
To dispose, lodge, or hide somebody somewhere.
Anagrams
• OTWs, SWOT, TOWs, Tows, ow'st, swot, tows, twos, wost, wots
Proper noun
Stow
A surname.
A village in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4544).
A village in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8881).
The alternative spelling of Stowe in Shropshire, England.
A small town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
A city in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
Anagrams
• OTWs, SWOT, TOWs, Tows, ow'st, swot, tows, twos, wost, wots
Source: Wiktionary
Stow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] Etym: [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf. Icel. eldstoa fireplace, hearth, OFries. sto, and E. stand. *163.]
1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves. Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides. Dryden.
2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge. Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter Shak.
3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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