cow
An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calvedAn adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
» I've never seen a real cow.
Bisher habe ich nie eine echte Kuh gesehen.
Я никогда не видел настоящую корову.
Я никогда не видела настоящую корову.
Я ніколи не бачив спражньої корови.
Я ніколи не бачила спражньої корови.
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
The whole herd is out to pasture right now — the cows, calves, and heifers are out back, and the bulls are down by the creek.
Kuh, Chue
коро́ваkoróva
коро́ваkoróva
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable)Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, including steers and calves.
We saw lots of cows at the farm show, including some surprisingly gigantic bulls.
Rind
коро́ваkoróva, быкbyk
(uncommon, uncountable)Beef: the meat of cattle as food.
The only meat I eat is cow.
female of domestic cattle:
(countable, uncommon, uncountable)Any bovines or bovids generally, including yaks, buffalo, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
Kuh
(Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, informal, uncountable)A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.
Kuh
коро́ваkoróva
a large unpleasant woman
(countable, uncountable)A chock: a wedge or brake used to stop a machine or car.
(US, countable, slang, uncountable)A third-year cadet at West Point.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A fish that is very large for its species, such as a large striped bass or large bluefin tuna.
(UK, dialectal)A chimney cowl.
LFBOT: Synonym of luminous fast blue optical transient.
Examples
630 sentencesI've never seen a real cow.
Я ніколи не бачив спражньої корови.
ruЯ никогда не видел настоящую корову.
deBisher habe ich nie eine echte Kuh gesehen.
I'm the one who taught Tom how to milk a cow.
Це я навчив Тома доїти корів.
ruЭто я научил Тома доить корову.
Have you ever milked a cow?
Ти колись доїла корову?
ruТы когда-нибудь доил корову?
deHast du schon einmal eine Kuh gemolken?
I learned to milk a cow.
Я навчився доїти корову.
ruЯ научился доить корову.
deIch lernte, eine Kuh zu melken.
Cows are eating grass in the meadow.
Корови пасуться на лугу.
ruКоровы едят траву на лугу.
deDie Kühe essen auf der Weide Gras.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English cow, cou, from Old English cū (“cow”), from Proto-West GermaInherited from Middle English cow, cou, from Old English cū (“cow”), from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).
Clipping of AT2018cow. From the name of the archetypal event, AT2018cow, an LFBOT. From being an astronomical transient (AT) occurring in 2018, with an automatically assigned code to distinguish it from other events in 2018.
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Forms
plural: cows / cattle / kineSynonyms
12 synonyms- female of domestic cattle::moo-cow
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
169 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable