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Definitions: Kotow |
KotowNoun1. A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission. Verb1. Tray to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: KotowSynonyms: bootlick (v), fawn (v), kowtow (v), suck up (v), toady (v), truckle (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Courtesy | Obeisance; (reverence); bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping; kneeling; genuflection; (worship); obsequiousness; capping, shaking hands; Verb: grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur, pledge; love token; (endearment); kiss, buss, salute. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Kotow |
| English words defined with "kotow": Kotowed, Kotowing. (references) |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "kotow" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Kotow | Last name | 100 | 71,201 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "kotow"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | temena (cringe, kowtow, servile bow), përulje (cringe, debasement, humility, indignity, kowtow, mortification, subservience), përulem (abase oneself, cringe, demean, demean oneself, derogate, descend, kowtow, truckle), bëj temena (kowtow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | метан (kowtow, marsh gas, methane), поклон до земята (bow to the ground, kowtow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | alázatos tiszteletadás (kowtow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | inchinarsi alla maniera cinese (kowtow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | otowkay reverenciar (adore, bow, curtsy, hallow, hold in esteem, honor, honour, kowtow, respect, revere, reverence, worship), alimento judaico. (various references) раболепствовать (cringe, kowtow, truckle), раболепие (cringing, kowtow, servility, subservience), выражение подобострастия (kowtow), низкий поклон (kowtow), пресмыкаться (grovel, kowtow). (various references) metanisanje (kowtow). (various references) reverenciarse humildemente (kowtow), inclinarse sobre (careen, kowtow, lean, tilt, tip), inclinarse (bend down, bow, droop, incline, kowtow, lean forward, lean over, list, pitch, slant, slope, stoop, tend), inclinar a (careen, kowtow, lead, sway). (various references) krypa (crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel, huddle, kowtow, trail), djup bugning (kowtow, obeisance, salaam), buga sig med pannan mot marken (kowtow). (various references) secde etmek (kowtow, prostrate oneself), secde (kowtow, prostration), el pençe divan durmak (kowtow, stand ready receive orders). (various references) раболіпствувати (cringe, sneak), низько вклонятися (kowtow). (various references) sự quỳ lạy (kowtow), sự quỵ luỵ (cringe, kowtow, subservience, subserviency), sự cúi lạy sát đất (kowtow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "kotow": kotowed, kotower, kotowers, kotowing, kotows. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "k-o-o-t-w" | |
-1 letter: koto, took. | |
-2 letters: oot, too, tow, two, wok, woo, wot. | |
-3 letters: ow, to, wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "k-o-o-t-w" | |
+1 letter: kotows, kowtow. | |
+2 letters: bowknot, kotowed, kotower, kowtows, outwork, topwork, workout. | |
+3 letters: bowknots, footwork, kotowers, kotowing, kowtowed, kowtower, outworks, teakwood, topworks, townfolk, workboat, workouts. | |
+4 letters: footworks, frostwork, kowtowers, kowtowing, outworked, outworker, stinkwood, stonework, teakwoods, topworked, townsfolk, workboats. | |
+5 letters: autoworker, downstroke, frostworks, nonnetwork, outworkers, outworking, stinkwoods, stoneworks, stuccowork, swoopstake, topworking. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 6F 74 6F 77 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- --- - --- .--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01101111 01110100 01101111 01110111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K o t o w |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 006F 0074 006F 0077 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4581868189 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, albán, albanese, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, bolgár, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, orosz, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, svéd, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, török, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Names: Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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