different between alow vs plow
alow
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??l??/
Etymology 1
From Middle English aloue, equivalent to a- +? low.
Adverb
alow (not comparable)
- (now chiefly Scotland) Low down. [from 14th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.8:
- Sometimes aloft he layd, sometimes alow, / Now here, now there, and oft him neare he mist […].
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.8:
- (nautical) Towards the lower part of a vessel; towards the lower rigging or the decks. [from 16th c.]
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 26, [1]
- Ay, Ay, Ay, all is up; and I must up too / Early in the morning, aloft from alow.
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 26, [1]
Preposition
alow
- (Scotland) Below.
See also
- aloft
Etymology 2
a- +? low, from low (“flame”).
Adjective
alow (not comparable)
- (Scotland) alight; ablaze
Anagrams
- AWOL, awol
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plow
English
Noun
plow (plural plows)
- (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
plow (third-person singular simple present plows, present participle plowing, simple past and past participle plowed)
- (American spelling) Alternative spelling of plough
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- Government institutions seem prepared to continue plowing public funds into the projects. A Brazilian newspaper reported Tuesday that the national development bank had approved a new loan of about $200 million for Itaquerão, a new stadium in São Paulo that is expected to host the opening match of the World Cup.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
Translations
Anagrams
- LWOP, lowp
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