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Meaning of "kowtower" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KOWTOWER

kowtower  [ˌkaʊˈtaʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOWTOWER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kowtower is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KOWTOWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kowtower in the English dictionary

The definition of kowtower in the dictionary is a person who is servile or obsequious. Other definition of kowtower is a person who touches his or her forehead to the ground as a sign of deference.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KOWTOWER


cauliflower
ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊə
empower
ɪmˈpaʊə
flour
ˈflaʊə
flower
ˈflaʊə
horsepower
ˈhɔːsˌpaʊə
hour
aʊə
hydropower
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpaʊə
manpower
ˈmænˌpaʊə
minitower
ˈmɪnɪˌtaʊə
our
aʊə
out-tower
ˌaʊtˈtaʊə
overtower
ˌəʊvəˈtaʊə
power
ˈpaʊə
shower
ˈʃaʊə
sour
ˈsaʊə
stour
staʊə
sunflower
ˈsʌnˌflaʊə
tower
ˈtaʊə
twenty-four-hour
ˈtwɛntɪˌfɔːʳˈaʊə
watchtower
ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOWTOWER

koumis
koumiss
koumyss
kouprey
koura
kouroi
kouros
Kourou
kousso
Kovno
Kovrov
Kowaiti
Koweit
Koweiti
kowhai
kowhaiwhai
Kowloon
Kowloon Peninsula
kowtow

WORDS THAT END LIKE KOWTOWER

bell tower
bestower
blower
clock tower
conning tower
control tower
cooling tower
follower
ivory tower
lower
Martello tower
mooring tower
observation tower
peel tower
round tower
shot tower
signal tower
stower
traffic control tower
water tower

Synonyms and antonyms of kowtower in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kowtower» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KOWTOWER

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The translations of kowtower from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kowtower» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

kowtower
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kowtower
570 millions of speakers

English

kowtower
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kowtower
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kowtower
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

kowtower
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kowtower
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kowtower
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kowtower
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kowtower
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kowtower
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

kowtower
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kowtower
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kowtower
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kowtower
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kowtower
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉवर्फर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kowtower
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kowtower
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kowtower
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

kowtower
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kowtower
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kowtower
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kowtower
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kowtower
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kowtower
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kowtower

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KOWTOWER»

The term «kowtower» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kowtower

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOWTOWER»

Discover the use of kowtower in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kowtower and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Making the Soviet Intelligentsia: Universities and ...
kowtower. tothe. West”to. “rootless. cosmopolitans”. Postwar patriotism deepened itsimpact onthe universitieswhen it merged withantiSemitism. TheemergenceofantiSemitism as a componentof state discourseandpolicy in the postwar period ...
Benjamin Tromly, 2013
2
The World of Andrei Sakharov : A Russian Physicist's Path to ...
Vitaly Ginzburg, a “kowtower and cosmopolite” who was earmarked to become one of the meeting's victims, retained this version in his memory: “Kurchatov told Beria: 'All our work on the atomic bomb is based on quantum mechanics and the  ...
Center for Philosophy and History of Science Boston University Gennady Gorelik Research Fellow, Antonina W. Bouis Vice President Andrei Sakharov Foundation, 2005
3
Action
... have to act like Fred Eng in "The Year of the Dragon," and be a complete cash- kowtower to all the tourists. (NGAN-GEE stops working and glares at KID.,) ngan- gee: Kowtowing . . . kowtowing. "Knee-ga slee juk-sing!" [Damn American Born!] ...
Miguel Algarin, Lois Griffith, 1997
4
Napoleon: A Political Life
... which, in view of its evolution under Bonaparte's pressure and Cambacérès's direction, should perhaps be redubbed the Senate-Assenter (or even the Senate- Kowtower). Its new powers to interpret and amend the constitution were ratified, ...
Steven Englund, 2010
5
The Second Virtue
“I didn‟t think so, but that‟s okay, Kid. If you listen to everything I tell you and do everything I tell you, you‟ll understand kowtowing soon enough. There‟s no question in my mind that if you apply yourself you can become a fine kowtower.
Dennis Vickers, 2009
6
Mesmerizing Stranger
He radiated impatience, more than annoyance. “I need some meeting time with my staff. The dining room would work best because of the table size. When's it free?” “Whenever you want it to be.” Ivan would be proud of her. It was a kowtower's ...
Jennifer Greene, 2010
7
Mesmerizing Stranger (Mills & Boon Vintage Romantic ...
The dining room would work bestbecause ofthe table size.When's it free?” “ Whenever you want itto be.”Ivan would be proudof her. It wasa kowtower's answer, evenifher chin was already chuckedupto hold her own.The man was toodamn tall.
Jennifer Greene, 2014
8
WORD JUDGE USA
... KOUMISES KOUMISS KOUMISSES KOUMYS KOUMYSES KOUMYSS KOUMYSSES KOUPREY KOUPREYS KOUROI KOUROS KOUSSO KOUSSOS KOWTOW KOWTOWED KOWTOWER KOSS KOS KOSHER KOSHERED KOSHERING ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
9
Fictions of America: Narratives of Global Empire
... theatre which she devises are rich Asian consumers, the daughters ofa deposed Cambodian war criminal(Keema Thep),a Hong Kong multimillionaire importer (Inharmonia Chen) anda socialclimbing software billionaire (Sondra Kowtower).
Judie Newman, 2007
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
noun he was too much ofa conformist to wear anything but a suit at work: conventionalist, traditionalist, orthodox person, conservative, bourgeois, (old) fogey, stickler, formalist, diehard, reactionary; crawler, truckler, kowtower, groveller, puppet, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOWTOWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kowtower is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Evidence-Based Medicine and the Newly Trained Physician: A …
... cases are often proudly sermonized by both gray-haired attending physicians and kowtower trainees alike. And they should - what better way ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
2
News Analysis: Peace and remorse Abe's new watchwords, summit …
Most of all, Muramatsu said the ideology behind this U.S.'s rebalance to the region at the behest of its kowtower Japan, was the perfect ... «Xinhua, Apr 15»
3
How Dare You Try to Negotiate, Tenure-Track Peon
Another sniveling kowtower—sorry, “collegial” job marketer—commenting on the original Philosophy Smoker post claimed it impossible even to ... «Slate Magazine, Mar 14»
4
Brilliant idea, boss! How DO you do it?
... for them, such as bootlicker, brown-noser, doormat, flunky, groveler, lackey, parasite, apple-polisher, ass-kisser, sycophant, kowtower«Reuters India, Apr 09»

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