pow
1(used to express or indicate a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.)
a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
the power of exciting.
exciting and appealing.
Origin of pow
1Other definitions for pow (2 of 3)
the head; poll.
Origin of pow
2Other definitions for POW (3 of 3)
prisoner of war.
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How to use pow in a sentence
They have amassed a growing database of information on some 105,000 POWs.
All in all, approximately 13,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian laborers perished while working on the railway.
So these fighters were not guaranteed the same protections afforded POWs.
At the GOP fundraiser, the crowd was with Bergdahl when he led a traditional prayer for MIA-POWs.
By contrast, the era of American POWs offers photos of Christmas parties and volleyball in the courtyard.
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Somewhere along the way the chicken had been hidden and some POWs had a chicken dinner that night.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonHe easily singled out von Rittenheim, whose cropped head shone fair from among the towsled pows around him.
A Tar-Heel Baron | Mabell Shippie Clarke PeltonAnd some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.
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British Dictionary definitions for pow (1 of 4)
/ (paʊ) /
an exclamation imitative of a collision, explosion, etc
British Dictionary definitions for pow (2 of 4)
/ (paʊ) /
Scot the head or a head of hair
Origin of pow
2British Dictionary definitions for pow (3 of 4)
/ (paʊ) /
Scot a creek or slow stream
Origin of pow
3British Dictionary definitions for POW (4 of 4)
prisoner of war
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