lows

English

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Noun

lows

1. plural of low

Verb

lows

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of low

Anagrams

• OWLs, owls, slow, sowl

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llaɨs, from Latin laxus, possibly influenced by English loose. Cognate with Breton laosk and Welsh llaes.

Adjective

lows

1. loose, slack

   Synonym: anstroth

Derived terms

• lewsel (“loosen”, verb)
• yn lows (“informally”)

Verb

lows

1. second-person singular imperative of lewsel

Middle English

Noun

lows

1. alternative form of lous