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pow Synonyms & Antonyms

/paʊ/

What Is Another Word for Pow?

Common synonyms for pow are election, survey and scalp.

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Pow as a Symbol

1

ISO 639-3 language code for San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca.

Pow as an Interjection

1

The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.

2

The sound of an explosion or gunshot.

Pow as a Noun

1

The sound of a violent impact.

2

The sound of an explosion.

3

Alternative form of poll.

4

Clipping of powder (“powder snow”).

5

A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.

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6

A formal election.

The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.

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7

A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)

The polls close at 8 p.m.

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8

(now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.

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9

(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.

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10

The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.

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11

The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.

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12

A pet parrot.

13

(Cambridge University) One who does not try for honors at university, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.

14

The fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.

15

A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.

16

An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.

17

A very pale blue colour.

18

Freshly fallen, uncompacted snow, especially in the context of Alpine skiing

Expert skiers love skiing on powder snow.

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Pow in a Sentence

The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.

The polls close at 8 p.m.

Expert skiers love skiing on powder snow.

Word Forms & Grammar

pow

pow (plural pows)

Words That Rhyme With Pow

Origin of Pow

Origin 1: Onomatopoeic.

Origin 2: Variant forms.

Pow in Brief

Part of speechsymbol, interjection, noun
Pronunciation/paʊ/
MeaningISO 639-3 language code for San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca
Synonymselection, survey and scalp
Pluralpows