cower

cower is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.
2. transitive verb. To cherish with care.
3. verb. show submission or fear

   Synonyms: crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel

4. verb. crouch or curl up

   "They huddled outside in the rain"

   Synonyms: huddle

Synonyms

crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel, huddle

Common word forms

cowers, cowered, cowerer, cowering

Words from these letters

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