Dictionary Entry
kotow
kotow is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 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 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.
- 2intransitive verb
To perform the kotow.
- 3noun
a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
Synonyms
- 4verb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
"He is always kowtowing to his boss"
Synonyms
Common word forms
Words from these letters
If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for KOTOW lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.