kowtow

kowtow is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun & intransitive verberb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The same as Kotow. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun & intransitive verberb. The same as Kotow.
2. noun. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

   Synonyms: kotow

3. verb. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

   "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

   Synonyms: bootlick, fawn, kotow, toady, truckle

4. verb. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

   Synonyms: genuflect, scrape

Synonyms

kotow, bootlick, fawn, toady, truckle, genuflect, scrape

Common word forms

kowtows, kowtowed, kowtower, kowtowing

Words from these letters

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