bowie
/ˈbəʊ.i/US/ˈboʊ.i/
bowie noun: a Bowie knife.
Noun (1)
bowie (plural bowies)
- A Bowie knife.
- […] replied that he found it good diggings, and intended to remain, adding that he had a bowie as well as a fossicking knife.1912, William Eddrup Adcock, The Gold Rushes of the Fifties, page 82
- Bull did not hesitate to obey, for the broad, cold blade of a bowie rested lightly against the back of his neck.1921, William Patterson White, The Heart of the Range
Proper noun capitalized: Bowie
Bowie
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Fort Bowie.
- An unincorporated community in Delta County, Colorado.
- A city in Prince George's County, Maryland.
- A city in Montague County, Texas.
Noun (2) capitalized: Bowie
Bowie (plural Bowies)
- Ellipsis of Bowie knife.
bowie meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bowie in Hindi
- बोवी, बॉवी, बौवी
bowie in Tamil
- போவி, போவீ
bowie in Marathi
- बोवी, बॉवी
bowie in Urdu
- بووی
More languagesFewer languages
- bowie in Bengali
- বোউই
- bowie in Telugu
- బోవీ, బౌవీ, బోవి
- bowie in Malayalam
- ബോവി, ബൌവി, ബോവീ
- bowie in Kannada
- ಬೋವೀ, ಬೋವಿ
- bowie in Punjabi
- ਬੋਵੀ, ਬੌਵੀ
- bowie in Gujarati
- બોવી, બૉવી, બૌવી
- bowie in Odia
- ବୋୱି, ବୋଭି
- bowie in Nepali
- बोवी, बौवी, बॉवी
Forms of bowie
| plural | bowies |
|---|---|
| plural | Bowies |
Origin of bowie
From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh.
Words formed from bowie
Phrases with bowie
Words that rhyme with bowie
Questions about bowie
- What does bowie mean?
- Bowie means a Bowie knife.
- What is bowie in Hindi?
- Bowie in Hindi is बोवी, बॉवी, बौवी. See Bowie meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bowie?
- Bowie can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bowie?
- Bowie is pronounced /ˈbəʊ.i/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bowie?
- The plural of bowie is bowies.
Words near bowie in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bowie (page history and authors); Bowie (page history and authors); bowie (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bowie (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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