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fower

UK/ˈfəʊ.ə/

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Northumbria/ˈfɑʊ.(w)ɐ/

fower noun: one who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

Noun (1)

fower (plural fowers)

  1. (Early, Modern, obsolete) One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.

Numeral

fower

  1. (Geordie) four

Noun (2)

fower (uncountable)

  1. The digit 4 in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Forms of fower

pluralfowers

Origin of fower

From Middle English fowere, foware, fowar; equivalent to fow + -er.

From Middle English four, fower, from Old English fēower.

Questions about fower

What does fower mean?
Fower means one who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.
What part of speech is fower?
Fower can be a noun or a numeral.
How do you pronounce fower?
Fower is pronounced /ˈfəʊ.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of fower?
The plural of fower is fowers.

Words near fower in the dictionary

  1. fovilla
  2. fovillae
  3. Foville's syndrome
  4. FOVs
  5. fow
  6. fower
  7. fowers
  8. Fowerses
  9. Fowey
  10. Fowke
  11. Fowkes

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