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howes

howes is the plural of howe.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Howes

Howes (countable and uncountable, plural Howeses)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.
  4. A hamlet just west of the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1866).

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Howes

Howes

  1. (plural) plural of Howe

Forms of howes

pluralHoweses

Origin of howes

English surname, pronounced to rhyme with Hose, itself a variant of Howe with excrescent -s.

Words formed from howes

Phrases with howes

Questions about howes

What does howes mean?
Howes means a surname.
What is howes the plural of?
Howes is the plural of howe.
What part of speech is howes?
Howes is a proper noun.

Words near howes in the dictionary

  1. howers
  2. Howerton
  3. Howertons
  4. Howery
  5. Howerys
  6. howes
  7. Howes Creek
  8. Howes Valley
  9. Howeses
  10. Howeth
  11. Howeths

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