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hows

/haʊz/

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Northumbria/huːz/

hows is the plural of how.

Meaning of how

Noun (1)

how (plural hows or how's)

  1. The means by which something is accomplished.
    • I am not interested in the why, but in the how.

Noun (2)

how (plural hows)

  1. (dialectal) An artificial barrow or tumulus; in later folklore, associated with fairies.
    • Fianlly, as regards the places in which these rites and mysteries may have been held, certain writers believe them to have been the "Fairy Hills" or "howes" in various parts of Scotland.1928, Lewis Spence, Mysteries of Britain, page v. 136
  2. (dialectal) In northern England, a low hill.

See all 23 meanings of how

Proper noun capitalized: Hows

Hows

  1. (plural) plural of How

Forms of hows

alternative formhow's

Words that rhyme with hows

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Questions about hows

What is hows the plural of?
Hows is the plural of how.
What part of speech is hows?
Hows is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hows?
Hows is pronounced /haʊz/.

Words near hows in the dictionary

  1. Howqua Hills
  2. Howqua Inlet
  3. Howrah
  4. howre
  5. howres
  6. hows
  7. howsabout
  8. Howse
  9. Howser
  10. Howsers
  11. Howses

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