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unstowed

unstowed is the simple past and past participle of unstow.

Meaning of unstow

Verb

unstow (third-person singular simple present unstows, present participle unstowing, simple past and past participle unstowed)

  1. (transitive) To unload (stowed cargo) from a ship, etc.

Adjective

unstowed (not comparable)

  1. Not stowed.
    • Howsomever, I should have remembered the old saying, every hog his own apple: for when they found my hold unstowed, they went all hands to shooling and begging; and, because I would not take a spell at the same duty, refused to give me the least assistance; […]1748, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Roderick Random

Questions about unstowed

What does unstowed mean?
Unstowed means not stowed.
What is unstowed the simple past and past participle of?
Unstowed is the simple past and past participle of unstow.
What part of speech is unstowed?
Unstowed is an adjective.

Words near unstowed in the dictionary

  1. unstormy
  2. unstory
  3. unstout
  4. unstoved
  5. unstow
  6. unstowed
  7. unstowing
  8. unstows
  9. unstraddle
  10. unstraddled
  11. unstraddles

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