dow
1 of 2verb
ˈdau̇ 
dought ˈdau̇t or dowed ˈdau̇d ; dowing
or dowed ˈdau̇d ; dowing intransitive verb
chiefly Scotland
: to be able or capable
Dow
2 of 2noun
ˈdau̇
: dow jones average
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English dow, deih have worth, am able, from Old English dēah, dēag; akin to Old High German toug is worthy, is useful — more at doughty
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1949, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing dow
- cytolysin
- cytolysins
- cytolysis
- cytolytic
- cytolytic T cell
- cytolytic t cells
- cytolytic t lymphocyte
- cytolytic t lymphocytes
- cytolyzate
- cytolyze
- cytome
- cytomegalic
- cytomegalovirus
- cytomegaloviruses
- cytomembrane
- cytomembranes
- cytomere
- cytometers
- cytomicrosome
- cytons
- cytopathic
- cytopathogenic
- cytopathogenicities
- cytopathogenicity
- cytopathologies