Word Meanings - STOW - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves. Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides. Dryden.

Additional info about word: STOW

1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves. Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides. Dryden. 2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge. Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter Shak. 3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of STOW)

• Pack Stow
• compact
• compress
• cook

Related words: (words related to STOW)

• COMPACT
  1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. "Compact with her that's gone." Shak. A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together. Peacham. 2. Composed or made; -- with of. A wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapor. Milton. 3. Closely
• COMPACTIBLE
  That may be compacted.
• COMPRESSIVE
  Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force.
• COMPACTEDLY
  In a compact manner.
• COMPACTNESS
  The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts; density.
• COMPACTION
  The act of making compact, or the state of being compact. Bacon.
• COMPACTER
  One who makes a compact.
• COMPACTEDNESS
  A state of being compact.
• COMPRESSIBILITY
  The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.
• COMPACTED
  Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.
• COMPACTLY
  In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely.
• COMPRESSION PROJECTILE
  A projectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base or, formerly, by means of an envelope of soft metal. In small arms the modern projectile, having a soft core and
• COMPRESSOR
  Anything which serves to compress; as: A muscle that compresses certain parts. An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part. An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined
• COMPRESSURE
  Compression.
• COMPRESSIBLE
  Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.
• COMPACTURE
  Close union or connection of parts; manner of joining; construction. "With comely compass and compacture strong." Spenser.
• COMPRESS
  1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water. Events of centuries . . . compressed within the compass of a single life. D. Webster.
• COMPRESSION
  The act of compressing, or state of being compressed. "Compression of thought." Johnson.
• COMPRESSIBLENESS
  The quality of being compressible; compressibility.
• COMPRESSED YEAST
  A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and mixing with starch or flour.
• INCOMPRESSIBLE
  Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost incompressible. -- In`com*press"i*ble*ness, n.
• INCOMPRESSIBILITY
  The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids. The incompressibility of water is not absolute. Rees.
• SUBCOMPRESSED
  Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.
• OBCOMPRESSED
  Compressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.
• INCOMPACT; INCOMPACTED
  Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid; incoherent; loose; discrete. Boyle.
• RECOMPACT
  To compact or join anew. "Recompact my scattered body." Donne.