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Howe
2[ hou ]
noun
- E(dgar) W(atson), 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Elias, 1819–67, U.S. inventor of the sewing machine.
- Gordon Gordie, 1928–2016, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Irving, 1920–93, U.S. social historian and literary critic.
- Julia Ward, 1819–1910, U.S. writer and reformer: author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic (wife of Samuel Gridley Howe).
- Richard Earl HoweBlack Dick, 1726–99, British admiral (brother of William Howe).
- Samuel Grid·ley [grid, -lee], 1801–76, U.S. surgeon and humanitarian.
- William, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, British general in the American Revolutionary War.
howe
1/ haʊ /
noun
- dialect.a depression in the earth's surface, such as a basin or valley
Howe
2/ haʊ /
noun
- HoweElias18191867MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventor Elias. 1819–67, US inventor of the sewing machine (1846)
- HoweGordon1928MUSSPORT: ice-hockey player Gordon , known as Gordie . born 1928, US ice-hockey player, who scored1071 goals in a professional career lasting 32 years.
- Howe of Aberavon, Baron1926MBritishPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman Howe of Aberavon, Baron, title of ( Richard Edward ) Geoffrey Howe . born 1926, British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–83); foreign secretary (1983–89); deputy prime minister (1989–90)
- HoweRichard17261799MBritishMILITARY: admiral Richard, 4th Viscount Howe. 1726–99, British admiral: served (1776–78) in the War of American Independence and commanded the Channel fleet against France, winning the Battle of the Glorious First of June (1794)
- HoweWilliam17291814MBritishMILITARY: general his brother, William, 5th Viscount Howe. 1729–1814, British general; commander in chief (1776–78) of British forces in the War of American Independence
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of howe1
Example Sentences
By that standard, Ovechkin would be closing in on Howe — whose 925 adjusted goals currently rank No.
While the exact mechanisms remain unclear, Howe suspects that relieving anxiety was key to improving health outcomes.
While Howe did not see evidence of this in her immunotherapy study, this potential drawback highlights the need to emphasize the efficacy of the treatment even when no side effects occur.
Howe organized the first Mother’s Peace Day in 1872, and this event was celebrated in cities across the nation for 30 years.
Howe is just one of a long line of whimsical word coiners who have discovered that terms meant to be fanciful routinely change flavor on their way into the national conversation.
In the early morning of August 27, Howe launched a three-prong attack.
His confidante, Louis Howe, reminded FDR there had never been a divorced president.
She had on a blue boy-coat, and to the right lapel was fastened a three-inch red cloth 9, Howe's number.
In five hours Gordie Howe would play hockey with the Detroit Red Wings against the New York Rangers.
Howe faked the shot to Worsley's left, and Worsley went down on the ice to that side.
He was unaware at the time of Elias Howe's sewing machine invention of 1846.
But this way of dealing with the message was far too mild and moderate to satisfy the implacable malice of Howe.
The Howe truss had timber chords and a lattice of timber struts, with vertical iron ties.
Yet there were a few people apparently not altogether indifferent to the presence of Miss Howe.
Howe is himself in the Jerseys, and will push at least as far as the Delawar River.
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