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Wow vs Dow - What's the difference?

wow | dow |

As verbs the difference between wow and dow

is that wow is to amaze or awe while dow is to be worth.

As nouns the difference between wow and dow

is that wow is an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact while dow is alternative form of lang=en.

As an interjection wow

is an indication of excitement or surprise.

As a proper noun Dow is

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wow

English

(wikipedia wow)

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • An indication of excitement or surprise.
  • * 1513 , (Gavin Douglas), Virgil Æneid (translation) vi. Prol. 19 :
    • Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.
  • An expression of amazement or awe.
    • Wow! How do they do that?
  • Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
    • Wow... I can't believe you would do such a thing.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * wowzer, wowser * wowsers * wowzah

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To amaze or awe.
    • He really wowed the audience.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.
    • He did? That's a wow !
  • A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    dow

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) dugan'', from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch ''deugen'', German ''taugen'', Swedish ''duga .

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To be worth.
  • (obsolete) To be of use, have value.
  • To have the strength for, to be able to.
  • To thrive, prosper.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) douer'', from (etyl) ''dotare .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with a dower; to endow.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * ----