1. Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
   "wait till the cows come home";
   - cattle, kine [archaic], oxen, Bos taurus

1. A female of domestic cattle (Bos taurus), especially one that has calved and is kept for milk or meat production
   "Look at the moo-cow, Mommy!";
   - moo-cow [informal]
    
2. Mature female of mammals of which the male is called 'bull'
   "The cow mooed softly as she grazed in the field"
    
3. [informal] A large unpleasant woman
   "The rude cow pushed her way to the front of the line"

1. Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
   "The bully's presence cowed the younger students";
   - overawe

Type of: awe, bovine, disagreeable person, eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal, unpleasant person

Part of: Bos, genus Bos, herd

Encyclopedia: Cows