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CHOW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

Synonyms:

chow; chow chow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("chow" is a kind of...):

spitz (any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Informal terms for a meal

Synonyms:

chow; chuck; eats; grub

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chow" is a kind of...):

fare (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

Synonyms:

Chou; Chou dynasty; Chow; Chow dynasty; Zhou; Zhou dynasty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Chow" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

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