Definition of ewes Ewes

/juˈz/ - [yuz] -

We found 3 definitions of ewes from 2 different sources.

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What does ewes mean?

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  • ewes (Noun)
    Plural of ewe.

Part of speech

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  • ewes, noun, plural of ewe.

WordNet

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Noun

Plural: ewes

ewe - a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
  african a native or inhabitant of Africa
  ghana, republic of ghana, gold coast a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"
  togo, togolese republic a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
ewe - female sheep
  sheep woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
ewe - a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ewe (n.)
    The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ewe
    A female sheep.
  • ewe
    A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and Togo by approximately three million people.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ewe
    ū, n. a female sheep.—ns. Ewe′-cheese, cheese made from the milk of ewes; Ewe′-lamb, a female lamb: a poor man's one possession—used in reference to 2 Sam. xii.; Ewe′-neck, of horses, a thin hollow neck.—adj. Ewe′-necked. [A.S. eowu; cf. L. ovis, Gr. oïs, Sans, avi, a sheep.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • ewe
    A white ewe; a beautiful woman. An old ewe, drest lamb fashion; an old woman, drest like a young girl.

Part of speech

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  • ewe, noun, singular of ewes.

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ewes in sign language
Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter W Sign language - letter W Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S

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