a-cow

Definition von a-cow im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
cash cow: A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows
The managers of a cash cow are primarily responsible for the generation of cash, and they should in principle be willing to give cash away to those other businesses in the portfolio which need it most.
cash cow: Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money; a moneymaker
Meanwhile, Mr Spears is keen on protecting his cash cow, um, wife. Brit's bodyguards have been teaching Kev how to shoot a handgun, the New York Post says.
cow: A female domesticated ox or other bovine, especially an adult after she has had a calf
cow: A conniption fit or hissy fit; a state of agitation
cow: The meat (beef) of such animals, used as food for humans
cow: To intimidate. Found primarily in the passive voice
Con artists are not cowed by the law.
cow: A woman who is considered despicable in some way, especially one considered to be fat, lazy, ugly, argumentative, mean or spiteful
cow: More generally, any domestic bovine regardless of sex or age
cow: Anything that is annoyingly difficult, awkward or graceless
That website is a real cow to navigate.
cow: The female of larger species of mammal, including bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants
cow corner: Region of the field, roughly between deep midwicket and long on
cow hitch: Any hitch or bend which slips because it is wrongly tied
cow hitch: Any knot which is not a recognised maritime knot as used at sea
cow juice: Milk
cow parsley: Anthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World
cow parsley: any of a variety of related weeds
cow parsleys: plural form of cow parsley
cow pat: The digested residue of a herbivore excreted as a flat piece of dung
cow patties: plural form of cow patty
cow patty: Alternative form of cow pat
The way you make cow-lip tea is you get the toadstools and a little dried cow patty and grind em up in the sifter. You can't use no fresh green cow patty.
cow pies: plural form of cow pie (alternative spelling of cowpies)
cow pool: A collective of people organized to purchase a live beef cow, contract the animal’s slaughter, and share in the cuts of beef
cow shot: A batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner. Regarded as inelegant, and indeed risky, but can be very effective for a batsman with strength and a good eye
cow shots: plural form of cow shot
cow tipping: A fictional pastime wherein a person sneaks up on a sleeping cow (at nighttime) and pushes it over
cow-orker: co-worker
You must be a popular cow-orker.
cow-tree: Any of various South American trees which, when wounded, exude a rich milky liquid
cow-wheat: Any of several flowering plants in the genus Melampyrum
fat as a cow: Very fat. Carrying a much larger than normal amount of fat in one's body
frozen cow juice: ice cream
have a cow: To get angry; have a fit
My mom had a cow when I came in late.
holy cow: An exclamation of surprise or astonishment
in two shakes of a cow's tail: Alternative form of in two shakes
mad cow: Containing prions that carry bovine spongiform encephalopathy. BSE positive. (Mad cow meat / Mad cow milk)
mad cow: Of or pertaining to bovine spongiform encephalopathy. (A mad cow case)
mad cow: Mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy
mad cow: Prions that carry this disease
mad cow: A cow afflicted with mad cow disease
mad cow disease: bovine spongiform encephalopathy
milch cow: A cow that produces milk (having had at least one calf)
milch cow: A cow kept for milking; a dairy cow
milch cow: A German submarine designed to carry large cargoes of supplies & transfer them to other submarines
milch cow: A cash cow
nearly never bulled a cow: Near enough is not good enough
sacred cow: Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely
sea cow: Any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong
sea-cow: Attributive form of sea cow
sea-cow look.
cow: To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe
cow parsley: (isim) 1. Anthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World.2. (by extension) Any of a variety of plants of similar appearance
cow: {v} to dispirit, depress
cash cow: A steady dependable source of funds or income: “a collapse of its profitable cash cow, the clusters of word-processing machines” (Christian Science Monitor)
downer cow: A downer cow is a live cow that cannot walk. This state can be caused by disease or injury. In nearly all cases it is considered by most farmers to be both humane and cost-effective to slaughter the animal when it becomes a downer, rather than keeping it alive and unhealthy. A "splitter" cow is a live beef or dairy animal that the hindquarters have done the complete splits and looks spraddle legged upon initial viewing. The cattle that go down that are able to still sit somewhat up on their briskets have a better chance of recovery than the cattle that are laid out on their side. Recovery is a study in patience
holy cow: "Holy cow!" is an exclamation of surprise used in American English. Its source is uncertain. It is widely believed to have stemmed from the Hindu belief of reincarnation. Travelers commonly shout the expression as to not hit one of these "reincarnated creatures" while driving. Others derive the origins back to the story from Exodus of the golden calf or the "Holy Cow"
mad-cow disease: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad-cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which infects by a mechanism that surprised biologists upon its discovery in the late 20th century
moo-cow: A large unpleasant woman
moo-cow: Female of domestic cattle
moo-cow: Mature female of mammals of which the male is called 'bull'
A cow: mulley
A cow: moolley
Ant cow: excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants
Holstein cow: Holstein-Friesian cow, breed of large black and white dairy cattle originating in Holland
a cow: doggie
ant cow: An aphid that yields a honeylike substance on which ants feed
ant cow: Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew
bush cow: {i} zamouse, West African buffalo that has short horns and large ears fringed on the inside and three rows of long hair (has no dewlap)
cash cow: profitable enterprise, business that earns a lot of money
cash cow: In business, a cash cow is a product or investment that steadily continues to be profitable. A steady dependable source of funds or income: "a collapse of its profitable cash cow, the clusters of word-processing machines" (Christian Science Monitor). something that a company sells very successfully and that brings in a lot of money
cow: A radioisotope generator system
cow: a large unpleasant woman
cow: n [{female}] sapi [{betina}]
cow: COW stands for Cluster Of Workstations
cow: Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows. a cow elephant
cow: A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock
cow: female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
cow: A bovine female which has had at least one calf
cow: The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals, etc
cow: disapproval If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid
cow: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull' female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
cow: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
cow: Anything that is annoyingly difficult
cow: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
cow: A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows. Dad went out to milk the cows. a herd of cows. see also cattle
cow: {i} adult female bovine (especially one which is raised to supply milk or meat); adult female of various large mammals (i.e. elephant, whale, etc.)
cow: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull' female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term" a large unpleasant woman
cow: To intimidate
cow: Copy-On-Write, efficiency method where a page or other resource is shared until an attempt to write is made In that case a copy is made, and the write is done to the copy
cow: a female moose
cow: If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy. cowing them into submission. = intimidate + cowed cowed By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed. see also mad cow disease, sacred cow. to frighten someone in order to make them do something cow sb into sth. In animal husbandry, the mature female of domesticated cattle. The name is also applied to the mature female of various, usually large, animals (e.g., elephant, whale, or moose), or, more broadly, to any domestic bovine animal (see bovid) regardless of gender or age. mad cow disease sea cow Steller's sea cow
cow: A mature female with at least one calf
cow: A chimney cap; a cowl The mature female of bovine animals
cow: Committee of the Whole
cow: {f} frighten, intimidate
cow: in many religions the cow is a sacred symbol, for she gives nourishment
cow: AMOOFL for ``circuit overseer's wife'' : - <<I hope any COWs reading this Glossary have a good sense of humor [60]>> Don't even think about what a {service overseer's} wife could be called
cow chip: a round flat mass of dry solid waste from a cow = cow pat
cow dung: a piece of dried bovine dung
cow fish: fish that has horn-like spines above the eyes
cow herd: group of cows, group of cattle; person who tends cattle usually on foot
cow hide: hide of a cow; leather made from cowhide; leather whip
cow house: {i} cowshed, barn for cows
cow lily: common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
cow manure: cow excreta used as fertilizer
cow parsley: An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum C
cow parsley: coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America
cow parsley: temulum and C
cow parsley: sylvestre
cow parsnip: A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum H
cow parsnip: sphondylium in England, and H
cow parsnip: lanatum in America
cow parsnip: Any of several tall coarse herbs of the genus Heracleum in the parsley family, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having compound umbels of small flowers
cow parsnip: tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
cow pasture: a pasture for cows
cow pen: a pen for cattle
cow pie: fecal matter of a cow
cow pie: a cow chip
cow pony: A small agile horse used in herding cattle
cow pony: a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle
cow pox: cow disease which contains a virus used in the vaccination of humans against small pox
cow puncher: cowboy
cow shark: large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
cow shark: Any of several sharks of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate seas
cow town: A small town in a cattle-raising area
cow tree: A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk
dry cow: {i} cow that does not give milk
have a cow: {f} become angered, get angry, become mad
lady cow: ladybird, any of a number of small and brightly colored beetles, ladybug
mad cow disease: bovine spongiform encephalitis: a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
mad cow disease: (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) fatal disease affecting the nervous system in cattle
mad cow disease: Mad cow disease is a disease which affects the nervous system of cattle and causes death. = BSE. BSE. or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include behavioral changes (e.g., agitation), gradual loss of coordination and locomotive function, and, in advanced stages, weight loss, fine muscular contractions, and abnormal gait. Brain tissue becomes pitted with holes and spongy. Death usually follows within a year. The disease is similar to the neurodegenerative disease of sheep called scrapie. No treatment is known. A BSE epidemic in Britain that began in the mid-1980s is believed to have been caused by the use of cattle feed containing supplements made from ruminant carcasses and trimmings. Hundreds of thousands of infected cattle were slaughtered and the use of animal-derived protein supplements ended. The cause of both BSE and scrapie is attributed to an infectious aberrant protein called a prion. The unusual occurrence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, another prion-related illness, in young people beginning in the mid-1990s may be linked to eating meat from cattle with BSE
milch cow: cow that gives milk; business that is extremely profitable, endless source of money
sacred cow: a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism
sacred cow: disapproval If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as a sacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it. the sacred cow of monetarism. One that is immune from criticism, often unreasonably so: "The need for widespread secrecy has become a sacred cow" (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists). a belief, custom, system etc that is so important to some people that they will not let anyone criticize it
sacred cow: taboo, something that cannot be violated
sea cow: The mantee
sea cow: type of large sea mammal
sea cow: The dugong
sea cow: The walrus
sea cow: Any of several large, cylindrical, herbivorous marine mammals of the order Sirenia, having a paddlelike tail and rounded front flippers, including the manatee, dugong, and the very large species Hydrodamalis stelleri of the northern Pacific that became extinct in the late 1700s. Also called sirenian. or Steller's sea cow Extinct aquatic mammal (Hydrodamalis gigas) that lived around islands in the Bering Sea. It was discovered in 1741 and described by a member of Vitus Bering's expedition. At least 24 ft (7.5 m) long, it had no teeth, a small head, and a broad, horizontal, forked tail fluke; its dark brown skin was sometimes streaked or spotted with white. It browsed on seaweed. Russian sealers hunted it for food and fur; by 1768 the entire population, estimated at about 5,000, had been exterminated. The term also refers to dugongs and manatees
sea cow: any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
steller's sea cow: extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea
the cow jumped over the moon: title and first line of a famous Mother Goose nursery rhyme; nonsensical sentence used to express disbelief (i.e. "yeah right, and the cow jumped over the moon!")