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Definition: Howe

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. United States editor (1920-1993).[Wordnet]
2. Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928).[Wordnet]
3. United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910).[Wordnet]
4. United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867).[Wordnet].

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"Howe" is a common misspelling or typo for: hose, howes, howel, Hower.

Date "Howe" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Common Expressions: Howe

Expressions Definition
Albion P. Howe Albion Parris Howe (March 13, 1818 - January 25, 1897) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War. (references)
Allan Howe Allan Turner Howe (September 6, 1927 - December 14, 2000) was a politician from the state of Utah. (references)
Barbara Howe Barbara Howe was the chair of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina from 2001 to 2005 and was also the party's candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 2000 and 2004. (references)
Brian Howe Brian Leslie Howe (born 23 January 1936), Australian politician, was Deputy Prime Minister in the Labor government of Paul Keating from 1991 to 1995. (references)
C.D. Howe The Right Honourable Clarence Decatur "C.D." Howe, PC (January 15, 1886 - December 31, 1960) was a leading Canadian politician. In the 1940s and 1950s, he was known as the "Minister of Everything". He is related to Father of Confederation Joseph Howe. (references)
C.D. Howe Institute The C.D. Howe Institute (French: Institut C.D. Howe) is a Canadian economic and social think tank based in Toronto, Ontario. It is non-profit and non-partisan. (references)
Curtis Howe Springer Curtis Howe Springer was a radio evangelist, self-proclaimed medical doctor and Methodist minister best known for founding the Zzyzx Hot Springs resort. In actuality, Springer was neither a doctor nor a minister. (references)
Cyprian Howe American Revolutionary War Colonel who in the summer of 1780 led a unit of the Massachusetts militia to Rhode Island to reinforce the Continental Army. (references)
Darcus Howe Darcus Howe (born 1943 in Trinidad) is a writer and broadcaster working in Britain. He is black and in his career has often been very involved in issues connected with race. (references)
David J. Howe David J. Howe is a British novelist, writer, journalist, publisher, and media historian. (references)
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Specialty Expressions: Howe

Expressions Domain Definition
Denis Howe Computing Denis B. Howe. Editor of the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. (2000-05-16). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing..
Howe factor Physics DF: FG. Source: European Union. (references)

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Extended Definition: Howe

Howe

Howe may refer to:

  • a tumulus (barrow), in particular a Bowl barrow

places in the UK:

  • Howe, North Yorkshire
  • Howe, Norfolk

places in the US:

  • Howe, Indiana
  • Howe, Minneapolis, a neighborhood in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Howe, Oklahoma
  • Howe, Texas
  • Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania
  • Howe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
  • Lord Howe Island, Australia

a surname

  • Howe (surname)

Other

  • HMS Howe, several British warships with this name
  • Howe Military School in Howe, Indiana

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Howe". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Howe

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Steve Howe 57     Île Howe 4
Gordie Howe 43     Abby Howe Turner 3
Howe Yoon Chong 41     Albert R. Howe 3
Geoffrey Howe 39     Albion P. Howe 8
Steve Howe (guitarist) 38     Allan Howe 3
John Howe 38     Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 30
Don Howe 37     Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album) 17
Howe 33     Andrew Howe 7
Joseph Howe 33     Art Howe 24
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 30     Art Howe (football) 4
Lord Howe Island 28     Asa Howe Cory 7
HMS Howe 26     Barbara Howe 4
David Howe 26     Brian Howe 2
Howe & Co 25     Brian Howe (actor) 4
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe 25     Brian Howe (politician) 8
Art Howe 24     Brian Howe (singer) 13
C. D. Howe 24     C. D. Howe 24
Catherine Howe 24     C. D. Howe Building 4
John Howe (loyalist) 23     C. D. Howe Institute 5
George Howe 20     Cape Howe 7
Linda Moulton Howe 20     Catherine Howe 24
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe 19     Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe 6
Fort Howe 19     Christopher Howe 7
Howe Sound 19     Curtis Howe Springer 6
Mark Howe 18     Cyprian Howe 2
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album) 17     Darcus Howe 8
Marty Howe 17     David Howe 26
Steve Howe (baseball player) 17     David Howe (claimant to King of Mann) 14
James Wong Howe 17     David Howe (speedway rider) 10
Strauss and Howe 17     David J. Howe 9
Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe 15     Dewey, Cheatem & Howe 4
Susan Howe 15     Don Howe 37
Hubert Howe Bancroft 15     Dr. John Quincy Howe House 4
James Howe 14     Duggleby Howe 8
Gordie Howe hat trick 14     Dylan Howe 10
Jennifer Howe 14     E. W. Howe 5
David Howe (claimant to King of Mann) 14     Earl Howe 12
Greg Howe 13     Eber Dudley Howe 2
Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe 13     Eddie Howe 7
Julia Ward Howe 13     Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe 3
Brian Howe (singer) 13     Edward Howe Forbush 5
Tan Howe Liang 13     Elias Howe 7
Robert Howe 13     Elias Howe Company 8
Earl Howe 12     Ellic Howe 4
Rule in Howe v Earl of Dartmouth 12     Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote 5
Lord Howe Island Marine Park 12     Ernie Howe 4
Howe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania 12     Fanny Howe 7
Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania 11     Florence Howe 4
Samuel Gridley Howe 11     Fort Howe 19
Mary Howe 11     Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe 15
The Steve Howe Album 11     Fred Howe 5
Paul Howe 11     Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe 13
Syd Howe 11     Gary Howe 6
Lord Howe Woodhen 11     Gary L. Howe 4
James D. Howe 11     Geoffrey Howe 39
David Howe (speedway rider) 10     George Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe 4
Dylan Howe 10     George Howe 20
Rebecca Howe 10     George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe 6
Jonathan Howe 10     George Howe (architect) 6
Timothy O. Howe 10     George Howe (footballer) 7
Vic Howe 10     Gordie Howe 43
Lord Howe Flax Snail 9     Gordie Howe Bowl 8
Jackie Howe 9     Gordie Howe hat trick 14
David J. Howe 9     Gordie Howe Trophy 7
HMS Howe (1885) 9     Greg Howe 13
Brian Howe (politician) 8     Greg Howe (album) 6
Darcus Howe 8     Henry Howe Bemrose 3
Shauna Howe 8     Herb Howe 2
Duggleby Howe 8     HMS Howe 26
Jack Howe (footballer) 8     HMS Howe (1815) 5
Gordie Howe Bowl 8     HMS Howe (1860) 4
Louis McHenry Howe 8     HMS Howe (1885) 9
Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe 8     HMS Howe (32) 7
Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe 8     Howe 33
Elias Howe Company 8     Howe & Co 25
Albion P. Howe 8     Howe (surname) 4
Rene Howe 8     Howe and Hummel 7
Howe Tavern 7     Howe Caverns 7
Howe and Hummel 7     Howe High School 5
Eddie Howe 7     Howe High School (Howe, Oklahoma) 3
Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe 7     Howe Independent School District 2
Cape Howe 7     Howe Island 3
LeAnne Howe 7     Howe Military School 2
Howe Caverns 7     Howe Park 3
Andrew Howe 7     Howe Sound 19
Fanny Howe 7     Howe Sound Outreach School 4
Gordie Howe Trophy 7     Howe Sound Secondary School 6
West Cape Howe National Park 7     Howe Tavern 7
John Howe (Puritan) 7     Howe Tavern (College Corner, Ohio) 6
Elias Howe 7     Howe Township 2
Joe Howe (footballer) 7     Howe Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania 11
Christopher Howe 7     Howe Township, Pennsylvania 2
Irving Howe 7     Howe Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania 12
Lord Howe Starling 7     Howe Yoon Chong 41
George Howe (footballer) 7     Hubert Howe Bancroft 15
HMS Howe (32) 7     Irving Howe 7
Asa Howe Cory 7     Jack Howe (footballer) 8
School District 48 Howe Sound 6     Jackie Howe 9
Sophie Howe 6     James D. Howe 11
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe 6     James Howe 14
Charlotte Howe, Viscountess Howe 6     James Howe (alternative meanings) 2
Robert Howe (soldier) 6     James Howe Carse 3
Lord Howe Island Thrush 6     James R. Howe 3
Michael Howe 6     James Wong Howe 17
George Howe (architect) 6     Jennifer Howe 14
Gary Howe 6     Joe Howe (footballer) 7
Stuart Howe 6     John Howe 38
Dewey, Cheatem & Howe 6     John Howe (alternative meanings) 3
Lord Howe Swamphen 6     John Howe (loyalist) 23
Greg Howe (album) 6     John Howe (Puritan) 7
William Howe DeLancey 6     John T. Howe 4
Howe Tavern (College Corner, Ohio) 6     John W. Howe 3
Howe Sound Secondary School 6     Jonathan Howe 10
Curtis Howe Springer 6     Joseph Howe 33
Lord Howe Island Marine Park (commonwealth waters) 6     Julia Ward Howe 13
Tyrone Howe 6     Kym Howe 3
Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe 5     LeAnne Howe 7
Fred Howe 5     Les Howe 3
Oscar Howe 5     Leslie Howe 2
Thomas Marshall Howe 5     Linda Moulton Howe 20
Marie Howe 5     Lord Howe Flax Snail 9
C. D. Howe Institute 5     Lord Howe Gerygone 4
Howe High School 5     Lord Howe Island 28
Lord Howe Island butterflyfish 5     Lord Howe Island Airport 4
Edward Howe Forbush 5     Lord Howe Island butterflyfish 5
E. W. Howe 5     Lord Howe Island Marine Park 12
HMS Howe (1815) 5     Lord Howe Island Marine Park (commonwealth waters) 6
Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote 5     Lord Howe Island Skink 5
Lord Howe Island Skink 5     Lord Howe Island Thrush 6
Lord Howe Long-eared Bat 5     Lord Howe Long-eared Bat 5
Ellic Howe 4     Lord Howe Monster 4
Gary L. Howe 4     Lord Howe Rise 4
Lord Howe Gerygone 4     Lord Howe seamount chain 2
Lord Howe Monster 4     Lord Howe Starling 7
Mine Howe 4     Lord Howe Swamphen 6
Florence Howe 4     Lord Howe Woodhen 11
George Curzon-Howe, 2nd Earl Howe 4     Louis McHenry Howe 8
C. D. Howe Building 4     Lucien Howe 4
HMS Howe (1860) 4     M. A. Dewolfe Howe 2
Truman Howe Bartlett 4     Margaret Howe 2
Robert Howe (diplomat) 4     Marie Howe 5
Rodney Howe 4     Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe 7
Howe (surname) 4     Mark Howe 18
Lord Howe Rise 4     Marty Howe 17
John T. Howe 4     Mary Howe 11
Ernie Howe 4     Maud Howe Elliott 3
Art Howe (football) 4     Michael Howe 6
Île Howe 4     Mine Howe 4
Brian Howe (actor) 4     Nathaniel Howe 3
Barbara Howe 4     Nigel Howe 3
Dr. John Quincy Howe House 4     Oscar Howe 5
William Howe Guion 4     Paul Howe 11
Howe Sound Outreach School 4     Paul Howe (swimmer) 3
Lucien Howe 4     Ralph Howe 3
Lord Howe Island Airport 4     Rebecca Howe 10
Tina Howe 3     Rene Howe 8
Paul Howe (swimmer) 3     Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe 5
Kym Howe 3     Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe 8
Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe 3     Richard Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe 8
John W. Howe 3     Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe 25
Vernon Howe Bailey 3     Rick Howe 2
Albert R. Howe 3     Robert Howe 13
James R. Howe 3     Robert Howe (diplomat) 4
Henry Howe Bemrose 3     Robert Howe (soldier) 6
Nigel Howe 3     Rodney Howe 4
James Howe Carse 3     Roger Howe 3
Virgil Howe 3     Rule in Howe v Earl of Dartmouth 12
Siward's Howe 3     Sam Howe 2
Thomas Howe 3     Samuel Gridley Howe 11
Roger Howe 3     School District 48 Howe Sound 6
John Howe (alternative meanings) 3     Shauna Howe 8
Les Howe 3     Siward's Howe 3
Wolf Rock, Lord Howe Island 3     Sophie Howe 6
Maud Howe Elliott 3     Steve Howe 57
Allan Howe 3     Steve Howe (baseball player) 17
Abby Howe Turner 3     Steve Howe (guitarist) 38
Howe High School (Howe, Oklahoma) 3     Strauss and Howe 17
Howe Island 3     Stuart Howe 6
Ralph Howe 3     Susan Howe 15
Howe Park 3     Syd Howe 11
Nathaniel Howe 3     Tan Howe Liang 13
Herb Howe 2     The Steve Howe Album 11
M. A. Dewolfe Howe 2     Thomas Howe 3
Brian Howe 2     Thomas Marshall Howe 5
Eber Dudley Howe 2     Timothy O. Howe 10
Howe Independent School District 2     Tina Howe 3
Howe Military School 2     Truman Howe Bartlett 4
Sam Howe 2     Tyrone Howe 6
Margaret Howe 2     Vernon Howe Bailey 3
Rick Howe 2     Vic Howe 10
James Howe (alternative meanings) 2     Virgil Howe 3
Howe Township 2     West Cape Howe National Park 7
Lord Howe seamount chain 2     William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe 19
Leslie Howe 2     William Howe DeLancey 6
Cyprian Howe 2     William Howe Guion 4
Howe Township, Pennsylvania 2     Wolf Rock, Lord Howe Island 3

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Translations: Howe

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian kopec (hill, uphill, dodger, howe, hump). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina kopec (hill, uphill, dodger, howe, hump). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 洞 (hole, cave, cavity, holes, cavities), 孔 (hole, aperture, orifice, apertures, bore). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 孔 (hole, aperture, orifice, apertures, bore), 洞 (cave, hole, to reach, when, caves). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech kopec (hill, uphill, dodger, howe, hump). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari فرورفتگي (concavity, fossa, fovea, howe, notch), ژرفي (howe), گودي (bezel, depth, groove, howe, valley). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 움팬 땅 (howe), 분지 (offshoot, offset, ramification, basin, proliferous), 넓은 골짜기 (strath, howe). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 움팬 땅 (howe), 분지 (offshoot, offset, ramification, basin, proliferous), 넓은 골짜기 (strath, howe). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew מיסהאו (Maes Howe). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit מיסהאו (Maes Howe). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ロードハウ島 (lord howe), スティーヴ・ハウ (Steve Howe), ロード・ハウ島 (Lord Howe Island), ゴーディ・ハウ (Gordie Howe). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 움팬 땅 (howe), 분지 (offshoot, offset, ramification, basin, proliferous), 넓은 골짜기 (strath, howe). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi فرورفتگي (concavity, fossa, fovea, howe, notch), ژرفي (howe), گودي (bezel, depth, groove, howe, valley). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian فرورفتگي (concavity, fossa, fovea, howe, notch), ژرفي (howe), گودي (bezel, depth, groove, howe, valley). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) فرورفتگي (concavity, fossa, fovea, howe, notch), ژرفي (howe), گودي (bezel, depth, groove, howe, valley). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, howe. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Howe

Language Translations for “howe” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Hathagowe (Howe). Additional references: Athag, howe. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Hagowe (Howe). Additional references: Double Dutch, howe. (volunteer)
Leet {=}0\/\/£ (Howe). Additional references: Leet, howe. (volunteer)
Oppish Hopowe (Howe). Additional references: Oppish, howe. (volunteer)
Pig Latin owehay (howe). Additional references: Pig Latin, howe. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Hubowe (Howe). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, howe. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Howe

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Tricholimnas sylvestris (howe, howe in, Lord Howe wood rail), Zosterops tephropleurus (lord howe island white-eye), Porphyrio albus (lord howe island swamphen), Gallirallus sylvestris (lord howe island rail). Additional references: Latin, howe. (volunteer)
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Bible Origins and Translations: Howe

Language Matthew Chapter 5, Verse 27

Greek (transliterated), Septuagint - 250 BC

 hkousate oti erreqh toiV arcaioiV ou moiceuseiV

Latin, Vulgate - 405

 audistis quia dictum est antiquis non moechaberis

English, Old, West Saxon - 990

 Ge gehyrden þæt on ealden cwidengecweþen wæs. Ne unriht-hemeþu

English, Middle, Wycliffe - 1395

 Ye han herd that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt `do no letcherie.

English, Renaissance, Tyndale - 1526

 Ye haue hearde howe it was sayde to the of olde tyme: Thou shalt not comitt advoutrie.

English, Jacobean, King James - 1611

 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

English, Victorian, Webster - 1833

 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

English, Basic, Ogden - 1964

 You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:

Bulgarian

 Чули сте, че е било казано: “Не прелюбодействувай”.

Cebuano

 ¶ "Nakadungog kamo sa giingon, `Ayaw pagpanapaw.`

Chinese

 你 們 聽 見 有 話 說 、 『 不 可 姦 淫 。 』

Croatian

 "Èuli ste da je reèeno: Ne èini preljuba!

Danish

 I have hørt, at der er sagt: Du må ikke bedrive Hor.

Dutch

 Gij hebt gehoord, dat van de ouden gezegd is: Gij zult geen overspel doen.

Finnish

 Te olette kuulleet sanotuksi: `Älä tee huorin`.

French

 Vous avez appris qu`il a été dit: Tu ne commettras point d`adultère.

German

 Ihr habt gehört, daß zu den Alten gesagt ist: "Du sollst nicht ehebrechen."

Haitian Creole

 Nou tande ki jan nan tan lontan yo te di: Piga ou janm fè adiltè.

Hungarian

 Hallottátok, hogy megmondatott a régieknek: Ne paráználkodjál!

Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari

 "Kalian tahu bahwa ada ajaran seperti ini: Jangan berzinah.

Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama

 Kamu sudah mendengar perkataan demikian: Janganlah engkau berzinah.

Italian

 Avete inteso che fu detto: Non commettere adulterio;

Korean

 또 간 음 치 말 라 하 였 다 는 것 을 너 희 가 들 었 으 나

Latvian

 Jûs esat dzirdçjuði, ka senèiem ir sacîts: tev nebûs laulîbu pârkâpt.

Manx Gaelic

 Ta shiu er chlashtyn dy row eh er ny ghra rish nyn shenn-ayryn, Cha brish oo poosey.

Maori

 Kua rongo koutou, i korerotia, Kaua e puremu:

Norwegian

 I har hørt at det er sagt: Du skal ikke drive hor.

Portuguese

 Ouvistes que foi dito: Não adulterarás.   

Rumanian

 Ayi auzit cq s`a zis celor din vechime: ,,Sq nu preacurvewti.``

Russian

 чЩ УМЩЫБМЙ, ЮФП УЛБЪБОП ДТЕЧОЙН: ОЕ РТЕМАВПДЕКУФЧХК.

Shuar

 `Yaunchu tiniu armia nu ántichukaitrum: "Tsanirmawaip."

Spanish

 "Habéis oído que fue dicho: No cometerás adulterio.

Swahili

 "Mmesikia ya kuwa watu waliambiwa: `Usizini!`

Swedish

 I haven hört att det är sagt: 'Du skall icke begå äktenskapsbrott.'

Thai

 ท่านทั้งหลายได้ยินว่ามีคำกล่าวในครั้งโบราณว่า `อย่าล่วงประเวณีผัวเมียเขา'

Ukrainian

 Ви чули, що сказано: Не чини перелюбу.

Uma

 "Ni'inca moto karia-na parenta owi to mpo'uli': `Neo' mobualo'.'

Vietnamese

 Caùc ngöôi coù nghe lôøi phaùn raèng: Ngöôi chôù phaïm toäi taø daâm.
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