American Heritage Dictionary
(1)
Century Dictionary
(1)
GNU Webster's 1913
(1)
WordNet
Elsewhere on the web
A LOVE PLAYNT--1370 To yow, my Purse, and to noon other wighte Complayne I, for ye be my lady dere!— The Book of Humorous Verse
Snarley-yow, or The Dog Fiend, by Captain Marryat Snarley-yow", or "The Dog Fiend" was published in 1837, the eleventh book to flow from Marryat's pen You could say that this book is a chronicle of the doings of various hopeless people, who are constantly being unkind to one another, and in particular, except for his owner, to the rather horrible dog.— Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend
I cried, flushing indignantly That was all I said, but it was enough Beg pardon, young gentleman!--yow didn't, I can see that.— Patience Wins War in the Works
Wow--yow--I could sleep I should think you could McCord did not answer By the way," I speculated.— The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year
Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed
You can expect to see this word several times a year.
Recently looked uporotund · exegesis · umquhile · gabrielle · funicular |
Recent Favoritespygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms |
Recent Pronunciationsthese grunts every eight hours · haul it off to our darkest dungeon · send for a doctor · forget what witticism you were originally going to insert here because you've just banged your knee on your desk · the rest will come naturally |