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The cow ate grass in the field.
What does Cow mean?
A cow is a large farm animal.
Dictionary definition
a large farm animal often raised for milk or meat.
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Cow in a sentence
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The farmer milked the cow in the morning.
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The article explained how a dairy cow provides milk used for many foods.
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What does cow mean?
A cow is a large farm animal often raised for milk or meat.
Practice 2
Which word is related to cow?
Cattle is a group word for cows and related farm animals.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cow correctly?
A cow is a farm animal that may stand in a field.
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MeaningCow means A cow is a large farm animal.
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Synonyms
Words like Cow
cattleA group word for cows and related farm animals.
dairy animalA farm animal raised for milk.
Antonyms
Opposite words
wild animalA contrast when cow means a tame farm animal.
birdA different kind of animal.
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A cow is a large farm animal.
Common mix-up
Cow is not the same as wild animal. Cow means a cow is a large farm animal.
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Read this model sentence: The farmer milked the cow in the morning. Clue words: farmer, milked, morning. Underline clue words that show why cow fits instead of wild animal. Now write one new sentence that shows cow without using the word cow. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show cow?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The farmer milked the cow in the morning." Why does cow fit better than wild animal?
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