CAW
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caw¹
- /kɔː/ UK
- /koː/ Australia, British, New Zealand, Southern, Standard
- /kɔ/
- /kɑ/ cot caught merger
- /kɔ/ Scotland
Sounds like core (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic
noun caws · kaw
- The harsh cry of a crow.
verb caws · cawing · cawed · kaw
- To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven. Rising and cawing at the gun's report.
interjection kaw
- A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid. "Amen," said M., in a grave and solemn tone. "Caw," croaked the jackdaw immediately, and with such a sonorous effect, that it disturbed our pious mien and upset our gravity.
CAW²
proper noun
- Initialism of Canadian Auto Workers, a former trade union, one of the predecessors of Unifor.Canadian Auto Workers
noun
- Initialism of carbon arc welding.carbon arc welding
