Crossword clues for stowed
stowed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed (st[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf. Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o], and E. stand. [root]163.]
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To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves.
Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
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To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
--Shak. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: stow)
Usage examples of "stowed".
Lauder, his hands shaking slightly, picked up an armload of the supplies and stowed them in his equipment carryall.
Quickly, she stowed her gear and took a glance at herself in the mirror strip next to the door.
Again, she made certain that she knew exactly which craft was stowed in each location, knew without having to check the computers.
He had stowed all the litter of his solitary occupation, prepped the shuttle for emergency liftoff, and made sure that every system was working perfectly.
Well before sunset, Les and Fred returned with a grav-sled laden with Haakon-Fritz' belongings stowed in crates—and by the rattling they were making, the goods hadn't been stowed any too carefully.
The cabin had been crammed as full as possible and still permit the door to open, but every single piece had been neatly stowed and then secured, so that no matter what the ship did, none of it would break loose.
Forister broke off and rather fussily adjusted the portable folding shelf where he had stowed his books, tightening the spring-bindings that would keep them in place in case of any rapid ship's movements.
The rack, and all of her personal paintings, were stowed hastily in the small storeroom behind Keff's cabin.
She took the parcel and stowed it carefully in her backpack with a see-why-I-need-it glare at Peter.
She resolutely packed it away, and the next four were stowed as soon as she laid the cutter down.
Lars had stowed their two duffles, strapped himself into his seat, motioning for Killa to do the same, as he prepared to drive back to the cube.
I went down into one of the ships and everything was neatly stowed aboard, even in the galley, where there were supplies in tight containers--everything left in readiness for the ships to be sailed out of the cavern again.
Leri rolled up the rider lists and stowed them carefully on the shelf beside her.
Thaniel and Bill assembled ropes, straps, and lanterns and stowed them carefully on Bill’s runner.
Appropriately sober-faced during the bargain ing, Sebell permitted pleasure to glow on his dirt-smeared face as he carefully stowed the mark pieces in his belt pouch while the beasts were prodded away by their new owners.