stow

Plural: stows

Verb

Verb Forms: stowed, stowing, stows

To pack or store something neatly and compactly.
fill by packing tightly
- "stow the cart"
To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.
To arrange, pack, or fill something tightly or closely.
To dispose of, lodge, or hide somebody somewhere.
To cease; to stop doing something.

Noun

A place, stead.

Intj

A cry used by falconers to call their birds back down to hand.

Examples

He decided to STOW his ’Q’ until a ’U’ tile appeared on his rack.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place, location”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōu, from Proto-Germanic *stōō (“a place, stowage”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place, put”). Cognate with Old Frisian stō (“place”), Icelandic stó (“fireplace”), Dutch stouw (“place”), German Stau (“congestion”). See also -stow.

Scrabble Score: 7

stow: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stow: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stow: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

stow: valid Words With Friends Word