"The Dow" is a common nickname for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 prominent, blue-chip companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. Created in 1896, it serves as a key indicator of the health of the overall U.S. economy.
Furthermore, the term died of wounds (DOW) is used to denote personnel who reached a medical treatment facility before dying. The category died of wounds received in action (DWRIA) is also used for combat–related casualties which occur after medical evacuation.
It's believed to stem from the Gaelic dhu or dubh which translates to “black.” It may also be linked to the Scottish terms don or doo, both signifying a dove or pigeon, so Dow may be interpreted as “blackbird” or “jackdaw bird.” It's also speculated that it could be a variant of the names Dove or Dawe.
Died of Wounded Received in Action (DOW): A battle or hostile casualty who dies of wounds or other injuries received in action, after having reached any medical treatment facility.
Dow is short for Dow Jones Industrial Average. Charles Dow developed the index in 1896 and named it after himself and his colleague Edward Jones, a statistician.
Yes, "dow" is a word in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), primarily as an obsolete verb meaning "to thrive, prosper, or be able," found mainly in Scottish and Northern English dialects, with other very old, rare, or related entries like "dowd," "dowie," and "rowdy-dow" also present.
Yes, DOW is a valid 3-letter Scrabble word meaning "to be able," "to thrive," or "to prosper," often used in Scottish/Northern English dialects, and is playable for 7 points in US Scrabble, though it's an obsolete verb form for 'dow'. Other playable words including 'dow' are DOWS (8 points), DOWEL, DOWER, DOWDY, and DOWN.
: depressed, despondent. The first Sally Rooney book turned Hulu TV series, "Normal People," had me down bad in April. It was early quarantine and the show's romantic, physical and exciting story spoke to everything that wasn't present in my own life.
According to royal sources, not long after Prince Harry had made his plans to wed the former Suits actress clear, his granddad began referring to his future Mrs as 'DoW', this standing for the Duchess of Windsor.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (/ˈdaʊ/), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. Dow Jones Industrial Average.
'Bad' girls have always known how to look after themselves. Barrier methods were always very popular. A halved, emptied lemon skin placed over the cervix worked well, for example, as did sponges soaked in natural spermicides such as vinegar.
We've called condoms "skins," "rubber goods," and even "Merry Widows" -- and although it's been legal to talk about contraception since 1938, we'd still rather not.
(5) Trousers. Baggy trousers, designed and fitted so as not to bind the mountaineer at any point, are provided German mountain troops. These trousers are of the usual field-gray, wool-rayon cloth.
The rarest Irish names are often ancient Gaelic names given to only a handful of babies, like Lir (a sea god name, given to just 5 boys in Ireland in 2024) or Tilea (meaning "princess of abundance"), or unique names like Bonba (a goddess name) and Daig, which remain extremely rare, with many such names never reaching the top 100 lists. Truly "rarest" shifts yearly, but names like Lughán, Parthalán, Manachán, and Lasiarfhíona are examples of deeply traditional but nearly forgotten ones.
