Sorry to break up your powwow.
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Powwow
/ˈpaʊ(ˌ)waʊ/
Synonyms for "powwow" (92 found)
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Closest matches (19)
adviseadvise withaudiencebargainbargainingbargaining sessioncall incolloguecompare notesconclaveconfabconfabulateconfabulationconferconfer withconference
Strong matches (27)
Noun(7 words)
confrontationcongressconstitutional conventionconsultconsult withconsultationconventioncouncilcouncil firecouncil of warcounselcounty conventiondeliberatediscussdiscuss withdiscussionexchange observationsexchange of viewsexchange viewseyeball-to-eyeball encounter
Related words (46)
have conversationshigh-level talkhold conferencehuddleinterchange of viewsinterviewmeetingnational conventionnegotiatenegotiationnegotiationsnews conferencenominating conventionpalaverparleypolitical conventionpourparlerpreliminary conventionpress conferenceput heads together
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesMore specific
11 entriesbriefingceremonial gatheringcommunity gatheringcultural eventdance contestdrum circledrum contestplanning meetingplanning sessionstrategy meetingstrategy session
Collocations
11 entriesNative American powwowannual powwowexecutive powwowintertribal powwowplanning powwowpost powwow debriefpowwow drumspowwow etiquettepowwow with colleaguesstakeholder powwowteam powwow
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- индиански знахар noun (a Native American council or meeting)
Navajo
1 entries- atsʼos bee alzhishí noun (a Native American council or meeting)
Ojibwe
1 entries- niimi'idiwin noun (a Native American council or meeting)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
While the powwow was going on the big woman came back again. She was consider'ble rumpled and scratched up, but there was fire in her eye.
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On the way out, Octavio handed me a flyer for the powwow that listed the prize money in each dance category.
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[The] Indians saw everything that happened and powwowed all night, needing more than anything else the presence of Tecumseh. The most aggressive element was the Winnebagos, who insisted on attacking.
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