Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: howells
IPA transcription: [h'aʊəlz]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Howells, William_Dean_Howells
    Meaning: United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
Usage examples
  • Liking realism, does he read Howells or the blood-curdling serial entitled "Piping the Mystery"?
  • Then came Mr. Howells's "A Foregone Conclusion," which Katy had never seen; then a box of quinine pills; then a sachet for her trunk; then another burlesque poem; last of all, a cake of delicious violet soap, "to wash the sea-smell from her hands," the label said.