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Sounds | baw'; bow' |
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Rhymes | bough |
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Meaning | A knot with two loops and loose ends. Used to tie shoelaces. |
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Synonyms | bowknot |
Broader | knot |
Meaning | A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument. |
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Narrower | fiddlestick, violin bow |
Broader | stick |
Verbs | bow |
Meaning | Front part of a vessel or aircraft. |
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Examples | "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" |
Synonyms | fore, prow, stem |
Part of | vessel, watercraft |
Broader | front |
Meaning | Curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows. |
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Part of | bow and arrow |
Parts | bowstring; limb |
Narrower | crossbow; Cupid's bow; handbow; longbow |
Broader | weapon, arm, weapon system |
Meaning | Something curved in shape. |
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Synonyms | arc |
Narrower | rainbow |
Broader | curve, curved shape |
Meaning | Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame. |
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Synonyms | bowing, obeisance |
Narrower | curtsy, curtsey; genuflection, genuflexion; kowtow, kotow; scrape, scraping; salaam |
Broader | gesture, motion |
Verbs | bow; bow; bow |
Meaning | An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience. |
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Synonyms | curtain call |
Broader | thanks |
Meaning | A decorative interlacing of ribbons. |
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Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
Meaning | A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments. |
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Narrower | down-bow; up-bow |
Broader | stroke |
Meaning | Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to somebody |
Examples | "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" |
Synonyms | bow down |
Entailed by | curtsy, bob |
Narrower | congee, conge |
Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion |
Nouns | bow |
Meaning | Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to somebody |
Examples | "The government bowed to the military pressure" |
Synonyms | submit, defer, accede, give in |
Broader | yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under |
Meaning | Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "He bowed before the King" |
Narrower | take a bow; curtsy, curtsey; scrape, kowtow, genuflect; genuflect |
Broader | change posture |
See also | bow down |
Nouns | bow |
Meaning | Bend one's back forward from the waist on down. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "She bowed before the Queen" |
Synonyms | crouch, stoop, bend |
Entails | change posture |
Narrower | squinch; huddle, cower |
Broader | bend, flex |
Nouns | bow |
Meaning | Play on a string instrument. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Category | music |
Broader | play |
Nouns | bow |