Bow

Noun

 * 1) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
 * 2) A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
 * 3) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
 * 4) A stringed instrument, similar to the item described above.
 * 5) A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
 * 6) A gesture, usually showing respect, made by bending forward at the waist.
 * 7) A debut
 * 8)  The front of a boat or ship.

Verb

 * 1) To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.
 * 2)  To become bent or curved.
 * 3)  To make something bend or curve.
 * 4)  To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
 * 5)  To debut.
 * 6)  To defer (to something).

Adjectives for Bow

 * noiseless; courteous; flourishing; profound; sweeping; chilly; polite; continuous; Oriental; ceremonious; unbent; mechanical; masculine; formal; conventional; hospitable drowsy; serious; ironical; garish; humid humble; grateful; obsequious; sycophantic inimitable; magnificent; barbaric; sawing whanging; romantic; historical; burlesque mischievous; silent; amiable; exaggerated sardonic; society; manly; valedictory smashing; frigid; stiff; scarlet; prodigious liberal; majestic; ethereal; transparent; unctuous.
 * (archery) ashen; carefully-adjusted; curiously-fashioned; crude; pliant; servile; trusty; twanging.

Verbs for Bow

 * (archery) arm with—; bend—; curve—; draw—; employ—; fashion—; form—; joint—; level—' release—; ripple from—; set—; shape— shoot with—; spring—; string—; tense— twang—; unleash—; —projects; —quivers —retracts; —wavers.

Adverbs for Bow

 * discriminately; involuntarily; prematurely; languidly; ornately; gallantly; ironically;instinctively; profoundly; gravely; unctuously; passively; distantly; obsequiously; cringingly; formally; mockingly; deferentially; debonairly; submissively; desolately; haughtily; profoundly; dejectedly; Orientally; sweepingly; ceremoniously; drowsily; mechanically; sycophantically; sardonically;majestically.

Synonyms

 * arc, bend, curve
 * fiddlestick
 * prow

Antonyms

 * poop, stern

Derived terms

 * bow and arrow
 * bowman
 * composite bow
 * compound bow
 * crossbow
 * longbow
 * oxbow
 * rainbow
 * shortbow
 * bow tie
 * bow down
 * bow out
 * bow and scrape
 * take a bow
 * bow shock

Thesaurus
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Pronunciation

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