bow (noun)

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• bow — I. /baʊ / (say bow) verb (i) 1. to bend or curve downwards; stoop: the pines bowed low. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend the body or head in worship, reverence, respect, or submission. 4. to incline the head or body, or… …  

• bow tie — noun a man s tie that ties in a bow • Syn: ↑bow tie, ↑bowtie • Hypernyms: ↑necktie, ↑tie • Hyponyms: ↑black tie, ↑white tie * * * bō …   Useful english dictionary

• bow´er|like´ — bow|er1 «BOW uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a shelter of leafy branches. 2. an arbor. 3. a dwelling, especially a rustic abode. 4. Archaic. a bedroom. –v.t. to embower; enclose. ╂[Old English būr dwelling] –bow´er|like´, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

• bow|er — bow|er1 «BOW uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a shelter of leafy branches. 2. an arbor. 3. a dwelling, especially a rustic abode. 4. Archaic. a bedroom. –v.t. to embower; enclose. ╂[Old English būr dwelling] –bow´er|like´, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

• bow — Ⅰ. bow [1] ► NOUN 1) a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends. 2) a weapon for shooting arrows, made of curved wood joined at both ends by a taut string. 3) a rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing some stringed… …   English terms dictionary

• bow legs — noun outward curvature of the legs • Syn: ↑bow leg, ↑bandy legs • Hypernyms: ↑disability, ↑disablement, ↑handicap, ↑impairment * * * [bō] plural n. legs that curve outward at the knee; …   Useful english dictionary

• Bow|er|y — bow|er|y1 «BOW uhr ee», adjective. 1. like a bower; leafy; shady. 2. containing bowers. ╂[< bower1 + y1] bow|er|y2 «BOW uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies …   Useful english dictionary

• bow|er|y — bow|er|y1 «BOW uhr ee», adjective. 1. like a bower; leafy; shady. 2. containing bowers. ╂[< bower1 + y1] bow|er|y2 «BOW uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies …   Useful english dictionary

• bow|man — bow|man1 «BOH muhn», noun, plural men. a soldier armed with bow and arrows; archer: »the Norman bowmen who won the Battle of Hastings. ╂[< bow2 + man] bow|man2 «BOW muhn», noun, plural men. a bow oarsman; man on the bow o …   Useful english dictionary

• bow leg — noun 1. a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) • Syn: ↑bowleg, ↑bandyleg, ↑bandy leg, ↑genu varum, ↑tibia vara • Hypernyms: ↑leg, ↑disability, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bow oar — noun Etymology: bow (V) 1. : the oar used by the rower nearest the bow; sometimes : the foremost oar but one in a whaleboat 2. : one who pulls the bow oar * * * /bow/ …   Useful english dictionary