NOUN
  • Definition - A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
  • Definition - A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
  • Definition - A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
  • Definition - A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
  • Definition - 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.
  • Definition - Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
  • Definition - The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
  • Definition - Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
  • Definition - Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
  • Definition - A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
  • Definition - (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
  • Definition - The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
VERB
  • Definition - To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
  • Example - The musician bowed his violin expertly.
  • Definition - To become bent or curved.
  • Example - The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
  • Definition - To make something bend or curve.
  • Example - The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
  • Definition - To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
  • Example - The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
  • Definition - To premiere.
  • Example - Cronenberg’s "Cosmopolis" bows in Cannes this week.
Words in your word
3 Letter Words
bow 8
2 Letter Words
ow 5 wo 5 bo 4
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