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bow


bow - noun

  • a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
  • a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
  • front part of a vessel or aircraft
  • a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
  • something curved in shape
  • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  • an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
  • a decorative interlacing of ribbons
  • a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

    • bow - verb

    • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
    • yield to another's wish or opinion
    • bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
    • bend one's back forward from the waist on down
    • play on a string instrument with a bow

    bow - thesaurus

    accede   arc   bend   bowing   bowknot   crouch   defer   fore   obeisance   prow   stem   stoop   submit  

    Scrabble score for bow

    b is 3 o is 1 w is 4
    Scrabble score = 8

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