What (who) is bows - definition
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Bows; Bow (disambiguation)
bows
Short for elbows.
Wash those bows, Chris.
Wash those bows, Chris.
Bow
·vi To manage the bow.
II. Bow ·vi To play (music) with a bow.
III. Bow ·vi To Stop.
IV. Bow ·vt An Arcograph.
V. Bow ·vt To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
VI. Bow ·noun One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
VII. Bow ·vt Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
IX. Bow ·noun The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
X. Bow ·vt A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
XI. Bow (·sg / ·pl) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
XII. Bow ·vi To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
XIII. Bow ·vt The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
XIV. Bow ·vt An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
XV. Bow ·vi To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission;
- often with down.
XVI. Bow ·vt To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
XVIII. Bow ·vt To cause to deviate from straightness; to Bend; to Inflect; to make crooked or curved.
XIX. Bow ·vt A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.
XX. Bow ·vt To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to Turn; to Incline.
XXI. Bow ·vt An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.
XXII. Bow ·noun An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
XXIII. Bow ·vt 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 the hair, fur, ·etc., used by hatters.
bow
I. v. a.
1.
Bend, inflect, crook, incurvate, curve, make crooked.
2.
Incline, turn downward, bend, bend down, droop, drop.
3.
Depress, sink, cast down, bring down, crush, subdue.
4.
Attend with bows, conduct with bows, express by bows.
II. v. n.
1.
Bend, buckle, be inflected, be bent, give way.
2.
Incline (in token of respect, reverence, or submission), bend the head, make a bow.
III. n.
(Naut.) Fore part (of a ship), prow, beak, stem, fore-foot.
Wikipedia
Bow
Bow often refers to:
- Bow and arrow, a weapon
- Bowing, bending the upper body as a social gesture
- An ornamental knot made of ribbon
Bow may also refer to:
- Bow (watercraft), the foremost part of a ship or boat
- Bow (position), the rower seated in the bow of a racing shell
Pronunciation examples for bows
1. Why bows?
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2. No hearts and bows.
Life on the Race Track _ Danica Patrick _ Talks at Google
3. The bows were short bows, of course, from horses.
The Scythians - Nomad Warriors of the Steppe _ Barry Cunliffe _ Talks at Google
4. into the little bows.
Genuine Fakes - How Phony Things Teach Us About Real Stuff _ Lydia Pyne _ Talks at Google
5. Hearts and bows?
Life on the Race Track _ Danica Patrick _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of bows
1. "Many use my bows to hunt." Buyers need to be patient: the bows can take over three months to make and the waiting list is long.
2. And what about this season‘s love affair with bows?
3. So once again, the BBC bows to its political masters.
4. There are three kinds of bows, deep, half and slight.
5. Participants made bows to Kim Il Sung in humble reverence.