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bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
Type Words
Synonyms bowknot
Type of knot

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
Type Words
Synonyms bowing, obeisance
Type of motion, gesture, reverence
Has types salaam, scrape, scraping, genuflexion, genuflection, kowtow, kotow

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
Type Words
Synonyms curtain call
Type of thanks

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
something curved in shape
Type Words
Synonyms arc
Type of curve, curved shape
Has types rainbow

bow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

bow
verb
/baʊ/
yield to another's wish or opinion
Type Words
Synonyms accede, defer, give in, submit
Type of buckle under, knuckle under, yield, give in, succumb


The government bowed to the military pressure.

bow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

bow
verb
/baʊ/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
Type Words
Synonyms bend, crouch, stoop
Type of bend, flex
Has types squinch, huddle, cower


She bowed before the Queen.

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
Type Words
Synonyms fore, prow, stem
Type of front


he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line.

bow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

bow
verb
/baʊ/
bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
Type Words
Synonyms bow down
Type of gesture, motion, gesticulate
Has types congee, conge


He bowed before the King.
She bowed her head in shame.

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
a decorative interlacing of ribbons
Type Words
Type of ornament, decoration, ornamentation

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
Type Words
Type of stick
Has types violin bow, fiddlestick

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Type Words
Type of stroke
Has types up-bow, down-bow

bow::noun | Spocien Dictionary

bow
noun
/baʊ/
a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
Type Words
Type of weapon, weapon system, arm
Has types handbow, cupid's bow, longbow, crossbow

bow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

bow
verb
/baʊ/
bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
Type Words
Type of change posture
Has types curtsy, kowtow, genuflect, scrape, take a bow, curtsey


He bowed before the King.

bow::verb | Spocien Dictionary

bow
verb
/baʊ/
play on a stringed instrument with a bow
Type Words
Type of play
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