Bow synonyms
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longbow
A long, hand-drawn bow, such as that used in medieval England, which sometimes exceeded 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length.
self-bow
Alternative form of selfbow.
crossbow
A weapon consisting of a bow set transversely on a wooden stock: the stock is grooved to direct a short, heavy arrow (bolt) or stone and notched to hold the bowstring, which is released by a trigger
single-piece bow
back bow
stone-bow
The first or early part
The definition of a prow is the front part of a ship or boat, or the note of an airplane.
The foremost or leading position:
The main, often long or slender part of a plant that usually grows upward above the ground and supports other parts, such as branches and leaves. Plants have evolved a number of tissue arrangements in the stem. Seedless vascular plants (such as mosses and ferns) have primary vascular tissue in an inner core, a cylindrical ring, or individual strands scattered amid the ground tissue. In eudicots, magnoliids, and conifers, the stem develops a continuous cylindrical layer or a ring of separate bundles of vascular tissue (including secondary vascular tissue) embedded in the ground tissue. In monocots and some herbaceous eudicots, individual strands of primary vascular tissue are scattered in the ground tissue.
The thing or part in front
The definition of a nod is an up and down movement of the head, usually to show agreement or tiredness.
The act or fact of bending.
In the Near East, India, etc., a greeting or ceremonial compliment, made by bowing low with the palm of the right hand placed on the forehead
A gesture of respect or reverence, such as a bow or curtsy
The act of kneeling and touching the ground with the forehead to show great deference, submissive respect, homage, etc., as formerly in China
The act of genuflecting
bowing-and-scraping
A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.
A dipping or being dipped
do obeisance
To bend
To stoop is to bend over, or to do something that is demeaning or below your status.
To cause to become less; reduce:
To bend
To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.
In bridge, to lose a trick by deliberately playing lower than one's opponent.
To cringe in fear.
prostrate oneself
To bend
(Idiomatic, by extension) To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
To yield (oneself) to any influence, emotion, passion, or power.
To consent or comply passively or without protest:
To capitulate is to surrender or give in to all demands.
rise (antonym)
To extend upward; be prominent:
tower (antonym)
To rise high or stand tall
become erect (antonym)
To bend
weapon (related)
An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
front (related)
A specified area of activity
yield (related)
To produce a return for effort or investment:
Forming an arch or a curve like that of an arch.
Having the form of a bow; curved.
Eccentric; odd
Having a bow, e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow
semierect
Partially or somewhat erect.
(Chiefly British Slang) A schoolmaster.
Formal or authoritative permission to depart.
The definition of courtesy is polite behavior and the showing of proper manners or is a polite and socially proper act.
Attributive form of curtain call
A slight or gentle touch.
salam
Alternative spelling of salaam.
The title in your name, such as Mr, Mrs, Ms., Dr. or Rev..
The rear end of a ship or boat
(Elec.) To form an arc
To span as an arch
be obeisant
(Intransitive, figuratively) To give in; to react suddenly or adversely to stress or pressure (of a person).
To cave in
To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
To pass each other while moving in opposite directions
To put down with force; subdue:
To move in a curved path
To put off; postpone.
To fiddle is defined as to play a violin, or to spend time doing something without a goal in mind.
(Poker) To withdraw from the betting on a hand, specif. by turning over one's exposed cards
To cause to form a knot or knots.
To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).
Overwhelm is defined as to completely overcome or take over.
To throw or put in a prostrate position; lay flat on the ground
To pattern with many colours, like a rainbow.
To decorate, trim, or mark with or as with a ribbon or ribbons
To present itself to, as if in greeting
Or (intransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
To die
To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
To become sour:
straighten (antonym)
bend from waist
stand straight (antonym)
bend
fight (antonym)
To oppose physically or in battle, as with fists, weapons, etc.
defend (antonym)
(Law) To represent (a defendant) in a civil or criminal action.
The definition of a round is something in a circle shape or a series of actions.
To move or bend at an angle or by means of angles
Hump is defined as to hunch over or arch the back, to hurry or to use a lot of energy, or is vulgar slang to mean having sexual intercourse.
To bend or draw up into a hump:
To hunch, huddle, or squeeze
give ground
straight (related)
The straight part, as of a road:
posture (related)
To assume a certain, often exaggerated body position; pose.
resist (related)
Resist is defined as to fend off, oppose or work against.
precede (related)
To be before in time, order, or position.
bowknot
A decorative knot in a string, ribbon, etc., usually with two loops and two ends: it is untied by pulling the ends
bow-down
(Intransitive, idiomatic) to bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference
To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.
union bow
Having a preference, disposition, or tendency:
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