bow
Betekenis (English)
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- A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
- A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
- A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
- A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
- 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.
- Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
- The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
- Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
- 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.
- A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
- Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddle tree.
- The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
- Either of the two handles of a pair of scissors.
Concepts
Synonyms
thruster machinery compartment
thrust propeller
maneuvering device
yield
prostrate oneself
defer to
lean forward
lower the head
bend before
current collector
cross-bow
stoop down
make straight
show respect
long handle
make obeisance
segment of a circle
give respect
pay homage
war-bow
reverential salutation
turn towards a person
address of welcome
double joint
pellet-bow
nod head
fiddle stick
arch form
bow shape
crescent-shaped object
make something curved
persuade or bend
get angry
give thanks
give way to
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/bəʊ/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From Middle English bowe, from Old English boga, Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Cognate with West Frisian boge, Dutch boog, German Bogen, Swedish båge.
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