bow
Betekenis (Engels)
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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.
Concepten
Synoniemen
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/
Etymologie (Engels)
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.
Cognate met Nederlands
boog
Cognate met Duits
Bogen
Cognate met Nederlands
buigen
Cognate met Duits
biegen
Cognate met Nederlands
boeg
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