Crossword-Solution: BOW
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Bow | v. t. | To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved. |
| Bow | v. t. | To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline. |
| Bow | v. t. | To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension. |
| Bow | v. t. | To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue. |
| Bow | v. t. | To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks. |
| Bow | v. i. | To bend; to curve. |
| Bow | v. i. | To stop. |
| Bow | v. i. | To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down. |
| Bow | v. i. | To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow. |
| Bow | n. | 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. |
| Bow | v. t. | Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow. |
| Bow | v. t. | 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. |
| Bow | v. t. | An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string. |
| Bow | v. t. | The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke. |
| Bow | v. t. | 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. |
| Bow | v. t. | An arcograph. |
| Bow | v. t. | 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 | v. t. | A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea. |
| Bow | sing. or pl. | Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree. |
| Bow | v. i. | To play (music) with a bow. |
| Bow | v. i. | To manage the bow. |
| Bow | n. | The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow. |
| Bow | n. | One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| BOW | anagram | WBO |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
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Sentences with BOW (5)
Swift of foot was Hiawatha; He could shoot an arrow from him, And run forward with such fleetness, That the arrow fell behind him! Strong of arm was Hiawatha; He could shoot ten arrows upward, Shoot them with such strength and swiftness, That the tenth had left the bow-string Ere the first to earth had fallen! He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore them, He could smite the rocks asunder, He could grind them into powder.
For those the Race of _Israel_ oft forsook Their living strength, and unfrequented left His righteous Altar, bowing lowly down To bestial Gods; for which their heads as low Bow’d down in Battel, sunk before the Spear Of despicable foes.
Past, present, and to be, All bow to thy decree, All that exceeds the mean by Fate Is punished, Love or Hate.
Thus, a blazing spear, a sword of flame, a bow, or a sheaf of arrows seen in the midnight sky, prefigured Indian warfare.
The greater part of the time he scraped on two or three strings, accompanying every movement of the bow with a motion of the head; bowing almost to the ground, and stamping with his foot whenever a fresh couple were to start.
Quotes with BOW (3)
Bishop was all done with the witty converstaion. 'Will you swear?'And Myrnin said, shockingly, 'I will.' And he proceeded to, a string of swearwords that made Claire blink. He ended with, ' — frothy fool-born apple-john! Cheater of vandals and defiler of dead dogs!' and did another twirl and bow. He looked up with a red, red grin that was more like a leer. 'Is that what you meant, my lord?
All my problems bow before my stubbornness.
Why does truth carry such a dreadful face? Why does subjugation carry such a happy mask? It becomes sad when people understand that they can lead a better life as long as they bow their heads, ignoring the truth.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 298 times in crossword archives (1951–2025).