bows

/baʊz/ · noun

Meaning

A firm branch of a tree.
The gallows.
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.
To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
To become bent or curved.
To make something bend or curve.
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
To premiere.
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
To debut.
To defer (to something).
To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
The front of a boat or ship.
The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.

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