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bow
Overview of noun bow
The noun bow has 9 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (4) bow, bowknot -- (a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces)
2. (2) bow -- (a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument)
3. (1) bow, fore, prow, stem -- (front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line")
4. (1) bow -- (curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows)
5. bow, arc -- (something curved in shape)
6. bow, bowing, obeisance -- (bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame)
7. bow, curtain call -- (an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience)
8. bow -- (a decorative interlacing of ribbons)
9. bow -- (a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments)
Overview of verb bow
The verb bow has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) bow, bow down -- (bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame")
2. (3) submit, bow, defer, accede, give in -- (submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure")
3. (1) bow -- (bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King")
4. crouch, stoop, bend, bow -- (bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse")
5. bow -- (play on a string instrument)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bow
9 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bowknot
=> knot
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bow
=> stick
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bow, fore, prow, stem
=> front
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
bow
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
bow, arc
=> curve, curved shape
=> line
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
=> visual communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
bow, curtain call
=> thanks
=> acknowledgment, acknowledgement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
bow
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 9
bow
=> stroke
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bow
5 of 9 senses of bow
Sense 2
bow
=> fiddlestick, violin bow
Sense 4
bow
=> crossbow
=> Cupid's bow
=> handbow
=> longbow
Sense 5
bow, arc
=> rainbow
Sense 6
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> curtsy, curtsey
=> genuflection, genuflexion
=> kowtow, kotow
=> scrape, scraping
=> salaam
Sense 9
bow
=> down-bow
=> up-bow
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bow
9 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bowknot
=> knot
Sense 2
bow
=> stick
Sense 3
bow, fore, prow, stem
=> front
Sense 4
bow
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
Sense 5
bow, arc
=> curve, curved shape
Sense 6
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
Sense 7
bow, curtain call
=> thanks
Sense 8
bow
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Sense 9
bow
=> stroke
Antonyms of noun bow
Member Holonyms of noun bow
Substance Holonyms of noun bow
Part Holonyms of noun bow
2 of 9 senses of bow
Sense 3
bow, fore, prow, stem
PART OF: vessel, watercraft
Sense 4
bow
PART OF: bow and arrow
Member Meronyms of noun bow
Substance Meronyms of noun bow
Part Meronyms of noun bow
1 of 9 senses of bow
Sense 4
bow
HAS PART: bowstring
HAS PART: limb
Meronyms of noun bow
1 of 9 senses of bow
Sense 4
bow
HAS PART: bowstring
HAS PART: limb
Holonyms of noun bow
2 of 9 senses of bow
Sense 3
bow, fore, prow, stem
PART OF: vessel, watercraft
Sense 4
bow
PART OF: bow and arrow
Attributes of noun bow
Derived Forms of noun bow
2 of 9 senses of bow
Sense 2
bow
RELATED TO>(verb) bow#5
=> bow
Sense 6
bow, bowing, obeisance
RELATED TO>(verb) bow#4
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
RELATED TO>(verb) bow#3
=> bow
RELATED TO>(verb) bow#1
=> bow, bow down
Domain of noun bow
Domain Terms of noun bow
Familiarity of noun bow
bow used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bow
9 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bowknot
> knot
=> barrel knot, blood knot
=> bow, bowknot
=> carrick bend
=> clove hitch
=> figure eight, figure of eight
=> fisherman's bend
=> fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knot
=> Gordian knot
=> half hitch
=> hawser bend
=> hitch
=> loop knot
=> love knot, lovers' knot, lover's knot, true lovers' knot, true lover's knot
=> overhand knot
=> prolonge knot, sailor's breastplate
=> sheepshank
=> slipknot
=> square knot
=> stopper knot
=> surgeon's knot
=> Turk's head
Sense 2
bow
> stick
=> bow
=> club
=> divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder
=> drumstick
=> linstock
=> matchstick
=> maulstick, mahlstick
=> singlestick, fencing stick, backsword
=> spindle
=> staff
=> stob
=> swizzle stick
=> walking stick
Sense 3
bow, fore, prow, stem
> front
=> bow, fore, prow, stem
=> facade, frontage, frontal
=> face
=> frontispiece
=> nose
=> nose
=> nose cone, ogive
=> shirtfront
=> shopfront, storefront
Sense 4
bow
> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> bow
=> bow and arrow
=> brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle duster
=> fire ship
=> flamethrower
=> gun
=> knife
=> light arm
=> missile
=> pike
=> projectile, missile
=> slasher
=> sling
=> spear, lance, shaft
=> stun gun, stun baton
=> sword, blade, brand, steel
=> tomahawk, hatchet
=> weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D.
=> Greek fire
Sense 5
bow, arc
> curve, curved shape
=> normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape
=> meander
=> closed curve
=> S-shape
=> catenary
=> Cupid's bow
=> wave, undulation
=> extrados
=> gooseneck
=> intrados
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
=> hook, crotchet
=> envelope
=> arc
=> scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
=> spiral
=> helix, spiral
=> perversion
=> sinuosity, sinuousness
=> arch
=> bell, bell shape, campana
=> bow, arc
=> crescent
=> quadric, quadric surface
=> roulette, line roulette
Sense 6
bow, bowing, obeisance
> gesture, motion
=> sign
=> gesticulation
=> beck
=> facial expression, facial gesture
=> flourish
=> high-five
=> previous question
=> shrug
=> wave, waving, wafture
=> V sign
=> nod
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
=> sign of the cross
Sense 7
bow, curtain call
> thanks
=> appreciation
=> thank you
=> bow, curtain call
Sense 8
bow
> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> adornment
=> arabesque
=> architectural ornament
=> beading, beadwork
=> bow
=> brass
=> centerpiece, centrepiece
=> Christmas tree
=> cockade
=> design, pattern, figure
=> embellishment
=> finial
=> flower arrangement
=> folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery
=> gargoyle
=> garnish
=> graffito, graffiti
=> hanging, wall hanging
=> hood ornament
=> incrustation, encrustation
=> inlay
=> interior decoration, decor
=> knob, pommel
=> lunula
=> molding, moulding
=> nailhead
=> necklet
=> rosemaling
=> set decoration
=> sgraffito
=> spiral, volute
=> sprig
=> stud, rivet
=> tail fin, tailfin, fin
=> tinsel
=> tracery
=> wind chime, wind bell
=> garnish
Sense 9
bow
> stroke
=> beat
=> bow
=> blow
Meronyms of noun bow
9 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bowknot
=> knot
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
bow
=> stick
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
bow, fore, prow, stem
=> front
=> side
=> surface
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
bow
HAS PART: bowstring
HAS PART: limb
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
bow, bowing, obeisance
=> gesture, motion
=> visual communication
HAS PART: visual signal
Sense 8
bow
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun bow
2 of 9 senses of bow
Sense 3
bow, fore, prow, stem
PART OF: vessel, watercraft
Sense 4
bow
PART OF: bow and arrow
Grep of noun bow
bow
bow-tie
bow-wow
bow and arrow
bow leg
bow legs
bow tie
bow window
bow wood
bowditch
bowdler
bowdlerisation
bowdleriser
bowdlerism
bowdlerization
bowdlerizer
bowed stringed instrument
bowel
bowel movement
bowels
bower
bower actinidia
bowerbird
bowery
bowfin
bowhead
bowhead whale
bowie
bowie knife
bowiea
bowiea volubilis
bowing
bowknot
bowl
bowlder
bowleg
bowler
bowler hat
bowlful
bowline
bowline knot
bowling
bowling alley
bowling ball
bowling equipment
bowling green
bowling league
bowling pin
bowling score
bowling shoe
bowls
bowman
bowman's capsule
bowsprit
bowstring
bowstring hemp
bowtie
bowtie pasta
crossbow
cupid's bow
down-bow
elbow
handbow
human elbow
longbow
mouth bow
oxbow
rainbow
saddlebow
sound bow
tennis elbow
up-bow
violin bow
Antonyms of verb bow
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
=> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
=> accept, consent, go for
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Sense 3
bow
=> change posture
=> change
Also See> bow down#1
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 5
bow
=> play
=> perform
=> re-create
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bow
3 of 5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> congee, conge
Sense 3
bow
=> take a bow
=> curtsy, curtsey
=> scrape, kowtow, genuflect
=> genuflect
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> squinch
=> huddle, cower
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
=> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
Sense 3
bow
=> change posture
Also See> bow down#1
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
Sense 5
bow
=> play
'Cause To' of verb bow
Derived Forms of verb bow
4 of 5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#6
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
Sense 3
bow
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#6
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#6
=> bow, bowing, obeisance
Sense 5
bow
RELATED TO>(noun) bow#2
=> bow
Domain of verb bow
1 of 5 senses of bow
Sense 5
bow
TOPIC>(noun) music#3
Domain Terms of verb bow
Familiarity of verb bow
bow used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
*> Somebody ----s to somebody
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
*> Somebody ----s to somebody
Sense 3
bow
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
bow
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bow
5 senses of bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> wink
=> exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> shrug
=> clap, spat
=> applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
=> bless, sign
=> nod
=> cross oneself
=> bow, bow down
=> shake
=> beckon, wave
Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
=> submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
Sense 3
bow
> change posture
=> straighten
=> arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
=> fall
=> fall, fall down
=> right
=> sit down, sit
=> lie down, lie
=> sink, drop, drop down
=> hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
=> straighten, unbend
=> bow
=> uncurl
=> sit up
Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
> bend, flex
=> crook, curve
=> arch, curve, arc
=> incurvate
=> retroflex, replicate
=> lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle
=> crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> double over, double, double up
=> fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> curl up, curl, draw in
Sense 5
bow
> play
=> sound off, strike up
=> swing
=> symphonize, symphonise
=> play along, accompany, follow
=> bow
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bow
Sense 1
bow, bow down
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
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Sense 2
submit, bow, defer, accede, give in
=> yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
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Sense 3
bow
=> change posture
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Sense 4
crouch, stoop, bend, bow
=> bend, flex
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Sense 5
bow
=> play
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Grep of verb bow
bow
bow down
bow out
bowdlerise
bowdlerize
bower
bowl
bowl over
bowse
elbow
take a bow
Grep of adj bow
bowed
bowed down
bowelless
bowery
bowfront
bowing
bowl-shaped
bowleg
bowlegged
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