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Definition: Bow |
BowAdjective1. Pertaining to the forward part of a vessel. Noun1. A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces. 2. A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument. 3. Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line". 4. Curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows. 5. Something curved in shape. 6. Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame. 7. An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience. 8. A decorative interlacing of ribbons. 9. A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments. Verb1. Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame". 2. Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure". 3. Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King". 4. 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. Play on a string instrument. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "bow" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Meteorology & Standards | The deviation from straightness orcurvature is the maximum deviation between a longitudinal edge and the straight line connecting the two ends of this edge the lateral departure of the edge of sheet or strip from a straight line. Source: European Union. (references) |
Bible | Bow The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6) and the Lydians (Jer. 46:9). The Hebrew word commonly used for bow means properly to tread (1 Chr. 5:18; 8:40), and hence it is concluded that the foot was employed in bending the bow. Bows of steel (correctly "copper") are mentioned (2 Sam. 22:35; Ps. 18:34). The arrows were carried in a quiver (Gen. 27:3; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Ps. 127:5). They were apparently sometimes shot with some burning material attached to them (Ps. 120:4). The bow is a symbol of victory (Ps. 7:12). It denotes also falsehood, deceit (Ps. 64:3, 4; Hos. 7:16; Jer. 9:3). "The use of the bow" in 2 Sam. 1:18 (A.V.) ought to be "the song of the bow," as in the Revised Version. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Electrical Engineering | The contact strips of a pantograph including, if necessary, the pivots and springs. Source: European Union. (references) |
Fine Arts | A rod with horsehair stretched between its ends, used for playing the violin, etc. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | The extreme forward portion of a ship's structure. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | A distortion whereby the faces become concave or convex along the grain. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Curvature of the warp or weft in a cloth. The cloth is said to be warp-or weft-bowed according to which set of threads is curved. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Unintended departure from straightness in rod or tubing. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Curvature of a sheet of glass caused by bad annealing. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Literature | Bow (to rhyme with flow ). (Anglo-Saxon, boga; verb, bogan or bugan, to arch.) Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed. Have everything ready before you begin. He has a famous bow up at the castle. Said of a braggart or pretender. He has two strings to his bow. Two means of accomplishing his object; if one fails, he can try the other. The allusion is to the custom of the British bowmen carrying a reserve string in case of accident. To draw a bow at a venture. To attack with a random remark; to make a random remark which may hit the truth. "A certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the King of Israel."- 1 Kings xxii. 34. To draw the long bow. To exaggerate. The long-bow was the famous English weapon till gunpowder was introduced, and it is said that a good archer could hit between the fingers of a man's hand at a considerable distance, and could propel his arrow a mile. The tales told about long-bow adventures are so wonderful that they fully justify the phrase given above. To unstring the bow will not heal the wound (Italian). René of Anjou, king of Sicily, on the death of his wife, Isabeau of Lorraine, adopted the emblem of a bow with the string broken, and with the words given above for the motto, by which he meant, "Lamentation for the loss of his wife was but poor satisfaction." Bow (to rhyme with now ). The fore-end of a boat or ship. (Danish and Norwegian, boug or bov, a shoulder; Icelandic, bogr.) On the bow. Within a range of 45 on one side or the other of the prow. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Shipping | The front of a vessel. (references) |
Sports & Leisure | The forward part or head of a vessel, more particularly above waterline, beginning where the sides trend inward and terminating where they close or unite in the stem. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | Nose of airship or marine hull or float. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Archery is a precision sport where competitors aim to hit targets using a bow.Modern Archery
The sport of modern archery derives from the archery contests of the Olympic Games. For the most part, therefore, it is Occidental archery (see below), with modern materials, and compound bows.
Almost all archery competitions score the competitors' accuracy. The competition is to hit fixed targets some distance from a stationary archer. In normal competition, matches are against one other archer. The archers take turns shooting arrows at a fixed target with ten concentric rings coloured 2 each white, black, blue, red and yellow. An arrow that lands in the outermost white ring is awarded one point, the next smaller white ring two points, and so on up to ten points for the innermost yellow ring. An arrow that misses the rings completely is not awarded any points.
There are three types of bows in archery competition, but Olympic competition only uses the "classic" type bows, typically made of advanced alloys and composites. These are expensive precision equipment.
Successful archery requires a steady hand, a good eye, and the ability to calm one's nerves.
History
Archery is descended from the use of the bow and arrow for military and hunting. It is known to be at least 5000 years old and possibly much older. Organised archery competitions date from no later than 1583 in England, not long before bows were superseded by firearms in war. Archery has been an Olympic sport since 1900 (with some interruptions).
There are two classical traditions in archery, the occidental, and oriental. They are not similar at all. The oriental tradition has a more powerful technique.
Archery bows usually have two working limbs but compound bows have been made with only one limb (and eccentric pulleys on the opposite side of the riser (handle)). Symmetrical bows are easier to make and use but many cultures have nonetheless developed assymetrical bows. The projectiles shot by bows are arrows.
A standard archery target has five colored rings each divided in two bands. each band of the target has the same width, The central two bands (bullseye, 10 points) and the ring valued at 9 points are yellow. The next two bands from the center out (7, 8) are red. The 6 and 5 rings are blue; the 3 and the 4 are white and the lowest, outer bands are black. When counting points, an arrow shaft that breaks the line dividing two zones is counted as being in the higher zone. Most archery competitions have the archers firing rounds of three arrows, collecting their arrows and summing points at the end of each round.Occidental Archery
Occidental archery uses a wooden bow that resembles a straight staff. To prevent damage to the bow from shrinking bowstrings and to prevent "memory" in the wood, the bow is unstrung when not in use. The occidental bow is made from yew, but can also be made from willow or lemon wood. The ends of the bow are notched to hold a bowstring. A handle is wrapped around the center, usually leather or cord (classically, a spare bowstring). The occidental bowstring is linen, waxed with beeswax to keep it from absorbing water and changing length.
The occidental arrow is straight, constructed of beech or boxwood, relatively rigid, fletched with three fin-like feathers, and painted with colored rings to show its owner. Hunting is with knife-like broadheads. Archers in a war used chisel-points to penetrate armor. Soft brass-headed practice arrows were developed in England so yeomen could practice more innocuously, without any possibility of being thought highwaymen or insurgents (chisel points) or poachers (broadheads). Occidental points are bronze, brass or steel.
The occidental archer holds the bow extended with the weak hand. and holds the string with the index and middle finger of his strong hand. He protects the strong hand's fingers from the bowstring with a square of leather or a half-glove called a tab. The bowstring can hit the extended weak arm quite painfully, so this arm is protected with leather strips or a partial gauntlet called a brace.
The most powerful and effective occidental archers were probably the English and Welsh using longbows. They made a national sport of training.
Oriental (Asian) Archery There are many different types of bows that were used in Asia, though many have similar materials and characteristics. The bow most often associated with Asian archery is the horn bow. The hunting bow belonging to Odysseus described by Homer in book XXI of the Odyssey is a composite recurve bow. Such a bow has a core of some type of wood (usually bamboo), was backed with sinew, had a strip of horn on the belly, spliced ears of some type of wood, with everything held together with an animal glue, especially a fish air bladder type (from the brown croaker, predominantly). Although some horn bows are made in China and also by a few Western bowyers, the only regular production of these types of bows is done in Korea. For more information on horn bows, see: http://www.hornbow.com
The oriental arrow is long, slender, and flexible, usually made from bamboo (see http://www.bambooarrow.com). It visibly ripples around the bow when shot. The arrows are identified by calligraphy on the fletching. One form of fletching is small, thin, and fluffy, and either trail behind the arrow or flatten when shot. Some traditions (notably Kyudo) fletch arrows from one wing or the other of a bird, so the arrows spin in particular directions. Such an archer will learn to shoot "handed" arrows (Ya) in a particular sequence. Traditional premium fletchings are made from warlike birds such as eagles and hawks. Modern fletchings are from non-endangered species such as turkeys and chickens.
Hunting points are traditionally broadheads chipped from flint or volcanic glass, to assure that they cannot be used by insurgents against armored soldiers. Practice is with hunting points. War arrows use iron chisel points, and iron was a state monopoly of China for most of Asia's history.
The most common oriental school of archers starts a bowshot by holding the bow clasped to the chest, arrow point slightly up. Both arms are extended, the weak up, and toward the target, the strong arm back and away from the target. The bow and arrow are drawn down into a line with both arms locked on opposite sides of the body, but the elbow of the strong arm is permitted to flex. The bowstring and fletchings are held behind one's head. The arrow is held at the first joint of the strong-arm's thumb, and the string rests on a thumbring (mongol) or a slot at the base of a gauntlet's thumb (Japanese tsuri), so it does not hurt the thumb. A headband may be worn to keep the bowstring from hurting one's ear or head. Thick, loose clothing, usually a gi, protects the arms and chest from the bowstring at release. The soft fletching and flexible shaft cause less damage if they hit. Professional soldiers wore leather gauntlets, chest armor and helmets with flared ridges to protect against the bowstring.
The most powerful and effective oriental archers were probably the Mongols, who trained from childhood and shot from horseback.
See also: Kyudo, Japanese archery.
External Links
http://www.koreanarchery.org -- Korean archery
http://www.atarn.org -- Asian archery
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The term bow has multiple meanings, and two different pronunciations, depending on context:
- A bow (rhymes with "low") is a kind of weapon; see bow (weapon)
- A bow (rhymes with "low") is a device used to play a strung musical instrument; see bow (music)
- A musical bow is a kind of simple strung musical instrument, usually plucked
- Bow is an area of London; see Bow, London, England
- A bow (rhymes with "now") is a lowering of the upper body whilst holding the lower body in its original position. In most cultures, a bow is a sign of respect given by the person bowing to the person bowed before. In some cultures, a whole body language involving bows as an important component has been developed.
- The term bow (rhymes with "now") is used by sailors to refer to the front end of a ship.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bow."
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In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound.
A bow typically consists of a length of wood with some other material stretched between its ends. The type of bow used to play the violin and related instruments has many hairs stretched between its ends, but bows used in other cultures often stretch a single piece of string between the ends of the wood.
Fine modern bows used to play orchestral string instruments of the violin family (the violin, viola, cello and double bass) are usually made of Pernambuco wood from Brazil, and strung with horse-hair. Other parts of a fine modern bow are traditionally made with silver or gold, ebony wood from Africa, ivory, pearl shell, leather, and sometimes tortoise shell. Fine synthetic bows are also made of fiberglass and other man made materials. Cheaper bows can also be made of synthetic materials and less suitable types of wood.
The correct number of horse hairs a bow maker or luthier uses to hair and rehair bows for violin family instruments is 150 hairs for each bow. Inexpensive bows often use nylon or synthetic hair. Rosin, which is sticky and made from tree sap, needs to be regularly applied to the bow hair, so that the bow moving across the instrument's strings will cause the string to vibrate and produce a tone.
The kind of bow in use today was brought into its modern form largely by the bow-maker François Tourte in 19th century France. Pernambuco wood which was imported into France to make textile dye, was found by the early french bow masters to have just the right combination of strength, resiliency, weight, and beauty. Even so, a violin or a bow maker must choose sound quality above all, when choosing wood to make bows and instruments. A common practice even today, is to reserve the best and most beautiful tone wood for bows and instruments for a makers most expensive works.In order to shape the curve or “cambre” of the bow stick, a maker must first carve and then gradually heat the stick. A metal or wooden template is used to get the exact models curve and shape while heating. The art of bow making has changed little since the 19th century.
Playing an instrument with the wood of the bow rather than the hair or string is known by the Italian phrase col legno. Arco in Italian is the indication to use the bow hair to create the sound. The characteristic long, sustained, and singing sound produced by the violin, viola, violoncello, and double bass is due to the drawing of the bow against their strings. This sustaining of musical sound with a bow is comparable to a singer using breath to sustain sounds and sing long, smooth, or legato melodies. Without the bow the violin family would have a more percussive, plucked, or pizzicato character, like the guitar.
For information on archery bows used as a musical instrument, see musical bow.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bow (music)."
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A bow (rhymes with "so"and "oh") is a weapon that shoots arrows. It is useful for hunting and war. The technique of using a bow is called archery.
A large number of different bow designs have been used in different cultures and time periods. Common designs are; solid wood (the English longbow), laminated wood (Japanese and Saami bows) and bone-wood-hide composite (Middle East, India, Mongols). In modern times, the plastic composite and compound bows dominate for sport and hunting practices.
Although the bow is nowadays thought of primarily as a weapon, it is not clear whether this was the original use of the device. Instead it may have started life as a musical instrument and only later used to shoot arrows. The bow is still used as a musical instrument in some cultures today. It is usually referred to as a musical bow when used in this way, both to distinguish it from the weapon, and from the kind of bow used to play string instruments.
Modern-day use of bows for hunting is a matter of controversy in some areas but is common and accepted in others. Bow hunting is also still practiced in traditional cultures worldwide.
The "artillery" form of a bow is a ballista.
See also: crossbow, weapon
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Bow is a town located in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 7,138.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 73.7 km² (28.5 mi²). 72.7 km² (28.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.40% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 7,138 people, 2,304 households, and 2,045 families residing in the town. The population density is 98.2/km² (254.3/mi²). There are 2,330 housing units at an average density of 32.0/km² (83.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.79% White, 0.13% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.49% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,304 households out of which 49.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.0% are married couples living together, 5.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 11.2% are non-families. 8.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.10 and the average family size is 3.28. In the town the population is spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $79,329, and the median income for a family is $83,567. Males have a median income of $60,375 versus $30,929 for females. The per capita income for the town is $29,557. 1.8% of the population and 2.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.6% are under the age of 18 and 4.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bow, New Hampshire."
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For the device drawn across the strings of string instruments such as the violin to make them sound, see bow (music).The musical bow is a simple string musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a flexible string bearer, usually made out of wood. Often, it is a normal archery bow used for music rather than as a weapon.
Although the bow is now thought of as a weapon, it is not clear whether it was used in this way originally. Cave paintings in southern France dated to around 15,000 BC, show a bow being used as a musical instrument, so this use certainly has a long history. Musical bows are still used in a number of cultures today, almost all over the world.
The usual way to make the bow sound is to pluck the string, although sometimes a subsidiary bow is used to scrape the string, much as on a violin. Unlike string instruments used in classical music, however, they do not have a built-in resonator, although resonators may be made to work with the bow in a number of ways.
The most usual type of resonator consists of a gourd attached to the back of the string bearer. The bow may also be stood in a pit or gourd on the ground, or one end of it may be partially placed in the mouth. This last method allows the size of the resonator to be varied as the instrument is played, thus allowing a melody to be heard consisting of the notes resonating in the player's mouth. As well as these various forms of resonators, the bow is frequently played without a resonator at all.
The musical bow is generally played on its own, as a solo instrument.
Sound sample
- media:Musical bow.ogg (ogg format, 18 seconds, 94KB) - a Mbuti pygmy playing a plucked musical bow. He is using his mouth as a resonator, and by changing the shape of his mouth, and thus the amount of air contained within it, different notes can be heard above the unchanging "twang" of the bow string itself. This effect makes the bow sound rather like a jew's harp.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Musical bow."
Synonyms: BowSynonyms: bow(a) (adj), arc (n), bowing (n), bowknot (n), curtain call (n), fore (n), obeisance (n), prow (n), stem (n), accede (v), bend (v), bow down (v), crouch (v), defer (v), give in (v), stoop (v), submit (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: elbowing (mechanical engineering). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Convexity | Tooth, knob, elbow, process, apophysis, condyle, bulb, node, nodule, nodosity, tongue, dorsum, bump, clump; sugar loaf; (sharpness); bow; mamelon; molar; belly, corporation, pot belly, gut; withers, back, shoulder, lip, flange. |
Courtesy | Uncover, cap; touch the hat, take off the hat; doff the cap; present arms; make way for; bow; make one's bow, make a leg; scrape, curtsy, courtesy; bob a curtsy, bob a courtesy; kneel; bow the knee, bend the knee. |
Obeisance; (reverence); bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping; kneeling; genuflection; (worship); obsequiousness; capping, shaking hands; Verb: grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur, pledge; love token; (endearment); kiss, buss, salute. | |
Curvature | Carve, arc, arch, arcade, vault, bow, crescent, half-moon, lunule, horseshoe, loop, crane neck; parabola, hyperbola; helix, spiral; catenary, festoon; conchoid, cardioid; caustic; tracery; arched ceiling, arched roof; bay window, bow window. |
Render curved; Adjective: flex, bend, curve, incurvate; inflect; deflect, scatter; refract (light); crook; turn, round, arch, arcuate, arch over, concamerate; bow, curl, recurve, frizzle. | |
Depression | Sit, sit down; couch, squat, crouch, stoop, bend, bow; courtesy, curtsy; bob, duck, dip, kneel; bend the knee, bow the knee, bend the head, bow the head; cower; recline; (be horizontal). |
Front | Brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz, countenance, mut; rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore, jib. |
Ornament | Tassel, knot; shoulder knot, apaulette, epaulet, aigulet, frog; star, rosette, bow; feather, plume, pompom, panache, aigrette. |
Respect | Homage, fealty, obeisance, genuflection, kneeling prostration; obsequiousness; salaam, kowtow, bow, presenting arms, salute. |
Servility | Verb: cringe, bow, stoop, kneel, bend the knee; fall on one's knees, prostrate oneself; worship. |
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Screenplays | Yours could become an important voice in the new order, second only to my own! I offer you a chance for greatness, Jor-El, take it! Join us! You will bow down before me, Jor-El (Superman; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster) You cover us with your bow. (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; writing credit: Pen Densham) You sit there with full knowledge that in this life, there is no equality; that there are those who serve, and those that are served; those who obey, and those that are obeyed; those who bow, and those that are bowed to; that in this life, certain events take place that cause some people to be humiliated, and there are those who are the cause of that humiliation (The Good Doctor; writing credit: Anton Chekhov; Neil Simon) I wish you wouldn't bow so much (Curly Top; writing credit: Arthur J. Beckhard; Patterson McNutt) Bow down bow down before the power of Santa (Invader ZIM; writing credit: Carel Donck) | |
Lyrics | Cause bow wow's here and it's over (Bow Wow [That's My Name]; performing artist: Lil Bow Wow) Take a bow, the night is over (Take A Bow; performing artist: Madonna) So you know the Row won't bow down to no man. (California Love; performing artist: 2 PAC) Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard ("The Devil Went Down to Georgia"; performing artist: Charlie Daniels Band) You better bow down on both knees (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Tuktu and the Magic Bow (1968) Broadway's Bow Wow's (1954) Sheriff of Medicine Bow (1948) The Magic Bow (1946) Rhythm in the Bow (1935) | |
Song Titles | Bow Wow (That's My Name) (performing artist: Lil Bow Wow) Take A Bow (performing artist: Madonna) | |
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 | Dolphin riding in the bow wave of the NOAA Ship FERREL. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Dolphin in the bow wave of the NOAA Ship RUDE. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |
 | 26' plastic pig running shore line in Pillsbury Sound Note man on bow watching out for coral heads and rocks Launch off of WHITING. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Shipboard Shoran antenna as viewed from bow On EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | The bow of the SURVEYOR - picking its way through the ice. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | The Seattle space needle from the bow of the NOAA Ship RAINIER. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Old-fashioned fish wind-vane on the bow of the MILLER FREEMAN. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Hammerhead shark passing bow of ALBATROSS IV while ship underway Apparently a hammerhead migration as ship saw hundreds of hammerheads swimming to northeast during the day. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Bow of the CATERINA G. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Bow of a shrimp trawler at Matlasha Pass. Credit: Fisheries. |
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| "Pearl Harbor Bow" by Nate Velasquez Commentary: "The sun shimmering on Pearl Harbor. Taken from a submarine with the US flag on it's bow." | "Bow Bridge, Central Park NY" by Dan Mulligan Commentary: "The Bow Bridge, located in the southern half of the park." |
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 | An arrow flying off of the bow through the air. |
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Christina Rossetti | Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by. |
Horace | Nor does Apollo always stretch the bow. |
John Heywood | Ye have many strings to your bow. |
John Keats | I always made an awkward bow. |
Lord Chesterfield | Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. |
Miguel De Cervantes | The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. |
Ovid | Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless. |
Phaedrus | You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. |
Publilius Syrus | The bow too tensely strung is easily broken. |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Thus, a blazing spear, a sword of flame, a bow, or a sheaf of arrows, seen in the midnight sky, prefigured Indian warfare |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The judge had turned his head, and supposing the person who entered to be the mayor of M__ sur M__, greeted him with a bow. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | If Mary takes that doll, that dirty rag doll, I got to take my Injun bow. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I pulled off my hat, and made a low bow towards the farmer |
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Business | Thanks to an improving economy and lower costs, the HDB will accelerate its upgrade programs this year. The head of the Minister for National Development, Mr. Mah Bow Tan, announced in Parliament that 12 precincts are slated to receive a Main Upgrading Program (MUP), and 20 precincts are to receive an Interim Upgrading Program (IUP). (references) | |
These include the Thunder 2000 multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS); the Hsiung-feng II all-weather anti-ship missiles; the Sky Bow II SAMs, long range multiple-target combat interdiction; Sky Sword II AAMs, which has a beyond-visual range and is capable of fire-and-forget; the vehicle-launched Sword I SAMs; artillery fire control systems, naval sonar systems, and electronic warfare systems. (references) | ||
Economic History | Saudi Arabia | The asking price is usually lowered a bit, to entice the client and to bow to the old-fashioned Saudi penchant for bargaining and personal exchange. (references) |
Travel | Japan | A slight bow in acknowledgment of a Japanese bow is appreciated. (references) |
Japan | Japanese bow when greeting each other but will expect to shake hands with foreign executives. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | REGALIA, n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and honorable orders as Knights of Adam; Visionaries of Detectable Bosh; the Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes; the League of Holy Humbug; the Golden Phalanx of Phalangers; the Genteel Society of Expurgated Hoodlums; the Mystic Alliances of Georgeous Regalians; Knights and Ladies of the Yellow Dog; the Oriental Order of Sons of the West; the Blatherhood of Insufferable Stuff; Warriors of the Long Bow; Guardians of the Great Horn Spoon; the Band of Brutes; the Impenitent Order of Wife-Beaters; the Sublime Legion of Flamboyant Conspicuants; Worshipers at the Electroplated Shrine; Shining Inaccessibles; Fee-Faw-Fummers of the inimitable Grip; Jannissaries of the Broad-Blown Peacock; Plumed Increscencies of the Magic Temple; the Grand Cabal of Able-Bodied Sedentarians; Associated Deities of the Butter Trade; the Garden of Galoots; the Affectionate Fraternity of Men Similarly Warted; the Flashing Astonishers; Ladies of Horror; Cooperative Association for Breaking into the Spotlight; Dukes of Eden; Disciples Militant of the Hidden Faith; Knights-Champions of the Domestic Dog; the Holy Gregarians; the Resolute Optimists; the Ancient Sodality of Inhospitable Hogs; Associated Sovereigns of Mendacity; Dukes-Guardian of the Mystic Cess-Pool; the Society for Prevention of Prevalence; Kings of Drink; Polite Federation of Gents-Consequential; the Mysterious Order of the Undecipherable Scroll; Uniformed Rank of Lousy Cats; Monarchs of Worth and Hunger; Sons of the South Star; Prelates of the Tub-and-Sword. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Our country is bow on the upsurge. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Bow" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 70.45% of the time. "Bow" is used about 1,302 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 70.45% | 917 | 7,831 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 12.13% | 158 | 24,965 |
| Noun (proper) | 11.97% | 156 | 25,144 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.37% | 70 | 39,981 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.08% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,302 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "bow" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bow | Last name | 1,000 | 9,466 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Bow, KY 2. Bow, NH 3. Bow, WA |
Expressions using "bow": be born within the sound of bow bells ♦ born within sound of Bow bells ♦ bow and arrow ♦ bow and scrape ♦ bow back ♦ bow back to ♦ Bow bearer ♦ bow before ♦ bow belles ♦ bow bells ♦ Bow chaser ♦ bow compass ♦ Bow compasses ♦ bow down ♦ bow down and worship ♦ bow down before smb. ♦ bow down smb.'s will ♦ bow down to ♦ Bow drill ♦ bow fast ♦ Bow hand ♦ bow in ♦ Bow instrument ♦ bow leg ♦ bow legged ♦ bow legs ♦ bow line ♦ bow low ♦ bow Mar ♦ Bow net ♦ Bow oar ♦ bow one's back ♦ bow one's knee ♦ bow oneself ♦ bow oneself to ♦ bow out ♦ Bow pen ♦ Bow piece ♦ bow rope ♦ bow saw ♦ bow shock ♦ bow shock wave ♦ bow smb. in ♦ bow street runner ♦ bow submission ♦ bow the head ♦ bow the knee ♦ bow tie ♦ bow to ♦ bow to smb. ♦ bow to the ground ♦ bow under ♦ bow wave ♦ bow window ♦ bow wood ♦ bow wow ♦ bow wow! ♦ broken Bow ♦ bulb bow ♦ bulbous bow ♦ cupid's bow ♦ dickey bow ♦ draw a bow ♦ draw a bow at a venture ♦ draw the long bow ♦ drawing a bow at venture ♦ drawing bow ♦ Drill bow ♦ drow the long bow ♦ Fiddle bow ♦ Fore bow ♦ greet smb. with a bow ♦ have more than one string to one's bow ♦ long bow ♦ low bow ♦ make a bow ♦ make one's bow ♦ Medicine Bow ♦ mouth bow ♦ on the bow ♦ primary bow ♦ return a bow ♦ sea bow ♦ secondary bow ♦ servile bow ♦ Silver Bow County ♦ sound bow ♦ stroke of the bow ♦ sun bow ♦ take a bow ♦ tie in a bow ♦ To draw a bow ♦ To draw a long bow ♦ To have two strings to one's bow ♦ two strings to one's bow ♦ violin bow. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "bow": bow-backed, bow-bearer, Bow-bells, bow-bow, bow-boy, bow-case, Bow-compass, Bow-compasses, bow-down, bow-drills, bow-end, bow-first, bow-front, bow-fronted, bow-grip, bow-head, bow-knot, bow-legged, bow-like, bow-maker, bow-net, Bow-pen, Bow-pencil, bow-ride, Bow-saw, bow-shaped, bow-shock, bow-shot, bow-sprit, bow-string, bow-tie, bow-tied, bow-ties, bow-tiful, bow-tip, bow-to, bow-up, bow-wave, bow-waves, bow-window, bow-windowed, bow-windows, bow-wow. | |
Ending with "bow": cross-bow, Mary-le-bow. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
lil bow wow | 12,185 | pew bow | 219 |
bow wow | 11,106 | hoyt bow | 217 |
bow picture wow | 1,122 | make a bow | 199 |
bow | 999 | bow down get let lyrics wow | 195 |
bow lil picture wow | 800 | bow unleashed wow | 192 |
bow hunting | 779 | bow chat wow | 192 |
bow wow.com | 768 | bow making | 181 |
bow tie | 563 | bow new picture wow | 177 |
bow pic wow | 559 | bow valley college | 176 |
bow arrow | 393 | bow photo wow | 175 |
cross bow | 381 | bow chat lil wow | 173 |
compound bow | 376 | bow lil photo wow | 173 |
hair bow | 339 | bow lil lyrics wow | 171 |
bow lil pic wow | 335 | ribbon bow | 164 |
bow fishing | 335 | recurve bow | 156 |
mathews bow | 320 | bow com wow | 153 |
bow flex | 303 | pse bow | 150 |
broken bow oklahoma | 297 | clara bow | 140 |
bow lyrics wow | 291 | bow little wow | 136 |
bow down get let wow | 243 | bow new pic wow | 134 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "bow"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | bie violinës (fiddle), ylber (rainbow), ul kokën (bend, dip), përshëndetje (compliments, greeting, hail, hallo, salutation, salute, send off), përshëndet (compliment, greet, hail, Herald, hollo, holloa, recognize, salaam, salute), përshëndes (compliment, greet, hail, Herald, hollo, holloa, recognize, salaam, salute), përkulje (bend, Bob, crouch, curtsey, curtsy, curvature, droop, flection, flex, flexion, flexure, incurvation, incurvature, inflection, reverence, sag, stoop, warp), përkulem (bend, bend over, bow down, cant, crouch, curtsey, curtsy, hook, incurve, lean, sag, stoop), kthesë (bend, circumvolution, crook, curve, elbow, flexure, jar, offset, oxbow, sinuosity, slew, switch, turn, turn round, turnabout, twist, volte-face, wheel, wheeling, wind), kthej (bandy, bend, bring back, convert, disgorge, fold in, give back, head off, lift down, replace, restore, return, slew, throw back, transform, transit, turn, turn aside, turn down), kiç i anijes, kërrusem (bend, stoop), hark (arc, arch, cantilever, crossbow, span), fjongo (knot, ribbon). (various references) | |
Arabic | عبر عن شئ بالإنحناء, أحد ذراعي النظارة, إطار عدستي النظارة, إلتواء (flection, inflection, obliqueness, reflection, reflexion, torsion, winding), إنحناءة (inclination, obeisance), إنحنى (bend, bend over, bent, crouch, curve, dip, double up, droop, duck, hunch, incline, low bow, recline, sag, stoop, tip), النبال, المجذف الأمامي للسفينة, أذعن (acquiesce, capitulate, comply, defer, knuckle under), عبر عن شئ, مقدمة السفينة (broadside), عقدة أنشوطية, سحق (bash, batter, beat, beating, break, crack, crumple, crunch, crush, flatten, grind, jam, levigate, mow, overwhelm, pound, pounding, powder, pulverization, pulverize, put down, quash, reduce, run over smth., scotch, slam, smash, squash, squeeze, squelch, steam roller, suppress, sweep, trample, tread, triturate, trituration), تقوس (arch, bend, curve, hog, sweep), حلقة المفتاح, وتر (catgut, chord, cord, gut, nerve, sinew, snare, strain, string, tauten, tendon, tense, tension), قوس (arc, arch, bracket, hoop), قوس الكمان, خضع (bend, compel, conquer, hew, knuckle under, kowtow, reclaim, reduce, steady, subdue, subject, subjugate, submit, subordinate, succumb, throw in one's hand, undergo, wash, yield). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | служа си с лък, нос (boko, conk, foreland, head, headland, hoe, hook, naze, nose, nozzle, pecker, point, promontory, prow, smeller, stem, tongue), навеждам (droop, drop, hang, incline, lean, lour, lower, set, tilt, vail), арка (arch, archway, false arch), лък, лира (lyre, quadrant, shell), прекланям се, поклон (curtsey, obeisance, reverence, salaam), покланям се (bend, deify, revere, worship), подчинявам се (knock under, obey), панделка (band, braid, fillet, platband, riband, ribbon, snood), дъга (arc, catenary, clapboard, curve, quadrant, rainbow, stave, tug). (various references) | |
Chinese | 弓. (various references) | |
Czech | vyprovodit (show out), uklonit se (Bob, make a curtsy), smyèec (fiddlestick, fiddlesticks), smeknout (cap, slip off, take off), sklonit se (incline, stoop), sklánìt se (droop, go down, verge), poklona (compliment, nod), ohnout (bow down, crook, curve, decline, flex, incurve), ohýbat (crook, inflect), oblouk (arc, arch, archway, curve, span), motýlek (butterfly), mašle, luk (long bow), úklona (obeisance). (various references) | |
Danish | bov (prow), bue (arc). (various references) | |
Dutch | voorsteven (prow), toog (arc), boog (arc, arch), boeg (Bug, prow). (various references) | |
Esperanto | riverenco (curtsy, obeisance), riverenci (curtsy), pruo (prow), arko (arc). (various references) | |
Faeroese | bukka (curtsy), bogi (arc), níga (curtsy), framskutur (prow). (various references) | |
Farsi | مطیع شدن (Submit), کمان (Arc), قوس (Arc, Arch, Archer, Chord), تعظیم کردن (Beck, Bend), تعظیم (Curtsy, Obeisance), خم شدن (Buckle, Decline, Lean, Lob, Recline, Sag, Stoop, Wilt). (various references) | |
Finnish | kaari (arc, arch, curve). (various references) | |
French | arc, proue. (various references) | |
Frisian | bôge (arc). (various references) | |
German | bogen (arc, arch, bend, bulge, curve, detour, quire, scallop, sheet, sheet of paper, slur, span, sweep, swerve, tie, turn), bug (fore, head, nose, prow, shoulder, strut), verbeugung (curtsy, obeisance), sich verneigen (curtsy, to take a bow), bügel (arc, bail, clamp, clip, coat hanger, ear piece, frame, handle, hanger, stirrup, trigger guard, yoke). (various references) | |
Greek | πλώρη (bows, prow), υποκλίνομαι (bow to, curtsey, curtsy), τόξο (arc, crossbow). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לולאה (buttonhole, hitch, loop, noose, tab), לקוד (bend), לקשת (slur), לחי (cheek, jowl), לכרוע (collapse, crouch, knee, sink), להתכופף (bend, crouch, double up, duck, stoop), להרכין (bend, droop, incline, stoop, tilt), קשת (arc, arch, rainbow, vault), קדה (Beck, Bob, curtsey, obeisance), השתחוות (bowing down, genuflection, making obeisance, prostration). (various references) | |
Hungarian | köszönés (bowing, greeting, to take french leave), íj. (various references) | |
Indonesian | ruku', pita (band, ribbon, tape), pengesek biola, membentur (crash), dasi (cravat, necktie). (various references) | |
Irish | bogha. (various references) | |
Italian | prua (fore, nose, prow), arco (arc, arch, space). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 艇首 , 蝶結び (bowknot), 舳先 (prow), 船首 , お辞儀 , ボーア磁子 (balk, bauxite, boatswain, Boeing, Bohr magneton, bow collar, bowing, boy, boy friend, boy hunt, Boy Scouts, boy soprano, boyish, vocal, vocal solo, vocalist, vogue), ホ長調 (baud, E major), 枝 (branch, limb, twig), 御辞儀 , 会釈 (greeting, nod, recognition, salutation), 会釈 (greeting, nod, recognition, salutation), 弓 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おじぎ, ボーゲン , ボー (baud), せんしゅ (earning the first, former master, late master, player, preoccupation, shipowner, slender hand, team, tyrant, usurpation, usurper), ゆみ, へさき (prow), ていしゅ (host, husband, innkeeper, landlord, master), ちょうむすび (bowknot), えしゃく (greeting, nod, recognition, salutation), えだ (branch, limb, twig). (various references) | |
Korean | 활. (various references) | |
Manx | obbraghey y bow, lhoobey (arching, bend, coil, coiling, curl up, curve, double over, flex, hunch, incurvate, inflect, inflexion, loop, looping, sag, squirm, stoop, stooping, twine, winding, wriggle, writhe), imlaght (intrusion), croymmey (bend, crouch, double over, double up; obeisance, hold down, lean forward, stoop, tip over), cammey (buckling, crank, crank of object, crook, distort, distortion, hook, hook as finger, slope), builley toshee, bow (fiddlestick, prow). (various references) | |
Mohawk | a'enna. (various references) | |
Papiamen | bog (arc). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | owbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | proa (fiddle-bow, prow), curva (bent, crook, curve, flexion, knee, meander, turn, turnabout, turning, twist, winding), arco (arc, arch-, archway, hoop, rim, round, tire), reverência (awe, curtsey, curtsy, obeisance, reverence). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | vénia. (various references) | |
Romanian | bolta (arc), înclina din cap, înclinare a capului, înclinare a corpului, îndoi (bend, cockle, crease, crook, crouch, curve, dog's-ear, double, draw, ear-mark, fold, hunch, inflect, ply, redouble, stoop, tuck in), apleca (be inclined, bend, enslave, hang down, humiliate, incline, lower, slope, stoop, submit, surrender, tilt, tilt over), arc (arc, arch, curve, limb, prop, spring, vault), înclina (be inclined, bend, bias, incline, incline to, lean against, prejudice, recline, shelve, slant, slope, splay, stoop, tilt, yield), fundã (bow-knot, knot), se supune (bend, comply, knuckle under, obey, submit), nod (bend, Burl, gnarl, half-hitch, joint, kink, knar, knob, knot, knurl, loop, lump, node, nodosity, noose, snub), plecãciune (inclination, nod, obeisance, reverence), reverenţã (curtsey, curtsy, esteem, obeisance, respect, reverence), rozetã (catherine wheel, rosace, rose, rosette), saluta (acclaim, cheer, greet, hail, salute, welcome), se pleca (bend), arcuş (stick). (various references) | |
Russian | смычок (fiddle-bow, fiddlestick), радуга (arc, rainbow), кланяться;подчиняться поклон;лук, кланяться, водить смычком, нос корабля (head, prow, rostrum, stem), наклонить (bend), здороваться (greet), арка (arc, arch, archway), лук (onion), бант (bowknot, favour, knot), покоряться (bend, submit), поклониться, поклон (regards, reverence), дуга (arc, arch, circular arc). (various references) | |
Scottish | bogha (a bow, arch), crom (arched, bent, bowed, crooked, curved, stoop). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vrpca (band, braid, cord, ribbon, string, tape), sagnuti (bend, stoop), pramac (forecastle, prow), poviti se (bend), poviti (bend, hunch, recurve, scrunch, stoop, swaddle), pokloniti se (make one's bow), pantljika (ribbon, tape), naklon (curtsey, obeisance), metanisati (kowtow), mašna (ribbon, tie), luk (arc, bend, drawing bow, onion, sinuosity, vault), gudalo (fiddle-bow). (various references) | |
Spanish | proa (head, nose, prow), inclinarse (bend down, droop, incline, kotow, kowtow, lean forward, lean over, list, pitch, slant, slope, stoop, tend). (various references) | |
Sranan | bo (arc). (various references) | |
Swedish | båge (arc, arch, curve, frame, rim, slur, tie, wicket), rosett (knot, rose, rosette, tie), hälsning (greeting, hail, love, salutation, salute), böja (bend, buckle, camber, crook, curve, decline, deflect, flex, incline, incurve, inflect, work, yield). (various references) | |
Thai | สีซอ, สิ่งที่มีลักษณะโค้ง (arch), การโค้งคำนับ, หูกระต่าย, หัวเรือ, คำนับ, คันซอ, คันธนู. (various references) | |
Turkish | baş (arch, arch-, beginning, beginnings, capital, central, chief, coconut, costard, especial, first, foremost, general, governing, grand, head, heading, in chief, initial, knob, leader, master, nob, noddle, off, outset, potato, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, sconce, top), başla selamlama, başla selamlamak, boyun eğme (indulgence, obedience, resignation, subjection, submission, submittal), boyun eğmek (bend, bend the knee, bow down, buckle, buckle under, cave, comply, comply with, give way, indulge, knuckle down, knuckle under, resign oneself to, sit down under, submit, surrender, truckle), gökkuşağı (Iris, rainbow), eğilmek (bend, buckle, cant over, curve, dip, double, double up, droop, duck, fall down, hang, hang over, incline, lean, sag, spring, stoop, strain, tilt, tip, warp, yield), çekilmek (abdicate, be pulled, bolt, bow out, decline, desist, draw away, draw back, draw off, dry up, ebb, edge out, give over, go out, gravitate, opt out, quit, recede, repair, resign, retire, retract, scratch, secede, stand, step aside, step down, walk out, withdraw), fiyonk (bow tie, knot), yay ile çalmak, kavis (arc, arch, camber, curve, loop, winding), londra'da bir kilise, pruva (fore, foretop, prow, stem), reverans (curtsey, curtsy, reverence), reverans yapmak (Bob, curtsey, curtsy, drop a curtsey, drop a curtsy), yay (arc, arch, coil, coil spring, release, spring, string), eğmek (bend, buckle, cant, contort, curve, decline, droop, flex, incline, incurve, inflect, ply, slant, spring, stoop, sway, tilt, warp). (various references) | |
Turkmen | tijenmek (stretch), tijemek (strain, stretch), egmek (stoop). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | схилятися (decline, squint), смичок (fiddle-bow, fiddlestick, stick), хитати (nutate, rock), краватка (ascot, cravat, necktie, overlay, tie), кланятися, кивати (niddle-noddle, nutate), гнути (bend, buckle, curve), володіти смичком, нахилятися (bend, cant, decline, droop, duck, lean, nod, slant, stoop, tilt, tip, tip up), лучники, лук (arbalest, arbalist), підкорятися (comply, conform, knuckle down, knuckle under, obey, submit, tame), поклін, дуга (arc, arch, bend, horseshoe). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự chào (accost, salute), sự cúi chào, sự cúi đầu, nói phóng đại có phương sách dự phòng, mũi tàu người chèo mũi, cường điệu (flamboyant, mouthy, rhetorical, rhetorician). (various references) | |
Welsh | bwa (arc, arch), bow, plygu (bend, fold, stoop), pen blaen llong, moesymgrymu, moesymgrymiad, gostwng (abase, abate, humble, lower, put down, reduce), crymu (bend, stoop), camu (bend, step, stoop, stride). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | illuru, pana. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | arcu, arcum, arcus, arcusque, arcuum, curva, curvabunt, curvant, curvat, curvatis, curvato, curvatus, curvaverit, curvaverunt, curvavi, curvavit, curvem, curvemur, flectamus, flectat, flectebant, flectebat, flectebatur, flecteret, flecteris, flectet, flectetur, flectitur, flecto, flexis, flexo, flexuram, flexus, inflecto inflexi inflectum, nervi, nervicis, nervo, nervos, nervum, nervus. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | boga. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 48, Verse 22 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egw de didwmi soi sikima exaireton uper touV adelfouV sou hn elabon ek ceiroV amorraiwn en macaira mou kai toxw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Do tibi partem unam extra fratres tuos quam tuli de manu Amorrei in gladio et arcu meo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Y yyue to thee o parti oute of thi bretheren, that Y tok of the hoond of Amorrey, in swerde and in my bowe. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Moreouer I geue vnto the a porcyon of lande aboue thy brethern which I gatt out of the handes of the Amorites with my swerde and wyth my bowe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 48, Verse 22 |
| Cebuano | Labut pa, gihatagan ko ikaw ug usa ka bahin nga labaw sa bahin sa imong mga igsoon, nga gikuha ko sa kamot sa Amorehanon pinaagi sa akong espada ug sa akong pana. |
| Croatian | A tebi ostavljam Šekem, nešto više nego tvojoj braæi, što sam ga svojim maèem i lukom osvojio od Amorejaca." |
| Danish | Dig giver jeg ud over dine Brødre en Højderyg, som jeg har fravristet Amonterne med mit Sværd og min Bue!" |
| Dutch | En ik heb u een stuk lands gegeven boven uw broederen; hetwelk ik, met mijn zwaard en met mijn boog, uit de hand der Amorieten genomen heb. |
| Finnish | Ja lisäksi siihen, minkä veljesi saavat, minä annan sinulle vuorenharjanteen, jonka olen miekallani ja jousellani ottanut amorilaisilta." |
| French | Je te donne, de plus qu`à tes frères, une part que j`ai prise de la main des Amoréens avec mon épée et avec mon arc. |
| German | Ich habe dir ein Stück Land zu geben vor deinen Brüdern, das ich mit Schwert und Bogen aus der Amoriter Hand genommen habe. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kepadamulah, dan bukannya kepada saudara-saudaramu, aku berikan Sikhem, daerah subur itu yang telah kurebut dari orang Amori dengan pedang dan panahku." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka aku telah memberi akan dikau sepotong tanah lebih dari pada bahagian segala saudaramu, yaitu yang telah kurampas dari pada tangan orang Amori dengan pedangku dan dengan panahku. |
| Maori | Na kotahi te wahi ka hoatu nei e ahau mou, e hira ake ai tou i to ou tuakana, ko taku hoki i tango ai i nga Amori ki taku hoari, ki taku kopere. |
| Norwegian | Og jeg gir dig fremfor dine brødre et stykke land som jeg tar fra amorittenes hånd med mitt sverd og min bue. |
| Portuguese | E eu te dou um pedaço de terra a mais do que a teus irmãos, o qual tomei com a minha espada e com o meu arco da mão dos amorreus. |
| Rumanian | Kyi dau, mai mult deckt frayilor tqi, o parte, pe care am luat -o din mkna Amoriyilor cu sabia mea wi cu arcul meu.`` |
| Russian | С ДБА ФЕВЕ, РТЕЙНХЭЕУФЧЕООП РТЕД ВТБФШСНЙ ФЧПЙНЙ, ПДЙО ХЮБУФПЛ, ЛПФПТЩК С ЧЪСМ ЙЪ ТХЛ бНПТТЕЕЧ НЕЮПН НПЙН Й МХЛПН НПЙН. |
| Spanish | Yo te doy a ti una parte más que a tus hermanos, la cual yo tomé de mano del amorreo con mi espada y con mi arco. |
| Swedish | Och utöver vad jag giver dina bröder giver jag dig en särskild höjdsträcka* som jag med mitt svärd och min båge har tagit från amoréerna." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "bow": bowdlerise, bowdlerised, bowdlerises, bowdlerising, bowdlerization, bowdlerizations, bowdlerize, bowdlerized, bowdlerizer, bowdlerizers, bowdlerizes, bowdlerizing, bowed, bowel, boweled, boweling, bowelled, bowelless, bowelling, bowels, bower, bowerbird, bowerbirds, bowered, boweries, bowering, bowers, bowery, bowfin, bowfins, bowfront, bowhead, bowheads, bowing, bowingly, bowings, bowknot, bowknots, bowl, bowlder, bowlders, bowled, bowleg, bowlegged, bowlegs, bowler, bowlers, bowless, bowlful, bowlfuls, bowlike. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "bow": crossbow, elbow, embow, fogbow, longbow, mistbow, moonbow, oxbow, rainbow, saddlebow, sunbow, upbow, wingbow. (additional references) | |
Words containing "bow": crossbowman, crossbowmen, crossbows, disbowel, disboweled, disboweling, disbowelled, disbowelling, disbowels, disembowel, disemboweled, disemboweling, disembowelled, disembowelling, disembowelment, disembowelments, disembowels, elbowed, elbowing, elbowroom, elbowrooms, elbows, embowed, embowel, emboweled, emboweling, embowelled, embowelling, embowels, embower, embowered, embowering, embowers, embowing, embows, fishbowl, fishbowls, fogbows, imbower, imbowered, imbowering, imbowers, longbowman, longbowmen, longbows, mistbows, moonbows, oxbows, rainbowlike, rainbows, saddlebows. (additional references) | |
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"Bow" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abow, baow, bauw, baw, Bawa, Bawb, bawg, Bawu, bbw, bdw, bew, bho, biw, bmw, bof, Boj, boowt, boq, bou, Bouw, bov, bowa, bowd, bowe, bowk, bown, bowr, bowt, bowz, buw, bw, bwt, Byw, ebow, ebzw, Gbowo, Obfw, Obukw, Oow, ow, Qbo, ubo, zbo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "bow" (pronounced bou" or bō") |
| 2 | b ou" | bough. |
| 2 | b ō" | beau, Beaux, bo, turbot. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-o-w" | |
-1 letter: bo, ow, wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-o-w" | |
+1 letter: blow, bowl, bows, brow, swob, womb. | |
+2 letters: below, blown, blows, blowy, bowed, bowel, bower, bowls, bowse, brown, brows, elbow, embow, oxbow, swobs, upbow, wombs, womby. | |
+3 letters: barlow, barrow, behowl, bellow, belows, besnow, bestow, beworm, billow, blowby, blowed, blower, blowsy, blowup, blowzy, borrow, bowels, bowers, bowery, bowfin, bowing, bowled, bowleg, bowler, bowman, bowmen, bowpot, bowsed, bowses, bowwow, bowyer, browed, browns, browny, browse, burrow, byword, bywork, cobweb, cowboy, elbows, embows, enwomb, fogbow, lowboy, oxbows, sunbow, upbows, wobble, wobbly, wombat, wombed. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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