bow
Definitions
Noun
- A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
- A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- Front part of a vessel or aircraft
- A weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
- Something curved in shape
- Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
- An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
- A decorative interlacing of ribbons
- A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Verb
- Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
- Yield to another's wish or opinion
- Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
- Bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- Play on a string instrument with a bow
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "bow".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bowl | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | bow | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | elbow | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | bowed | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | elbows | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | rainbow | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | bowing | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | bowls | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | bowman | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | bows | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | bowden | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | bowdoin | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | bowels | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | bower | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | bowers | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | bowes | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | bowie | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | elbowing | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | leibowitz | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | beebower | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | beerbower | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | benbow | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | bowar | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | boward | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | bowater | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | bowcan | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | bowdish | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | bowditch | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | bowdle | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | bowe | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | bowel | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | bowell | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | bowen | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | bowens | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | bowerman | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | bowermaster | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | bowersock | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | bowersox | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | bowery | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | bowery's | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | bowick | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | bowker | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | bowland | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | bowlby | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | bowlds | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | bowlen | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | bowler | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | bowlers | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | bowles | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | bowley | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | bowlin | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | bowline | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | bowling | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | bowling's | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | bowlus | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | bowman's | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | bowmen | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | bowmer | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | bown | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | bownds | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | bowne | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | bowring | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | bowron | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | bowse | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | bowsed | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | bowser | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | bowses | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | bowsher | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | bowsing | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | bowyer | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | chlebowski | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | crossbow | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | crossbows | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | curbow | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | debow | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | dembowski | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | denbow | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | dolbow | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | dubow | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | elbowed | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | elbowroom | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | fishbowl | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | grabow | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | grabowski | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | grzybowski | 4 | 0 |
| 87 | jacobowitz | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | jakubowicz | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | jakubowski | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | karbowski | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | kerbow | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | labow | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | laibowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | lebow | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | lebow's | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | lebowe | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | lebowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | liebowitz | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | longbow | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | lubow | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | lubowski | 3 | 0 |
| 102 | m'bow | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | oxbow | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | rainbows | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | rambow | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | superbowl | 3 | 0 |
| 107 | superbowl's | 3 | 0 |
| 108 | superbowls | 3 | 0 |
| 109 | turnbow | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | unbowed | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | zabows | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | zabowski | 3 | 0 |
| 113 | zembower | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bow".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "bow" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "bow" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the bow | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "bow" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "bow".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bmw | 5 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 14
Fragments: 113
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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