| bow | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bow, bowknot | a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces. |
| ~ knot | any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. bow | a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments. |
| ~ fiddlestick, violin bow | a bow used in playing the violin. |
| ~ stick | an implement consisting of a length of wood.; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. bow, fore, prow, stem | front part of a vessel or aircraft.; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" |
| ~ front | the side that is seen or that goes first. |
| ~ vessel, watercraft | a craft designed for water transportation. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. bow | a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow. |
| ~ bow and arrow | a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them. |
| ~ bowstring | the string of an archer's bow. |
| ~ crossbow | a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel). |
| ~ cupid's bow | a curved bow with reversed curve ends. |
| ~ handbow | a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow. |
| ~ limb | either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip.; "the upper limb of the bow" |
| ~ longbow | a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England. |
| ~ weapon, weapon system, arm | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
| n. (shape) | 5. arc, bow | something curved in shape. |
| ~ rainbow | an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain. |
| ~ curve, curved shape | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes. |
| n. (communication) | 6. bow, bowing, obeisance | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting. |
| ~ reverence | an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy). |
| ~ motion, gesture | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals. |
| ~ genuflection, genuflexion | the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence. |
| ~ kotow, kowtow | a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission. |
| ~ scrape, scraping | a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility).; "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" |
| ~ salaam | a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation. |
| n. (communication) | 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. |
| ~ thanks | an acknowledgment of appreciation. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. bow | a decorative interlacing of ribbons. |
| ~ decoration, ornament, ornamentation | something used to beautify. |
| n. (act) | 9. bow | a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments. |
| ~ stroke | a single complete movement. |
| ~ down-bow | a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow. |
| ~ up-bow | an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow. |
| v. (communication) | 10. 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" |
| ~ conge, congee | perform a ceremonious bow. |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| v. (communication) | 11. accede, bow, defer, give in, submit | yield to another's wish or opinion.; "The government bowed to the military pressure" |
| ~ buckle under, knuckle under, succumb, give in, yield | consent reluctantly. |
| v. (motion) | 12. bow | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting.; "He bowed before the King" |
| ~ take a bow | acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance. |
| ~ change posture | undergo a change in bodily posture. |
| ~ curtsey, curtsy | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting. |
| ~ kowtow, genuflect, scrape | bend the knees and bow in a servile manner. |
| ~ genuflect | bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image. |
| v. (motion) | 13. bend, bow, crouch, stoop | 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" |
| ~ change posture | undergo a change in bodily posture. |
| ~ bend, flex | form a curve.; "The stick does not bend" |
| ~ squinch | crouch down. |
| ~ cower, huddle | crouch or curl up.; "They huddled outside in the rain" |
| v. (creation) | 14. bow | play on a string instrument with a bow. |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| conge | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. conge, congee | (architecture) a concave molding. |
| ~ moulding, molding | a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. |
| ~ architecture | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings.; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
| n. (act) | 2. conge, congee | formal permission to depart.; "he gave me his conge" |
| ~ permission, permit, license | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. |
| n. (act) | 3. conge, congee | an abrupt and unceremonious dismissal. |
| ~ dismission, sacking, liberation, dismissal, firing, release, discharge, sack | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
| v. (communication) | 4. conge, congee | perform a ceremonious bow. |
| ~ 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" |
| curtsey | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. curtsey, curtsy | bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women. |
| ~ reverence | an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy). |
| ~ motion, gesture | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals. |
| v. (motion) | 2. curtsey, curtsy | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting. |
| ~ bow | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting.; "He bowed before the King" |
| hail | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents. |
| ~ downfall, precipitation | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist). |
| ~ hailstone | small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm. |
| n. (object) | 2. hail | many objects thrown forcefully through the air.; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| n. (communication) | 3. hail | enthusiastic greeting. |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| v. (communication) | 4. acclaim, hail, herald | praise vociferously.; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" |
| ~ applaud | express approval of.; "I applaud your efforts" |
| v. (stative) | 5. come, hail | be a native of.; "She hails from Kalamazoo" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ descend, derive, come | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" |
| v. (communication) | 6. hail | call for.; "hail a cab" |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| v. (communication) | 7. hail, herald | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| v. (weather) | 8. hail | precipitate as small ice particles.; "It hailed for an hour" |
| ~ come down, precipitate, fall | fall from clouds.; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" |
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