bow
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,476 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,432 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces also: bowknot
- a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- front part of a vessel or aircraft also: fore, prow, stem he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
- 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 also: arc
- bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting also: bowing, obeisance
bow in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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John wondered bow Scaife had divined that he wished to be cheeky.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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But when night Closes round the ghastly fight, If the vanquished warrior bow, Spare him!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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We bow as in the dust, with all our pride Of virtue dwarfed the noble deed beside.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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But he would not listen, and, making no reply, he took his bow and arrows and left the hut.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Her large picture-hat of pale-blue straw, with its big gauze bow and crushed roses, had a slightly exaggerated Parisian air.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1