Definition of bow

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Bow (v. i.) To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow..

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Bowel :: Bowel (n.) One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural..
Ground :: Ground (n.) That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground..
Jostle :: Jostle (v. t.) To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow; to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against.
Olecranon :: Olecranon (n.) The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.
Flexure :: Flexure (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending..
Melaena :: Melaena (n.) A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood..
Foresleeve :: Foresleeve (n.) The sleeve below the elbow.
Unbowel :: Unbowel (v. t.) To deprive of the entrails; to disembowel.
Roundhouse :: Roundhouse (n.) A privy near the bow of the vessel.
Puddening :: Puddening (n.) A quantity of rope-yarn, or the like, placed, as a fender, on the bow of a boat..
Brachium :: Brachium (n.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
High-embowed :: High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches.
Xebec :: Xebec (n.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs..
Clipper :: Clipper (n.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing..
Iridescence :: Iridescence (n.) Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels..
Crease :: Crease (n.) One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker.
Arcubalist :: Arcubalist (n.) A crossbow.
Toxodon :: Toxodon (n.) A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta..
Holostei :: Holostei (n. pl.) An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix..
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