Definition of bow

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Bow (n.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.

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Embower :: Embower (v. t.) To cover with a bower; to shelter with trees.
Archer :: Archer (n.) A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow..
Bowl-legged :: Bowl-legged (a.) Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward..
Ulnar :: Ulnar (a.) Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve..
Bowelless :: Bowelless (a.) Without pity.
Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare..
Gaffle :: Gaffle (n.) A lever to bend crossbows.
Entrails :: Entrails (n. pl.) The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.
Anconeal :: Anconeal (a.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.
Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..
Clipper :: Clipper (n.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing..
Bowling :: Bowling (n.) The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins..
Bowse :: Bowse (v. i.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together..
Sprocket Wheel :: Spritsail (n.) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the spritsail yard..
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
Bowstring :: Bowstring (n.) The string of a bow.
Bouldery :: Bouldery (a.) Characterized by bowlders.
Bowbent :: Bowbent (a.) Bent, like a bow..
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue..
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