bow
English
/bəʊ/, /boʊ/, /baʊ/, /baʊ/
noun
Definitions
- A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
- A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
- A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
- A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
- A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
- Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
- The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
- Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
- Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
- (nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
- (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
- The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bowe inherited from Old English boga (bow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bugô root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (bend).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰewgʰ-
Gloss
bend
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Elbowgate English
- badge English
- ball English
- bare English
- barebow English
- bearer English
- bent English
- bow ball English
- bow maker English
- bow window English
- bowable English
- bowbearer English
- bowbent English
- bowest English
- boweth English
- bowfin English
- bowfront English
- bowgrace English
- bowguard English
- bowhead English
- bowhunter English
- bowhunting English
- bowknot English
- bowleg English
- bowless English
- bowlike English
- bowmaking English
- bowman English
- bowmanship English
- bowpicker English
- bowrider English
- bowshot English
- bowsman English
- bowstave English
- bowstring English
- bowtie English
- bowtied English
- bowwoman English
- bowyer English
- buxom English
- buxomly English
- buxomness English
- cross English
- crossbow English
- crossbower English
- crossbowman English
- down English
- downbow English
- elbow English
- elbower English
- elbowful English
- elbowless English
- elbowlike English
- elbowroom English
- elbowy English
- ell English
- embow English
- embowment English
- face English
- facebow English
- fin English
- foot English
- footbow English
- front English
- grace English
- guard English
- hair English
- hairbow English
- head English
- hunter English
- hunting English
- imbow English
- knot English
- leg English
- long English
- longbow English
- longbowman English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- midbow English
- moon English
- moonbow English
- mouth English
- mouthbow English
- outbow English
- overbow English
- ox English
- oxbow English
- picker English
- rain English
- rainbow English
- rainbowed English
- rainbowfish English
- rainbowish English
- rainbowism English
- rainbowlike English
- rainbowy English
- rider English
- saddle English
- saddle bow English
- saddlebow English
- shaft English
- shaft bow English
- short English
- shortbow English
- shot English
- spray English
- spray bow English
- stave English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stonebow English
- string English
- sun English
- sunbow English
- tie English
- unbow English
- up English
- upbow English
- war English
- warbow English
- window English
- woman English
- Aortenbogen German
- Bogen German
- Bogenbündel German
- Bogenfenster German
- Bogenlinie German
- Bogenschießen German
- Bogenschütze German
- Ellbogen German
- Fragebogen German
- Geigenbogen German
- Kreisbogen German
- Lichtbogen German
- Papierbogen German
- Regenbogen German
- Spannungsbogen German
- Triumphbogen German
- bogenförmig German
- boog Dutch, Flemish
- boogbal Dutch, Flemish
- boogbrug Dutch, Flemish
- booglamp Dutch, Flemish
- boogschieten Dutch, Flemish
- boogschutster Dutch, Flemish
- boogschutter Dutch, Flemish
- cirkelboog Dutch, Flemish
- gradenboog Dutch, Flemish
- handboog Dutch, Flemish
- kruisboog Dutch, Flemish
- langboog Dutch, Flemish
- regenboog Dutch, Flemish
- ribbenboog Dutch, Flemish
- triomfboog Dutch, Flemish
- vlamboog Dutch, Flemish
- voetboog Dutch, Flemish
- бугор Russian
- *bʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰūgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- boge Norwegian Bokmål
- bue Norwegian Bokmål
- *baug- Proto-Germanic
- *baugaz Proto-Germanic
- *baugijaną Proto-Germanic
- *beuganą Proto-Germanic
- *bugô Proto-Germanic
- *buhtiz Proto-Germanic
- *būganą Proto-Germanic
- *regnabugô Proto-Germanic
- ballongbåge Swedish
- båge Swedish
- bågfil Swedish
- båglampa Swedish
- bågsekund Swedish
- ostbåge Swedish
- ボウ Japanese
- ボウタイ Japanese
- boge Norwegian Nynorsk
- beah Old English
- boga Old English
- bogiht Old English
- byht Old English
- būgan Old English
- elnboga Old English
- regnboga Old English
- भुज Sanskrit
- bowe Middle English
- bowyere Middle English
- buhsum Middle English
- buwen Middle English
- buxum Middle English
- crosbowe Middle English
- elbowe Middle English
- reinbowe Middle English
- sadel-bowe Middle English
- bjúgleikr Old Norse
- bogi Old Norse
- bógr Old Norse
- keng Old Norse
- regnbogi Old Norse
- ǫlnbogi Old Norse
- albue Danish
- bov Danish
- bovbølge Danish
- bue Danish
- bueskytte Danish
- regnbue Danish
- storcirkelbue Danish
- bogi Icelandic
- โบ Thai
- bwa Welsh
- bōge Middle Dutch
- biogan Old High German
- bogo Old High German
- bouc Old High German
- conboing Old Irish
- Bogi Faroese
- bogi Faroese
- boge Middle High German
- Bou Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Reebou Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- béien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- riichtbéien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- butë Albanian
- בייגל Yiddish
- *bogō gmw-pro
- bogo Old Dutch
- *bungeti Proto-Celtic
- 煲呔 Chinese
- bocht Middle Low German
- *bʰúǰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- bogo Old Saxon
- bughi Old Swedish
- böga Westrobothnian
- bight Scots
- bightsome Scots
- boo Scots
- *bʰúȷ́as Proto-Indo-Aryan
- boga Middle Irish
- bogatóir Middle Irish
- boga Old Frisian
- renbo Tok Pisin
- Booge Saterland Frisian
- Rienbooge Saterland Frisian
- bögen Low German
- *bukta- Proto-Albanian
- Boge Pennsylvania German
- Reggeboge Pennsylvania German
- alenbo Sranan Tongo
- boga Crimean Gothic
- up
- ox
- fin
- sun
- ell
- leg
- war
- tie
- man
- shot
- foot
- hair
- moon
- head
- bare
- rain
- down
- knot
- ball
- face
- bent
- long
- grace
- unbow
- buxom
- rider
- elbow
- cross
- shaft
- woman
- stone
- upbow
- front
- stave
- spray
- imbow
- oxbow
- maker
- guard
- embow
- mouth
- badge
- short
- window
- hunter
- bowest
- bearer
- warbow
- string
- elbowy
- saddle
- bowtie
- making
- outbow
- picker
- midbow
- bowfin
- boweth
- bowyer
- sunbow
- bowleg
- bowman
- barebow
- bowbent
- bowhead
- longbow
- bowtied
- buxomly
- bowshot
- bowless
- overbow
- elbower
- hunting
- footbow
- facebow
- bowable
- bowlike
- bowsman
- rainbow
- moonbow
- hairbow
- downbow
- bowknot
- bowgrace
- bowstave
- rainbowy
- bowrider
- bowwoman
- shortbow
- bow ball
- stonebow
- bowfront
- mouthbow
- crossbow
- elbowful
- bowguard
- embowment
- bowbearer
- bowstring
- shaft bow
- elbowlike
- bow maker
- elbowless
- bowpicker
- Elbowgate
- stone bow
- bowhunter
- rainbowed
- elbowroom
- buxomness
- spray bow
- bowmaking
- saddlebow
- rainbowish
- bowmanship
- bow window
- saddle bow
- crossbower
- longbowman
- rainbowism
- bowhunting
- crossbowman
- rainbowlike
- rainbowfish