Bows - English meaning

noun

A bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill.

Usage examples:

A parent bird with a caterpillar in its beak

noun

A magistrate or a schoolmaster.

Usage examples:

In order to help out i moved from the fines court to the magistrates court next door and went up be…

noun

A projection at the prow of an ancient warship, typically shaped to resemble the head of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

They nailed the bough to the beakhead of the ship.

verb

Make a quick, short movement up and down.

Usage examples:

I could see his head bobbing about

noun

A quick, short movement up and down.

Usage examples:

She could only manage a slight bob of her head

verb

Cut (someone's hair) in a bob.

Usage examples:

She'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted

noun

A spar running out from a ship's bow, to which the forestays are fastened.

Usage examples:

Adrianna was standing on the forecastle deck near the bowsprit of the ship, staring out at the cras…

noun

A medieval bow of a kind that is fixed across a wooden support and has a groove for the bolt and a mechanism for drawing and releasing the string.

Usage examples:

The movie features many different races using many different types of longbows and crossbows in war…

noun

A weapon, used especially in the past, that shoots a short arrow with great force

noun

A woman's or girl's formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.

Usage examples:

She bobbed a curtsy to him

verb

Perform a curtsy.

Usage examples:

His sisters had curtsied to the vicar

verb

When a girl or woman curtsies, she bends quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, often while holding her skirt, especially to show respect

Usage examples:

She curtsied to the queen., she gave a curtsy before presenting the flowers to the princess.

noun

The forward edge of a ship's prow.

Usage examples:

Although her hull was wood, it was completely protected by armor plates above the waterline and cop…

noun

The part situated at the front of something; the foremost part.

Usage examples:

The forepart of the brain

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

verb

Lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect.

Usage examples:

This is the reason for head-coverings, face-veilings, bowing, kneeling, genuflecting, and other sig…

verb

To bend one knee or touch one knee to the floor as a sign of worship or respect

Usage examples:

The book just couldn't get past her genuflection for authors of a previous generation.

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

A person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.

Usage examples:

John was a scientist by training and inclination

noun

A preference or tendency, or a feeling that makes a person want to do something

Usage examples:

Tony has a strong inclination toward the arts., if i were in your situation, my inclination would b…

noun

A fastening made by looping a piece of string, rope, or something similar on itself and tightening it.

Usage examples:

Tie a knot at the end of the cord

verb

Fasten with a knot.

Usage examples:

The scarves were knotted loosely around their throats

noun

A small, relatively short-billed sandpiper, with a reddish-brown or blackish breast in the breeding season.

Usage examples:

You can see red knots, dunlins, and sandpipers as they rest and forage for food on the beaches, usi…

verb

Act in an excessively subservient manner.

Usage examples:

She didn't have to kowtow to a boss

noun

An act of kowtowing as part of chinese custom.

Usage examples:

Chang kowtows before the emperor, who tells him of his mission.

noun

A fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments.

Usage examples:

A dress trimmed in white lace

verb

Fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.

Usage examples:

He put the shoes on and laced them up

noun

A decorative cloth that is made by weaving thin thread into delicate patterns having small spaces within them

Usage examples:

A lace curtain/handkerchief, your laces are untied., she laced her boots.

noun

A large bow drawn by hand and shooting a long feathered arrow. it was the chief weapon of english armies from the 14th century until the introduction of firearms.

Usage examples:

The movie features many different races using many different types of longbows and crossbows in war…

noun

A shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself.

Usage examples:

Make a loop in the twine

verb

Form (something) into a loop or loops; encircle.

Usage examples:

She looped her arms around his neck

noun

A circular shape made by something long and narrow in which the two ends cross each other, leaving an open space within

Usage examples:

A loop of thread from my sweater caught on a nail., the exit ramp makes a loop under the elevated h…

noun

A traditional way of greeting someone in which you put the insides of your hands together in front of your face or chest and bend your head forwards

verb

Lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal.

Usage examples:

He looked around for support and everyone nodded

noun

An act of nodding the head.

Usage examples:

At a nod from his father he left the room

verb

To move the head down and then up again quickly, esp. to show agreement, approval, or greeting

Usage examples:

[ i/t ] the teacher nodded (his head) in agreement., he gave her a nod of recognition.

noun

The part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling.

Usage examples:

He slowly breathed out the air through his nose

verb

(of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something.

Usage examples:

The pony nosed at the straw

noun

The part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, through which you breathe and smell

Usage examples:

A large/long/pointed nose, i had a sore throat and a runny nose (= liquid coming out of the nose).,…

noun

Deferential respect.

Usage examples:

They paid obeisance to the prince

noun

The fact of obeying or respecting someone, or something you do that expresses this

Usage examples:

One by one the noblemen made their obeisances (= bent at the waist) to the queen.

noun

The pointed front part of a ship; the bow.

Usage examples:

The menu says the property dates back to the 15th century and once belonged to a sea captain, hence…

noun

An uncastrated male sheep.

Usage examples:

Mr watkinson, from constable burton, near leyburn, won best male with his aged ram.

verb

Roughly force (something) into place.

Usage examples:

He rammed his stick into the ground

abbreviation

Random-access memory.

verb

Bend backwards.

Usage examples:

The petals recurve, elevating the flower

noun

A bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn.

Usage examples:

The recurve requires less than half the effort of the longbow to draw back the string.

noun

Deep respect for someone or something.

Usage examples:

Rituals showed honour and reverence for the dead

verb

Regard or treat with deep respect.

Usage examples:

The many divine beings reverenced by hindu tradition

noun

A feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something

Usage examples:

She has/shows/feels great reverence for her professors.

noun

A long, narrow strip of fabric, used for tying something or for decoration.

Usage examples:

The tiny pink ribbons in her hair

verb

Extend or move in a long, narrow strip like a ribbon.

Usage examples:

Miles of concrete ribboned behind the bus

noun

A raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra.

Usage examples:

Speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum

noun

A podium

exclamation

A common greeting in many arabic-speaking and muslim countries.

Usage examples:

But the guy was so calm, i came closer to him and said: salaam. how are you doing?! he looked at me…

noun

A gesture of greeting or respect typically consisting of a low bow of the head and body with the hand or fingers touching the forehead.

Usage examples:

He greeted me with salaams and repeated cries of welcome

verb

Make a salaam.

Usage examples:

Instead of salaaming he spat on the ground

noun

A gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgement of another's arrival or departure.

Usage examples:

We greeted them but no one returned our salutations

noun

A greeting in words or actions, or the words used at the beginning of a letter or speech

Usage examples:

[ c ] start your letter with the salutation "dear friends."

noun

The main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.

Usage examples:

Both the blue and the yellow have the classic, satiny translucent petals of the poppy tribe, both, …

verb

Originate in or be caused by.

Usage examples:

Many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion

verb

Stop or restrict (the flow of something).

Usage examples:

A nurse did her best to stem the bleeding