| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a bending manner.[Websters]
2. In a curved, arched, crooked or warped manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an inclined, slanting or sloping manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In an inflected manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a tongued manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a knobbed or gnarled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a strapping manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a ridged, crested or ribbed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a jagged manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective bowing.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Bowing) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb bow.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bow) | 1. Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame".[Wordnet]. 2. Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King".[Wordnet]. 3. Play on a string instrument with a bow.[Wordnet]. 4. Submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure".[Wordnet]. 5. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse".[Wordnet]. 6. To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.[Websters]. 7. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.[Websters]. 8. To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.[Websters]. 9. To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue.[Websters]. 10. To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.[Websters]. 11. To bend; to curve.[Websters]. 12. To stop.[Websters]. 13. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.[Websters]. 14. To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.[Websters]. 15. To play (music) with a bow.[Websters]. 16. To manage the bow.[Websters]. 17. Base verb from the following inflections: bowing, bowed, bows, bower, bowers, bowingly and bowedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BOWINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BOWINGLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In a bending manner. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: bow
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency) | Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997. (references) | ||
| Bow (music) | In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. (references) | ||
| Bow (ship) | The bow is the foremost point of the hull of a ship or boat: the point that is ahead when the vessel is underway. The adjectives fore/forward and aft mean towards the bow and stern, respectively. (references) | ||
| Bow (weapon) | A bow is a weapon that shoots arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. It is useful for hunting and war. The technique of using a bow is called archery while someone who makes bows is known as a bowyer. (references) | ||
| Bow and arrow | A weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Bow and Arrow (Legend of Zelda) | Bows and Arrows have been featured in every Legend of Zelda game except three: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. It is the best weapon to be used for long range attacks. (references) | ||
| Bow Back Rivers | Bow Back Rivers are part of the River Lee in London and form a complex system of waterways. Improvements were carried out in 1930 by the River Lee (Flood Relief) Act. (references) | ||
| Bow bearer | (O. Eng. Law), an under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Bow Bowing, New South Wales | Bow Bowing is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. (references) | ||
| Bow Brickhill | Bow Brickhill is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes in England, though before 1995 it was in Buckinghamshire. It is located just a short distance south east of the modern town of Milton Keynes. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: bow
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bow and Arrow | Slang in 1811 | 1: Bow and arrow in a dream, denotes great gain reaped from the inability of others to carry out plans. 2: To make a bad shot means disappointed hopes in carrying forward successfully business affairs. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | |
| Bow Bells | Literature | Born within sound of Bow bells. A true cockney. St. Mary-le-Bow has long had one of the most celebrated bell-peals in London. John Dun, mercer, gave in 1472 two tenements to maintain the ringing of Bow bell every night at nine o'clock, to direct travellers on the road to town; and in 1520 William Copland gave a bigger bell for the purpose of "sounding a retreat from work." Bow church is nearly the centre of the City. (This bow rhymes with flow.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Bow echo | Energy | An accelerated portion of a squall line of thunderstorms, taking on bow configuration, created by strong downburst winds. (references) | |
| Bow echo | Weather | 1: A rapidly moving crescent shaped echo on a radar which is convex in the direction of motion. It is associated with strong, straight-line winds. (references) | |
| 2: A radar echo which is linear but bent outward in a bow shape (Fig. 1). Damaging straight-line winds often occur near the "crest" or center of a bow echo. Areas of circulation also can dev;;elop at either end of a bow echo, which sometimes can lead to tornado formation :: especially in the left (usually northern) end, where the circulation exhibits cyclonic rotation. (references) | |||
| Bow fast | Food & Agriculture | A mooring or docking line led forward through a bow chock and making an angle of less than 45 degrees with the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bow maker | Occupations | 1: Constructs bows for stringed instruments, using handtools and power tools: Selects specified wood to shape bow, utilizing knowledge of bow styles. Cuts and shapes bow blank from wood, using bandsaw, plane, file, and knife. Positions blank over alcohol flame and bends blank to obtain desired curve of bow. Cuts, glues, and solders ornamental material, such as ebony, ivory, tortoise shell, and silver, to form parts of bow, such as frog and ferrule, using bandsaw, torch, and caliper. Drills or chisels mortise in lead of bow or frog to insert bow hair, using lathe, chisel, and hammer. Ties knot in end of bow hair, combs hair to straighten strands, using brush, and inserts hair into mortise, through ferrule, and into frog of bow. Secures bow hair in place with wooden wedge. Smooths and stains bow to achieve desired appearance, using sandpaper, stain, and rags. Adjusts weight, balance, and stiffness of bow by adding or removing decorative material, using handtools. Replaces bow hair [BOW REHAIRER (any industry) 730.684-022] and repairs bows. (references) | |
| 2: Folds and shapes ribbon sections to form decorative bows: Clips ends of folded ribbons to form tips of bow, using scissors, and folds tips of sewn ribbon sections according to specified style of bow. Glues sticker to back of shaped tip to secure tip in place. Folds and positions crosspiece in center of bow and secures in place, using wet glue sticker. Irons ribbon section to curve and shape ribbon to crown of hat. Ties western-style bows and lingerie bows by hand. (references) | |||
| 3: Forms ornamental bows for hair or dress wear, by hand: Winds length of ribbon on rack to form bows. Cuts ribbon into sections with scissors and ties folds together at middle with twine to form bow. Inserts bobby pin or safety pin through twine, and removes bows from rack. Arranges artificial flower or lace medallion on bow as specified, and ties them together with twine or ribbon. May sew comb attachment to middle section of underside of bow, using needle and thread. (references) | |||
| 4: Assembles bows to be used as ornamental shoe parts: Selects precut strips of material, such as leather, plastic, or fabric, following ticket specifications. Ties strips into bows by hand. Joins bow parts, using hand stapler. May sew bow parts together by hand. May brush cement onto parts and press parts together. (references) | |||
| Bow maker, custom | Occupations | Selects, laminates, shapes, and finishes woods, plastics, and metals to make archery bows: Selects materials from stock according to customer's specifications, and preshapes parts, using handtools and power tools. Applies specified adhesives between parts. Assembles parts and places assembled bows in glue press to cure. Heats bows in steam box until pliable and clamps bows on form to shape curves and recurves. Trims and smooths bows, using handtools and sandpaper. Stains, paints, and varnishes bows according to specifications. May apply decals to bows. May rework or repair damaged bow and be designated Bow Repairer, Custom (toy-sport equip.). May make arrows, using die cutter to cut feathers used on arrows. (references) | |
| BOW MAKER, PRODUCTION | Occupations | Fabricates and shapes laminated archery bows: Selects dies according to type bow to be produced and bolts dies to bow press. Applies epoxy resin to precut wood and fiberglass parts for laminating. Aligns parts, following reference marks, and clamps parts to press. Cures bows for specified time to form contour of bow, using bow press. Cuts string nocks in bow tips and bevels bow edge, using abrasive wheels and sanders. Shapes and finishes contour of bow, using belt sanders. Examines bow for twist and adjusts string position to compensate for deficiencies noted. Buffs bow to smooth finish, using power buffer. Measures force required to pull bow string to full draw, using scale and pulley device, to determine if bow meets specifications. May apply decorative or identifying decal to bow. May varnish and stain bow to protect surface. May assemble crossbows and be designated Crossbow Maker (toy-sport equip.). May repair defects in bows damaged in production or returned to factory for repair. (references) | |
| BOW REHAIRER | Occupations | Replaces bow hair of stringed instrument bows, using handtools: Disassembles bow and removes spent hair, using handtools. Examines and cleans bow parts. Hand-carves replacement wedges and plugs. Selects new hairs of similar color and binds one end with yarn and resin. Secures bound end in one end of bow and secures it with wedges. Combs hair and binds loose ends with yarn and resin. Secures end in bow with wedges. (references) | |
| Bow saw | Industry | A hand frame saw in which the narrow, striplike blade is fitted in a stiff bow-shaped frame and commonly used for felling small trees and crosscutting small logs. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bow saw | Mechanical Engineering | Bow-shaped machine component on horizontal band and hacksawing machines for attaching and clamping the saw blades. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bow shock | Aerospace | 1: Outermost part of a planetary magnetosphere; the place where the supersonic flow of the solar wind is slowed to subsonic speed by the planetary magnetic field. (references) | |
| 2: A sharp front formed in the solar wind ahead of the magnetosphere, marked by a sudden slowing-down of the flow near Earth. It is quite similar to the shock forming ahead of the wing of a supersonic airplane. After passing near Earth, the slowed-down flow gains speed again, to the same value as the surrounding solar wind. (references) | |||
| 3: See shock wave. (references) | |||
| 4: The shock wave produced by the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere. (references) | |||
| 5: The supersonic shock wave on the sunward side of the Earth caused by the blast of the solar wind against the Earth's magnetosphere. Solar wind is slowed to subsonic speeds and heated very rapidly as it arrives at the bow shock. (references) | |||
| 6: This huge shock wave in front of the magnetic field of the Earth results from the very fast solar wind from the Sun ramming into the Earth's magnetic field. It is called a 'bow' shock, because it reminds us of the bow wave that a boat makes in the water due to the motion of the boat in the water. Other planets usually have bow shocks too, even if they do not all have magnetic fields. In Venus' case, a bow shock arises from the solar wind ramming into the planet's ionosphere. (references) | |||
| Bow shock | Electrical Engineering | A standing shock wave formed in front of the magnetopause, where the solar wind encounters an obstacle in space such as the atmosphere or magnetic field of a planet. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bow shock | Physics | A collisionless shock wave in front of a planetary magnetosphere; the place where the supersonic flow of the solar wind is slowed to subsonic speed by the planetary magnetic field. (references) | |
| Bow stop | Business | A type of stop located near the key bow. (references) | |
| Bow wave | Aerospace | A shock wave in front of a body, such as an airfoil, or apparently attached to the forward tip of the body. (references) | |
| Bow window | Building & Civil Engineering | A window in the bow of a building, such as a bay window, especially a bay with a curved ground plan. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Bulbous bow | Food & Agriculture | An appreciable swelling of the ship from below the waterline, involving local increase of sectional area and usually extending forward of the forward perpendicular. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Draw the Long Bow | Literature | (To). To exaggerate. Some wonderful tales are told of Robin Hood and other foresters practised in the long bow. (See BOW.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Fog bow | Weather | A nebulous arc or circle of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog. (references) | |
| Model bow | Energy | A shaped, pointed bow. (references) | |
| Primary bow | Geography | Colored bow which appears on a "screen" of water; drops which are directly illuminated by the Sun or Moon. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Secondary bow | Geography | Less brilliant rainbow supplementary to a primary rainbow. Its width is about twice that of the primary rainbow. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Ulysses' Bow | Literature | 1: Only Ulysses could draw his own bow, and he could shoot an arrow through twelve rings. By this sign Penelope recognised her husband after an absence of twenty years. 2: Was prophetic. It belonged at one time to Eurytus of Echalia. 3: "This bow of mine sang to me of present war ... `I have heard but once of such a weapon ... the bow of Odysseus,' said the queen."- H. Rider Haggard: The World's Desire, bk. ii. chap. i. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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