| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb bowstring.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bowstring) | 1. To strangle with a bowstring.[Websters]. 2. To chord, cord, rope or twine.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To noose, wire, strand, cable or thread.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To halter, gibbet or tether.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To line or rank.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To drop or fall.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To border or skirt.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To chain or fetter.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Base verb from the following inflections: bowstringing, bowstringed, bowstrings, bowstringer, bowstringers, bowstringingly and bowstringedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "BOWSTRINGING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Common Expressions: bowstring
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bowstring bridge | A bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Bowstring girder | An arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Bowstring hemp | 1: Strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Hemp obtained from the sansevieria. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 3: Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Topics by Level of Interest: bowstring | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Bowstring Township, Minnesota | 16 | Bowstring Lake, Minnesota | 12 | |
| Bowstring Lake, Minnesota | 12 | Bowstring Township, Minnesota | 16 | |
| County Line Bowstring | 9 | County Line Bowstring | 9 | |
| The Bowstring Murders | 5 | The Bowstring Murders | 5 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
