OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5568

bow

/bəʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
arco
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
Bows come in a variety of different shapes, sizes and cultures, and what is true of one, is not necessarily true of another, so we're gonna be stereotyping here, but, in general, a…
Holonym: bow and arrow
lacito • lazo
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.
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 5571

bow

/baʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agobio • caravana • inclinación • mocha • prosternación • quiebro • reverencia • zalema
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
He made a polite bow as he entered the room.
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 5572

bow

/baʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
proa
The front of a boat or ship.
Holonyms: watercraft < vessel
Meronyms: beak, beak, beakhead
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 5569

bow

/bəʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
doblar
To bend or curve, particularly downward.
How long wil ye imagine mischiefe against a man? ye shall be slaine all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
arquearse • curvar
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend or incline, figuratively; to humble or subdue.
Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.
not to bow and bias their opinions
📚 verb • entry_id 5570

bow

/baʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agobiarse • arquearse • debruzar • debruzarse • enarcarse • inclinarse • prosternarse
To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he…
The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room. She had lovely green hair and green eyes, and she bowed…