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Term: bow

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bow

Definitions

Noun

  1. A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
  2. A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
  3. Front part of a vessel or aircraft
  4. A weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
  5. Something curved in shape
  6. Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  7. An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
  8. A decorative interlacing of ribbons
  9. A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

Verb

  1. Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
  2. Yield to another's wish or opinion
  3. Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
  4. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  5. Play on a string instrument with a bow
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "bow".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bowl 1 23
2 bow 1 15
3 elbow 2 10
4 bowed 1 7
5 elbows 2 7
6 rainbow 2 4
7 bowing 2 3
8 bowls 1 3
9 bowman 2 3
10 bows 1 3
11 bowden 2 2
12 bowdoin 2 1
13 bowels 2 1
14 bower 2 1
15 bowers 2 1
16 bowes 1 1
17 bowie 2 1
18 elbowing 3 1
19 leibowitz 3 1
20 beebower 3 0
21 beerbower 3 0
22 benbow 2 0
23 bowar 2 0
24 boward 2 0
25 bowater 3 0
26 bowcan 2 0
27 bowdish 2 0
28 bowditch 2 0
29 bowdle 2 0
30 bowe 1 0
31 bowel 2 0
32 bowell 2 0
33 bowen 2 0
34 bowens 2 0
35 bowerman 3 0
36 bowermaster 4 0
37 bowersock 3 0
38 bowersox 3 0
39 bowery 3 0
40 bowery's 3 0
41 bowick 2 0
42 bowker 2 0
43 bowland 2 0
44 bowlby 2 0
45 bowlds 1 0
46 bowled 1 0
47 bowlen 2 0
48 bowler 2 0
49 bowlers 2 0
50 bowles 1 0
51 bowley 2 0
52 bowlin 2 0
53 bowline 2 0
54 bowling 2 0
55 bowling's 2 0
56 bowlus 2 0
57 bowman's 2 0
58 bowmen 2 0
59 bowmer 2 0
60 bown 1 0
61 bownds 1 0
62 bowne 1 0
63 bowring 2 0
64 bowron 2 0
65 bowse 1 0
66 bowsed 1 0
67 bowser 2 0
68 bowses 2 0
69 bowsher 2 0
70 bowsing 2 0
71 bowyer 2 0
72 chlebowski 3 0
73 crossbow 2 0
74 crossbows 2 0
75 curbow 2 0
76 debow 2 0
77 dembowski 3 0
78 denbow 2 0
79 dolbow 2 0
80 dubow 2 0
81 elbowed 2 0
82 elbowroom 3 0
83 fishbowl 2 0
84 grabow 2 0
85 grabowski 3 0
86 grzybowski 4 0
87 jacobowitz 4 0
88 jakubowicz 4 0
89 jakubowski 4 0
90 karbowski 3 0
91 kerbow 2 0
92 labow 2 0
93 laibowitz 3 0
94 lebow 2 0
95 lebow's 2 0
96 lebowe 2 0
97 lebowitz 3 0
98 liebowitz 3 0
99 longbow 2 0
100 lubow 2 0
101 lubowski 3 0
102 m'bow 1 0
103 oxbow 2 0
104 rainbows 2 0
105 rambow 2 0
106 superbowl 3 0
107 superbowl's 3 0
108 superbowls 3 0
109 turnbow 2 0
110 unbowed 2 0
111 zabows 2 0
112 zabowski 3 0
113 zembower 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "bow".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bough 1 2
2 bao 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bow".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 brown 1 176
2 blow 1 33
3 bowl 1 23
4 elbow 2 10
5 brow 1 6
6 brows 1 5
7 bows 1 3
8 bo 1 1
9 bown 1 0
10 bowe 1 0
11 ow 1 0
12 oxbow 2 0
13 m'bow 1 0
14 lubow 2 0
15 lebow 2 0
16 labow 2 0
17 dubow 2 0
18 debow 2 0
19 burow 2 0
20 bulow 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "bow" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "bow" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 the bow 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "bow" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 kentucky 3 2
2 shape 1 2
3 mounted 2 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "bow".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bmw 5 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 14

Fragments: 113

Sound Alikes: 2

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 1

Statistically Associated: 3

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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