| BOW | • bow n. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string… • bow n. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow). • bow n. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various… |
| ELBOW | • elbow n. (Anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. • elbow n. (By extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular… • elbow n. (US, dated, early 20th-century slang) A detective. |
| EMBOW | • embow v. (Archaic, transitive, intransitive) To bend like a bow; to curve. • EMBOW v. to bend or arch. |
| OXBOW | • oxbow n. A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke. • oxbow n. A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop. • Oxbow prop.n. A town in North Dakota. |
| SYBOW | • sybow n. (Scotland) Alternative form of sybo. • SYBOW n. (Scots) a spring onion, also CHIBOL, CIBOL, CIBOULE, SYBO, SYBOE. |
| UPBOW | • upbow n. (Music) A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow upward or to the left across the… • upbow v. (Geology) To bend or arc upwards. • up␣bow n. (Music) movement from the tip to the frog on the bow of a stringed instrument. |
| FOGBOW | • fogbow n. (Meteorology) A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions… • fog␣bow n. Alternative spelling of fogbow. • FOGBOW n. a nebulous arc of light sometimes seen in fog, also FOGDOG. |
| SUNBOW | • sunbow n. A bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, caused by refraction through a spray of water from… • SUNBOW n. an arc of spectral colours formed by the sun through mist. |
| DOWNBOW | • downbow n. (Music) A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the… • downbow v. (Geology) To curve or arc downwards. • down␣bow n. (Music) movement from the frog to the tip on the bow of a stringed instrument. |
| LONGBOW | • longbow n. A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows… • LONGBOW n. a bow drawn by hand as distinct from the crossbow. |
| MISTBOW | • mistbow n. Synonym of fogbow. • MISTBOW n. a whitish arch like a rainbow, seen in mist, aka fogbow. |
| MOONBOW | • moonbow n. (Meteorology) A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter… • MOONBOW n. a rainbow formed by light from the moon. |
| RAINBOW | • rainbow n. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. • rainbow n. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours. • rainbow n. (Often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude. |
| WINGBOW | • WINGBOW n. a mark on the wing of a domestic fowl. |
| CROSSBOW | • crossbow n. A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts. • crossbow n. A portable ballista that can be held in the hand. • CROSSBOW n. a weapon for shooting bolts, formed of a bow placed crosswise on a stock. |
| STEELBOW | • steelbow n. (Law, Scotland, historical) A contract by which goods on a farm (Such as corn, cattle, implements, etc… • STEELBOW n. (Scots) stock and goods received from a landlord with obligation to return a like amount and value when the lease expires. |
| SADDLEBOW | • saddlebow n. Alternative form of saddle bow. • saddle-bow n. Alternative spelling of saddlebow. • saddle␣bow n. The front part of the saddle that is arched up like a bow. |