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• bow — bow; bow·darc; bow·den; bow·dich·ia; bow·ditch; bow·dock; bow·el·less; bow·en·ite; bow·en s; bow·er barff; bow·er·ly; bow·et; bow·grace; bow·ing·ly; bow·kail; bow·legged; bow·less; bow·line; bow·man s; bow·ser; bow·sprit; bow·stave; bow·ster;… …   English syllables

• bow — I [[t]baʊ[/t]] v. i. 1) to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, or salutation 2) to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable[/ex] 3) to bend or curve downward; stoop: The pines bowed low[/ex] 4) to bend or… …   From formal English to slang

• Bow Quarter — is an apartment complex, located in Bow, London. It consists of 733 one and two bedroom apartments and penthouses, together with a handful of unique workers cottages built around late 1800s. Set in seven acres of landscaped grounds, amenities… …   Wikipedia

• Bow string — A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water. Mass has most effect at the center of the string; one gram of extra… …   Wikipedia

• Bow tie — For other uses, see Bow tie (disambiguation). A striped bow tie. The bow tie is a type of men s necktie. It consists of a ribbon of fabric tied around the collar in a symmetrical manner such that the two opposite ends form loops. Ready tied bow… …   Wikipedia

• Bow (weapon) — A bow is a weapon that projects arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. As the bow is drawn, energy is stored in the limbs of the bow and transformed into rapid motion when the string is released, with the string transferring this force to… …   Wikipedia

• bow — bow1 bowedness, n. bowingly, adv. /bow/, v.i. 1. to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend or curve downward;… …   Universalium

• Bow collector — A bow collector is one of the three main devices used on tramcars to transfer electric current from the wires above to the tram below. While once very common in continental Europe, it has now been largely replaced by the pantograph. OriginsWhen… …   Wikipedia

• bow and arrow — Weapon consisting of a strip of wood or other flexible material, bent and held in tension by a string. The arrow, a long wooden shaft with a pointed tip, is stabilized in flight by a feathered tail. The arrow is fitted to the string by a notch in …   Universalium

• Bow, New Hampshire — Infobox Settlement official name = Bow, New Hampshire nickname = motto = image imagesize = image caption = mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire settlement type = Town mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type …   Wikipedia