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bow

noun as in bent line or shape

noun as in body movement showing obedience or politeness

Weak match

noun as in front of boat

Strongest matches

verb as in bend over

verb as in submit, concede

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However one was found in a black holdall under the teenager's bed, along with a bow and arrows.

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The young artist, in an audacious shot across the art world bow, was engaged in a symbolic act of Oedipal homicide.

The mother of a man with complex needs has said he has gone from "walking with his shoulders down and head bowed" to "walking upright" since he moved to his own bungalow.

From BBC

Sonny Baker, who was making his T20 debut after a costly one-day international bow against South Africa this month, was the only exception as the 22-year-old allowed 52 runs without taking a wicket.

From BBC

Against all odds, after enduring a deeply challenging year both physically and emotionally, Hodgkinson has come back from a 376 day wait to make her bow as Olympic champion with her fifth successive global podium.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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