bow: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of bow
- elbow«Word Popularity Bar5/5
elbow
- noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
elbow joint; cubitus; human elbow; articulatio cubiti; cubital joint.
- noun a sharp bend in a road or river
- noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
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rainbow
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- noun an illusory hope
- chasing rainbows
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- crossbow2/5
crossbow
- noun a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
- noun a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
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longbow
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- oxbow2/5
oxbow
- noun the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
- noun a U-shaped curve in a stream
- noun the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
- strongbow2/5
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saddlebow
- noun handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
pommel.
- noun handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
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Suffixes of bow
- bowl«Word Popularity Bar5/5
bowl
- noun a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
- noun a concave shape with an open top
trough.
- noun a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
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bowed
- adjective of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
- verb bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
bow down; bow.
- He bowed before the King
- She bowed her head in shame
- adjective of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
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bow
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowknot.
- noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
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bowing
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
obeisance; bow.
- noun managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
- the violinist's bowing was excellent
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
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bowls
- noun a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
lawn bowling.
- noun a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
bowl.
- noun a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
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bowling
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- noun (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- bowman4/5
bowman
- noun a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
archer.
- noun a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
- bowel4/5
bowel
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
intestine; gut.
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- bowels4/5
bowels
- noun the center of the Earth
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
bowel; intestine; gut.
- noun the center of the Earth
- bowen4/5
bowen
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bowles3/5
bowl
- noun a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
- noun a concave shape with an open top
trough.
- noun a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
- bowler3/5
bowler
- noun a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
- noun a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
- noun a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
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bower
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
arbor; pergola; arbour.
- the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park
- verb enclose in a bower
embower.
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
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bower
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
arbor; pergola; arbour.
- the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park
- verb enclose in a bower
embower.
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
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bowie
- noun United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
Jim Bowie; James Bowie.
- noun United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
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bow
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowknot.
- noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
- bowline2/5
bowline
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
bowline knot.
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
- bowmen2/5
bowman
- noun a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
archer.
- noun a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
- bowled2/5
bowl
- noun a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
- noun a concave shape with an open top
trough.
- noun a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids;
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bowler
- noun a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
- noun a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
- noun a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
- bowstring2/5
bowstring
- noun the string of an archer's bow
- noun the string of an archer's bow
- bowditch2/5
bowditch
- noun United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
Nathaniel Bowditch.
- noun United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)
- bowsprit2/5
bowsprit
- noun a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
- noun a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
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bowery
- adjective satellite like a bower; leafy and shady
- a bowery lane
- noun a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
- adjective satellite like a bower; leafy and shady
- bowhead2/5
bowhead
- noun large-mouthed Arctic whale
bowhead whale; Greenland whale; Balaena mysticetus.
- noun large-mouthed Arctic whale
- bowker2/5
- bowyer2/5
bowyer
An archer; one who uses bow.
- bowser2/5
bow
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowknot.
- noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
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bow
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowknot.
- noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
- bowne2/5
bowne
To make ready; to prepare; to dress. Obs.We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. Sir W. Scott.
- bown2/5
bow
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowknot.
- noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
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bowing
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
obeisance; bow.
- noun managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
- the violinist's bowing was excellent
- noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
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bowline
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
bowline knot.
- noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
- bowlings1/5
bowling
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- noun (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
- noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- bowstrings1/5
bowstring
- noun the string of an archer's bow
- noun the string of an archer's bow
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bowdlerization
- noun written material that has been bowdlerized
bowdlerisation.
- noun the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent
bowdlerisation.
- noun written material that has been bowdlerized
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bowdler
- noun English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
Thomas Bowdler.
- noun English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)
- bowlegged1/5
bowlegged
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
bowed; bandy; bowleg; bandy-legged.
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
- bowering1/5
bower
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
arbor; pergola; arbour.
- the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park
- verb enclose in a bower
embower.
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
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bowleg
- noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
bandy leg; tibia vara; bandyleg; genu varum; bow leg.
- adjective satellite have legs that curve outward at the knees
bowed; bandy; bowlegged; bandy-legged.
- noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
- bowlders1/5
bowlder
- noun a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
boulder.
- noun a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
- bowdlerized1/5
bowdlerize
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- bowlder1/5
bowlder
- noun a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
boulder.
- noun a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
- bowse1/5
bowse
- verb haul with a tackle
bouse.
- verb haul with a tackle
- bowsprits1/5
bowsprit
- noun a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
- noun a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
- bowered1/5
bower
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
arbor; pergola; arbour.
- the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park
- verb enclose in a bower
embower.
- noun a framework that supports climbing plants
- bowdlerised1/5
bowdlerise
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- bowdlerize1/5
bowdlerize
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- bowtie1/5
bowtie
- noun a man's tie that ties in a bow
bow tie; bow-tie.
- noun a man's tie that ties in a bow
- bowlful1/5
bowlful
- noun the quantity contained in a bowl
bowl.
- noun the quantity contained in a bowl
- bowerbird1/5
bowerbird
- noun any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
catbird.
- noun any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
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bowerbird
- noun any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
catbird.
- noun any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
- bowheads1/5
bowhead
- noun large-mouthed Arctic whale
bowhead whale; Greenland whale; Balaena mysticetus.
- noun large-mouthed Arctic whale
- bowfin1/5
bowfin
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Amia calva; dogfish; grindle.
- noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
- bowlin1/5
bowlin
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bowshot1/5
bowshot
The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
- bowell1/5
bowel
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
intestine; gut.
- noun the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
- bowmaker1/5
- bowtell1/5
- bownes1/5
bowne
To make ready; to prepare; to dress. Obs.We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. Sir W. Scott.
- bowyers1/5
- bowle1/5
bowle
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- bowstringing1/5
- bowwow1/5
bowwow
An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark. --a. Jocose.Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; abowwow word.
Derived words of bow
- elbows«Word Popularity Bar4/5
elbow
- noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
elbow joint; cubitus; human elbow; articulatio cubiti; cubital joint.
- noun a sharp bend in a road or river
- noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
- rainbows3/5
rainbow
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- noun an illusory hope
- chasing rainbows
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- crossbows2/5
crossbow
- noun a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
- noun a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
- fishbowl2/5
fishbowl
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- the president lives in a goldfish bowl
- noun a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
- elbowed2/5
elbow
- noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
elbow joint; cubitus; human elbow; articulatio cubiti; cubital joint.
- noun a sharp bend in a road or river
- noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
- elbowing2/5
elbowing
- noun jostling with the elbows
- elbowing is a foul in basketball
- verb push one's way with the elbows
elbow.
- noun jostling with the elbows
- embowered2/5
embower
- verb enclose in a bower
bower.
- verb enclose in a bower
- disemboweled2/5
disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- crossbowmen2/5
crossbowman
One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest .
- longbows1/5
longbow
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- noun a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- oxbows1/5
oxbow
- noun the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
- noun a U-shaped curve in a stream
- noun the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
- longbowmen1/5
longbowman
- noun a medieval English archer who used a longbow
- noun a medieval English archer who used a longbow
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fishbowl
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- the president lives in a goldfish bowl
- noun a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
fish bowl; goldfish bowl.
- noun a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
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disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- disembowel1/5
disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- washbowl1/5
washbowl
- noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
washbasin; basin; lavatory; washstand.
- he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
- noun a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
washbasin; wash-hand basin; lavabo; handbasin.
- noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
- disemboweling1/5
disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- disembowelling1/5
disembowel
- verb remove the entrails of
eviscerate; draw.
- draw a chicken
- verb remove the entrails of
- embowering1/5
embower
- verb enclose in a bower
bower.
- verb enclose in a bower
- unbowed1/5
unbowed
- adjective satellite erect in posture
straight; unbent.
- sit straight
- stood defiantly with unbowed back
- adjective satellite not forced to bow down to a conqueror
- adjective satellite erect in posture
- disembowelment1/5
disembowelment
- noun the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
evisceration.
- noun the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
- punchbowl1/5
- superbowl1/5
superbowl
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- elbowroom1/5
elbowroom
Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope. "My soul hath elbowroom." Shak.Then came a stretch of grass and a little more elbowroom. W. G. Norris.
- crossbowman1/5
crossbowman
One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest .
- rainbowed1/5
rainbow
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- noun an illusory hope
- chasing rainbows
- noun an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `bow`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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