Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter B - Page 71
Bound (p. p. & a.) Constipated; costive.
Note: Used also in composition; as, icebound, windbound, hidebound, etc.
Bound bailiff (Eng. Law), A sheriff's officer who serves writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust.
Bound up in, Entirely devoted to; inseparable from.
Bound (a.) Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. "The mariner bound homeward." -- Cowper.
Bound (a.) Confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" [ant: unbound].
Bound (a.) Held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union [ant: free].
Bound (a.) Secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes" [ant: unbound].
Bound (a.) (Usually followed by `to') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" [syn: bound(p), destined].
Bound (a.) Covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" [syn: bandaged, bound].
Bound (a.) Headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York" [syn: bound, destined].
Bound (a.) Bound by an oath; "a bound official".
Bound (a.) Bound by contract [syn: apprenticed, articled, bound, indentured].
Bound (a.) Confined in the bowels; "he is bound in the belly".
Bound (n.) A line determining the limits of an area [syn: boundary, edge, bound].
Bound (n.) The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [syn: boundary, bound, bounds].
Bound (n.) The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: limit, bound, boundary].
Bound (n.) A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards [syn: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce].
Bound (v.) Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: jump, leap, bound, spring].
Bound (v.) Form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: bound, border].
Bound (v.) Place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle].
Bound (v.) Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet].
Boundaries (n. pl. ) of Boundary.
Boundary (n.) 邊界，界限，範圍 That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit.
But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies. -- N. Cotton.
That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath. -- Macaulay.
Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts. -- Locke.
Syn: Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge; confines; precinct.
Usage: Bound, Boundary. Boundary, in its original and strictest sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.
Boundary (n.) The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something [syn: {boundary}, {bound}, {bounds}].
Boundary (n.) A line determining the limits of an area [syn: {boundary}, {edge}, {bound}].
Boundary (n.) The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: {limit}, {bound}, {boundary}].
Bounden (p. p & a.) Bound; fastened by bonds.
Bounden (p. p & a.) Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden.
Bounden (p. p & a.) Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding.
Bounder (n.) One who, or that which, limits; a boundary.
Bounding (a.) Moving with a bound or bounds.
Boundless (a.) 無窮的，無限的 Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited. "The boundless sky." -- Bryant. "The boundless ocean." -- Dryden. "Boundless rapacity." "Boundless prospect of gain." -- Macaulay.
Syn: Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable; infinite. -- Bound"less*ly, adv. -- Bound"less*ness, n.
Boundless (a.) Seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money" [syn: boundless, unbounded, limitless].
Bounteous (a.) 慷慨的，大方的；充足的，豐富的 Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production.
But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. -- Cowper. -- {Boun"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Boun"te*ous*ness}, n.
Bounteous (a.) Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}].
Bountiful (a.) 慷慨的；寬大的；充足的，豐富的 Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
God, the bountiful Author of our being. -- Locke.
Bountiful (a.) Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.
Syn: Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous. -- {Boun"ti*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Boun"ti*ful*ness}, n.
Bountiful (a.) Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: {big}, {bighearted}, {bounteous}, {bountiful}, {freehanded}, {handsome}, {giving}, {liberal}, {openhanded}].
Bountiful (a.) Producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil" [syn: {bountiful}, {plentiful}].
Bountihead (n.) Alt. of Bountyhood
Bountyhood (n.) Goodness; generosity. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Bounties (n. pl. ) of Bounty
Bounty (n.) 慷慨，大方 [U]；慷慨的贈予；禮品；贈款 [C]；獎金；賞金；補助金 [C] Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.]
Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty. -- Gower.
Bounty (n.) Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea. -- Shak.
Bounty (n.) That which is given generously or liberally. "Thy morning bounties." -- Cowper.
Bounty (n.) A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures.
{Bounty jumper}, One who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty. [Collog.]
{Queen Anne's bounty} (Eng. Hist.), A provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings.
Syn: Munificence; generosity; beneficence.
Bounty (n.) Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military [syn: {bounty}, {premium}].
Bounty (n.) The property of copious abundance [syn: {amplitude}, {bountifulness}, {bounty}].
Bounty (n.) Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely [syn: {bounty}, {bounteousness}].
Bounty (n.) A ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat [syn: {Bounty}, {H.M.S. Bounty}].
Bounty (n.) The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he can.
A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His creatures. Henry Ward Beecher
Bounty (n.) A sum of money or other thing, given, generally by' the government, to certain persons, for some service they have done or are about to do to the public. As bounty upon the culture of silk; the bounty given to an enlisted soldier; and the like. It differs from a reward, which is generally applied to particular cases; and from a payment, as there is no contract on the part of the receiver of the bounty.
Bouquet (n.) 花束，一束花 [C]；（葡萄酒等的）香味；（文藝作品等的）韻味 [U]；恭維（或贊頌）的話 [C] A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.
Bouquet (n.) A perfume; an aroma; as, the bouquet of wine.
Bouquet (n.) An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: {bouquet}, {corsage}, {posy}, {nosegay}].
Bouquet (n.) A pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: {bouquet}, {fragrance}, {fragrancy}, {redolence}, {sweetness}].
Bouquetin (n.) [F.] (Zool.) The ibex.
Bour (n.) A chamber or a cottage. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Bourbon (n.) A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
Bourbon (n.) A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.
Bourbon (n.) A reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South).
Bourbon (n.) Whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels.
Bourbon (n.) A member of the European royal family that ruled France.
Bourbon (n.) A European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily [syn: Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty].
Bourbon -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000): 15379
Housing Units (2000): 7135
Land area (2000): 637.087622 sq. miles (1650.049295 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.734341 sq. miles (4.491922 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 638.821963 sq. miles (1654.541217 sq. km)
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.856104 N, 94.786887 W
Headwords:
Bourbon
Bourbon, KS
Bourbon County
Bourbon County, KS
Bourbon -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 19360
Housing Units (2000): 8349
Land area (2000): 291.429617 sq. miles (754.799210 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.230376 sq. miles (0.596672 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 291.659993 sq. miles (755.395882 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 38.218884 N, 84.226178 W
Headwords:
Bourbon
Bourbon, KY
Bourbon County
Bourbon County, KY
Bourbon, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 1691
Housing Units (2000): 702
Land area (2000): 1.037235 sq. miles (2.686427 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003648 sq. miles (0.009447 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.040883 sq. miles (2.695874 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06760
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.297815 N, 86.116921 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46504
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bourbon, IN
Bourbon
Bourbon, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 1348
Housing Units (2000): 600
Land area (2000): 1.186675 sq. miles (3.073473 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.186675 sq. miles (3.073473 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07534
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 38.151639 N, 91.247386 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 65441
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bourbon, MO
Bourbon
Bourbonism (n.) The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.
Bourbonist (n.) One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.
Compare: Whisky
Whisky, Whiskey (n.) An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley.
Bourbon whisky, Corn whisky made in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zool.), The Canada jay ({Perisoreus Canadensis). It is noted for its fearless and familiar habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter beneath. Called also moose bird. Whiskyfied
Bourbon whisky () See under Whisky.
Bourd (n.) A jest. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Bourd (v. i.) To jest. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Bourder (n.) A jester. [Obs.]
Bourdon (n.) A pilgrim's staff.
Bourdon (n.) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.)
Bourdon (n.) A kind of organ stop.
Bourdon (n.) A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone [syn: drone, drone pipe, bourdon].
Bourgeois (n.) (Print.) A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type.
Bourgeois (n.) A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class. [France.] a. Characteristic of the middle class, as in France.
Capitalistic (a.) Of or relating to capitalism or capitalists. capitalistic methods and incentives.
Syn: capitalist.
Capitalistic (a.) Favoring or practicing capitalism. [Narrower terms: bourgeois] socialistic.
Syn: capitalist.
Bourgeois (a.) (According to Marxist thought) being of the
property-owning class and exploitive of the working class.
Bourgeois (a.) Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: bourgeois, conservative, materialistic].
Bourgeois (a.) Belonging to the middle class.
Bourgeois (n.) A capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise [syn: businessperson, bourgeois].
Bourgeois (n.) A member of the middle class [syn: bourgeois, burgher].
Bourgeoisie (n.) The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned in, or dependent on, trade.
Bourgeoisie (n.) The social class between the lower and upper classes [syn: middle class, bourgeoisie].
Bourgeon (v. i.) 萌芽，發芽 To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. -- Sir W. Scott.
Bourgeon (v.) Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout].
Bourgeon (n.) 芽，嫩枝 A bud; sprout.
Bouri (n.) (Zool.) A mullet ({Mugil capito) found in the rivers of Southern Europe and in Africa. Bourn
Bourn (v.) Alt. of Bourne
Bourne (v.) A stream or rivulet; a burn.
Bourn (n.) Alt. of Bourne
Bourne (n.) A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.
Where the land slopes to its watery bourn. -- Cowper.
The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveler returns. -- Shak.
Sole bourn, sole wish, sole object of my song. -- Wordsworth.
To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual bourne. -- Tyndall.
Bourn, Bourne (n.) A stream or rivulet; a burn.
My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn. -- Spenser. Bourn
Bourn (n.) An archaic term for a boundary [syn: bourn, bourne].
Bourn (n.) An archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: bourn, bourne].
Bournless (a.) Without a bourn or limit.
Bournonite (n.) (Min.) A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster, occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like cogwheels (wheel ore), also massive. It is a sulphide of antimony, lead, and copper.
Bournous (n.) See Burnoose.
Burnoose, Burnous (n.) A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by Arabs.
Burnoose, Burnous (n.) A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [Variously written bournous, bernouse, bornous, etc.]
Bourree (n.) [F.] (Mus.) An old French dance tune in common time.
Bourse (n.) An exchange, or
place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp.,
the Stock Exchange of Paris.
Bourse (n.) The stock exchange in Paris.
Bouse (v. i.) To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See Booze.
Bouse (n.) Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze. "A good bouse of liquor." -- Carlyle.
Booze (v. i.) [imp. & p.
p. Boozed (b[=oo]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Boozing.] To drink
greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple. [Written also
bouse, and boose.] -- Landor.
This is better than boozing in public houses. -- H. R. Haweis.
Bouse (v.) Haul with a tackle
[syn: bowse, bouse].
Bouse, AZ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona
Population (2000): 615
Housing Units (2000): 562
Land area (2000): 10.093479 sq. miles (26.141990 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.093479 sq. miles (26.141990 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07310
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 33.933657 N, 114.008268 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bouse, AZ
Bouse
Bouser (n.) A toper; a boozer.
Boustrophedon (n.) An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.
Boustrophedon (n.) An ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs'.
Boustrophedon (n.) An ancient method of writing using alternate left-to-right and right-to-left lines. This term is actually philologists' techspeak and typesetters' jargon. Erudite hackers use it for an optimization performed by some computer typesetting software and moving-head printers. The adverbial form ?boustrophedonically? is also found (hackers purely love constructions like this).
Boustrophedonic (a.) Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.
Boustrophedonic (a.) Of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions.
Boustrophedonic, () An ancient method of writing using alternate left-to-right and right-to-left lines. It used for an optimisation performed by some computer typesetting software and moving-head printers to reduce physical movement of the print head. The adverbial form "boustrophedonically" is also found.
(1994-11-29)
Boustorphic (a.) Boustrophedonic.
Bousy (a.) Drunken; sotted; boozy.
In his cups the bousy poet songs. -- Dryden.
Bout (n.) As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round.
In notes
with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out. -- Milton.
The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that I am in no danger of
starving for this bout. -- Goldsmith.
Bout (n.) A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything; as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout.
The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it. -- Shak.
Bout (n.) (Sports) A division during which one team is on the offensive [syn: turn, bout, round].
Bout (n.) A period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression".
Bout (n.) A contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers).
Bout (n.) An occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge, bout].
Boutade (n.) An outbreak; a caprice; a whim. [Obs.]
Boutefeu (n.) An incendiary; an
inciter of quarrels. [Obs.]
Animated by . . . John [`a] Chamber, a very boutefeu, . . . they entered into
open rebellion. -- Bacon.
Boutonniere (n.) A bouquet worn in a buttonhole.
Boutonniere (n.) A flower that is worn in a buttonhole.
Bouts-rimes (n. pl.) Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are offered.
Bovate (n.) (O. Eng. Law.) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres.
Bovey coal () (Min.) A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; -- found at Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, England. It is of geological age of the oolite, and not of the true coal era.
Bovid (a.) (Zool.) Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.
Boviform (a.) Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped. [R.]
Bovine (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.
Bovine (a.) Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament.
The bovine gaze of gaping rustics. -- W. Black.
Bovine (a.) Of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) [syn: bovine, bovid].
Bovine (a.) Dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy".
Bovine (n.) Any of various members of the genus Bos.
Bowed (imp. & p. p.) of Bow.
Bowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bow.
Bow (v. t.) To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to their natural straightness. -- Milton.
The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny. -- Prescott.
Bow (v. t.) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion. -- Bacon.
Not to bow and bias their opinions. -- Fuller.
Bow (v. t.) To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. -- 2 Kings ii. 15.
Bow (v. t.) To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,; ? to crush; to subdue.
Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave. -- Shak.
Bow (v. t.) To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
Bow (v. i.) To bend; to curve. [Obs.]
Bow (v. i.) To stop. [Archaic]
They stoop, they bow down together. -- Is. xlvi. 2?
Bow (v. i.) To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. -- Ps. xcv. 6.
Bow (v. i.) To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
Admired, adored by all circling crowd, For wheresoe'er she turned her face, they bowed. -- Dryden.
Bow (n.) An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.
Bow (n.) Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
I do set my bow in the cloud. -- Gen. ix. 13.
Bow (n.) A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled.
Bow (n.) An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
Bow (n.) The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Bow (n.) (Mus.) An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument.
Bow (n.) An arcograph.
Bow (n.) (Mech. &Manuf.) Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
Bow (n.) (Naut.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
Bow (Saddlery) (sing. or pl.) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
Bow bearer (O. Eng. Law), an under officer of the forest who looked after trespassers.
Bow drill, A drill worked by a bow and string.
Bow instrument (Mus.), Any stringed instrument from which the tones are produced by the bow.
Bow window (Arch.) See Bay window.
To draw a long bow, to lie; to exaggerate. [Colloq.]
Bowed (imp. & p. p.) of Bow
Bowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bow
Bow (v. i.) To play (music) with a bow.
Bow (v. i. ) To manage the bow.
Bow (n.) (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
Bow (n.) (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
Bow chaser (Naut.), A gun in the bow for firing while chasing another vessel. -- Totten.
Bow piece, A piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship.
On the bow (Naut.), On that part of the horizon within 45[deg] on either side of the line ahead. -- Totten.
Bow (n.) A knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces [syn: bow, bowknot].
Bow (n.) A slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments.
Bow (n.) Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: bow, fore, prow, stem].
Bow (n.) A weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow.
Bow (n.) Something curved in shape [syn: bow, arc].
Bow (n.) Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting [syn: bow, bowing, obeisance].
Bow (n.) An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience [syn: bow, curtain call].
Bow (n.) A decorative interlacing of ribbons.
Bow (n.) A stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments.
Bow (v.) Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: bow, bow down].
Bow (v.) Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer, accede, give in].
Bow (v.) Bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King".
Bow (v.) Bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: crouch, stoop, bend, bow].
Bow (v.) Play on a string instrument with a bow.
Bow, () The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6) and the Lydians (Jer. 46:9).
The Hebrew word commonly used for bow means properly to tread (1 Chr. 5:18; 8:40), and hence it is concluded that the foot was employed in bending the bow. Bows of steel (correctly "copper") are mentioned (2 Sam. 22:35; Ps. 18:34).
The arrows were carried in a quiver (Gen. 27:3; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Ps. 127:5). They were apparently sometimes shot with some burning material attached to them (Ps. 120:4).
The bow is a symbol of victory (Ps. 7:12). It denotes also falsehood, deceit (Ps. 64:3, 4; Hos. 7:16; Jer. 9:3).
"The use of the bow" in 2 Sam. 1:18 (A.V.) ought to be "the song of the bow," as in the Revised Version.
Bowable (a.) Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced; yielding. [Obs.]
Bowbell (n.) One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney. -- Halliwell.
Bow-bells (n. pl.) The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.
People born within the sound of Bow-bells are usually called cockneys. -- Murray's Handbook of London.
Bowbells, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 406
Housing Units (2000): 214
Land area (2000): 0.794209 sq. miles (2.056993 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007127 sq. miles (0.018458 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.801336 sq. miles (2.075451 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08500
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 48.803761 N, 102.246146 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bowbells, ND
Bowbells
Bowbent (a.) Bent, like a bow. -- Milton.