Synonyms of the word

bow

• n. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string,…
• n. A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
• n. A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various…
• n. A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the…
• n. A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and…
• n. Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
• n. The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
• n. Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating…
• n. (nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
• n. (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
• n. The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
• v. To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.
• v. (intransitive) To become bent or curved.
• v. (transitive) To make something bend or curve.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively;…
• v. (intransitive) To premiere.
• v. (intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
• v. (transitive and intransitive) To debut.
• v. (intransitive) To defer (to something).
• n. A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence.
• n. (nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

accede

• v. (archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
• v. (intransitive, now rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of.
• v. (intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
• v. (intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position).
• v. (intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.

arc

• n. (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and…
• n. (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of an other curve.
• n. A curve, in general.
• n. A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
• n. (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between…
• n. A story arc.
• n. (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
• n. (graph theory) A directed edge.
• n. (basketball, slang) The three-point line.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To move following a curved path.
• v. (transitive) To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
• v. (intransitive) To form an electrical arc.

arm

• n. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
• n. (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
• n. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
• n. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object,…
• n. (geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
• n. A branch of an organization.
• n. (figuratively) Power; might; strength; support.
• n. (baseball, slang) A pitcher.
• n. (genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
• n. A group of patients in a medical trial.
• v. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
• v. To supply with arms or limbs.
• adj. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
• adj. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
• n. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
• n. (in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia.
• v. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
• v. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
• v. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
• v. (figuratively) To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
• v. To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

bend

• v. (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action,…
• v. (intransitive) To become curved.
• v. (transitive) To cause to change direction.
• v. (intransitive) To change direction.
• v. (intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
• v. (intransitive, usually with "down") To stoop.
• v. (intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
• v. (transitive) To force to submit.
• v. (intransitive) To submit.
• v. (transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
• v. (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
• v. (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make…
• v. (transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
• v. (intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.
• n. A curve.
• n. Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
• n. (in the plural, medicine, diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression,…
• n. (heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to…
• n. (obsolete) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
• n. In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt.
• n. (mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
• n. (nautical, in the plural) The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales,…
• n. (nautical, in the plural) The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the…
• n. (music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.

bowing

• v. present participle of bow (bend).
• n. The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
• n. A bending.
• n. A technique for bowing a musical instrument, such as a violin.

bowknot

• n. A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.

crouch

• n. (obsolete) A cross.
• v. (obsolete) To sign with the cross; bless.
• v. (intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when…
• v. (intransitive) To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
• v. (intransitive) To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
• n. A bent or stooped position.
• n. A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it…

curve

• adj. (obsolete) Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
• n. A gentle bend, such as in a road.
• n. A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
• n. A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution…
• n. (analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
• n. (geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional…
• n. (algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
• n. (topology) A one-dimensional continuum.
• n. (informal, usually in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body.
• v. (transitive) To bend; to crook.
• v. (transitive) To cause to swerve from a straight course.
• v. (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
• v. To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
• v. (slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances.

decoration

• n. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
• n. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
• n. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of…
• n. (biochemistry, immunology) The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host.

defer

• v. (transitive) To delay or postpone; especially to postpone induction into military service.
• v. (American football) After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half…
• v. (intransitive) To delay, to wait.
• v. (law) To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
• v. To render, to offer.

flex

• n. (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
• n. (countable) The act of flexing.
• n. (uncountable, chiefly Britain) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
• n. (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
• v. To bend something.
• v. To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
• v. To move part of the body using one's muscles.
• v. To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.

fore

• adj. (obsolete) Former; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
• adj. Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
• interj. (golf) An exclamation yelled to inform players a ball is moving in their direction.
• n. The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
• adv. In the part that precedes or goes first; opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc.
• adv. (obsolete) Formerly; previously; afore.
• adv. (nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.
• v. simple past tense of fare.

front

• n. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
• n. The side of a building with the main entrance.
• n. A field of activity.
• n. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
• n. (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting…
• n. (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
• n. (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity…
• n. (military) The direction of the enemy.
• n. (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command…
• n. (obsolete) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
• n. (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
• n. (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
• n. The most conspicuous part.
• n. (obsolete) The beginning.
• n. (Britain) a seafront or coastal promenade.
• n. (obsolete) The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
• n. (slang, hotels, dated) The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word…
• adj. Located at or near the front.
• adj. (comparable, phonetics) Of a vowel pronounced near the tip of the tongue.
• v. (intransitive, dated) To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
• v. (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
• v. (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
• v. (transitive) To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
• v. (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
• v. (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
• v. (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
• v. (intransitive) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
• v. (transitive) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
• v. To appear before, as in to front court.

gesticulate

• v. (intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
• v. (transitive) To say or express through gestures.

gesture

• n. A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
• n. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
• n. (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
• v. (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
• v. (transitive) To express something by a gesture or gestures.
• v. (transitive) To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.

knot

• n. A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without…
• n. (of hair, etc) A tangled clump.
• n. A maze-like pattern.
• n. (mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction…
• n. A difficult situation.
• n. The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
• n. Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
• n. A protuberant joint in a plant.
• n. Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
• n. The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
• n. (engineering) A node.
• n. A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.
• n. A group of people or things.
• n. A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
• n. (nautical) A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. (From the practice of counting the number…
• n. (slang) A nautical mile (incorrectly).
• v. To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.
• v. To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.
• v. To unite closely; to knit together.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
• n. One of a variety of shore birds; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).

motion

• n. (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
• n. (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
• n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
• n. (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something.
• n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
• n. (philosophy) from κίνησις; any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration,…
• n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
• n. (law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or…
• n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
• n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct…
• n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
• v. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
• v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
• v. To make a proposal; to offer plans.

obeisance

• n. Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such…
• n. An obedient attitude.

ornament

• n. An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
• n. A Christmas tree decoration.
• n. (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to…
• v. To decorate.
• v. To add to.

ornamentation

• n. Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
• n. The act or process of decorating etc.

play

• v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose…
• v. (ergative) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
• v. (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
• v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
• v. (heading) To behave in a particular way.
• v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion;…
• v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
• v. (transitive) To put in action or motion.
• v. (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
• v. (transitive) To manipulate or deceive someone.
• n. (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
• n. (uncountable) Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
• n. (uncountable, ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions…
• n. The conduct, or course of a game.
• n. (countable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
• n. (countable) (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
• n. (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters…
• n. (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
• n. (countable) A major move by a business.
• n. (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other…
• n. (uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
• n. (uncountable, informal) Sexual role-playing.
• n. (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.

prow

• n. (nautical) The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself.
• adj. (archaic) Brave, valiant, gallant.
• n. Alternative form of proa.

stem

• n. The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
• n. A branch of a family.
• n. An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
• n. (botany) The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar,…
• n. A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy,…
• n. A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
• n. (linguistics) The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of…
• n. (slang) A person's leg.
• n. (typography) A vertical stroke of a letter.
• n. (music) A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.
• n. (nautical) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of…
• n. Component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork.
• n. (anatomy) A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications.
• n. (slang) A crack pipe.
• v. To remove the stem from.
• v. To be caused or derived; to originate.
• v. To descend in a family line.
• v. To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
• v. (obsolete) To hit with the stem of a ship; to ram.
• v. To ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole.
• v. To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
• v. (skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed…
• n. Alternative form of steem.
• n. Alternative form of STEM.

stick

• n. An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
• n. Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
• n. Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
• n. A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
• n. (sports) A stick-like item.
• n. (sports, uncountable) Ability; specifically.
• n. (slang, dated) A person or group of people. (Perhaps, in some senses, because people are, broadly speaking,…
• n. Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
• n. A measure.
• v. (carpentry) To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
• n. (motor racing) The traction of tires on the road surface.
• n. (fishing) The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
• n. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
• v. (intransitive) To become or remain attached; to adhere.
• v. (intransitive) To jam; to stop moving.
• v. (transitive) To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
• v. (intransitive) To persist.
• v. (intransitive) Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
• v. (intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
• v. (dated, intransitive) To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).
• v. (dated, intransitive) To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.
• v. (dated, intransitive) To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.
• v. (transitive) To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
• v. (transitive) To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
• v. (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
• v. (transitive) To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.
• v. (transitive, gymnastics) To perform (a landing) perfectly.
• v. (botany, transitive) To propagate plants by cuttings.
• v. (transitive, printing, slang, dated) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.
• v. (transitive, joinery) To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by…
• v. (dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
• v. (transitive, slang, dated) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
• adj. (informal) Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.
• n. (Britain, uncountable) Criticism or ridicule.

stoop

• n. (chiefly Northeastern US, chiefly New York, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to…
• n. The threshold of a doorway, a doorstep.
• v. To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
• v. To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
• v. Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
• v. (transitive) To cause to incline downward; to slant.
• v. (transitive) To cause to submit; to prostrate.
• v. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
• v. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
• v. To degrade.
• n. A stooping (ie. bent, see the "Verb" section above) position of the body.
• n. An accelerated descent in flight, as that for an attack.
• n. (dialect) A post or pillar, especially a gatepost or a support in a mine.
• n. A vessel for holding liquids; a flagon.

stroke

• n. An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).
• n. A blow or hit.
• n. A single movement with a tool.
• n. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or…
• n. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done…
• n. A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly.
• n. A streak made with a brush.
• n. The time when a clock strikes.
• n. (swimming) A style, a single movement within a style.
• n. (medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
• n. (obsolete) A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.
• n. (rowing) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.
• n. (rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
• n. (professional wrestling) Backstage influence.
• n. (squash (sport)) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
• n. (sciences) An individual discharge of lightning.
• n. (obsolete) The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
• n. An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.
• n. A throb or beat, as of the heart.
• n. (obsolete) Power; influence.
• n. (obsolete) appetite.
• v. (transitive) To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
• v. (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
• v. (masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.
• v. (transitive) To row the stroke oar of.

submit

• v. (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
• v. (transitive, mixed martial arts) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To let down; to lower.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To put or place under.

succumb

• v. (intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
• v. (intransitive) To give up, or give in.
• v. (intransitive) To die.
• v. (transitive) To overwhelm or bring down.

thanks

• interj. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
• n. plural of thank.
• n. An expression of gratitude.
• n. Grateful feelings or thoughts.
• v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thank.

weapon

• n. An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
• n. An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
• n. (informal, humorous) A tool of any kind.

yield

• v. (obsolete) To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
• v. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
• v. To give way; to allow another to pass first.
• v. To give as required; to surrender, relinquish or capitulate.
• v. (intransitive) To give way; to succumb to a force.
• v. To produce as return, as from an investment.
• v. (mathematics) To produce as a result.
• v. (linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
• v. (engineering, materials science, of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo…
• v. (rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
• n. (obsolete) Payment; tribute.
• n. A product; the quantity of something produced.
• n. (law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.