Bend vs. Bow
Bendverb
(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To become curved.
Bendverb
(transitive) To cause to change direction.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To change direction.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
Bendverb
To stoop.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
Bendverb
(transitive) To force to submit.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To submit.
Bendverb
(transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
Bendverb
(intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
Bendverb
(transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
Bendverb
To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
Bendverb
To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
Bendverb
To swing the body when rowing.
Bendnoun
A curve.
Bendnoun
Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
Bendnoun
A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
Bendnoun
(heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
Bendnoun
(obsolete) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
Bendnoun
In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
Bendnoun
(mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
Bendnoun
The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
Bendnoun
The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
Bendnoun
(music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
Bendverb
To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.
Bendverb
To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.
Bendverb
To apply closely or with interest; to direct.
Bendverb
To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.
Bendverb
To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.
Bendverb
To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook or be curving; to bow.
Bendverb
To jut over; to overhang.
Bendverb
To be inclined; to be directed.
Bendverb
To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
Bendnoun
A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.
Bendnoun
Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
Bendnoun
A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post.
Bendnoun
The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See Butt.
Bendnoun
Hard, indurated clay; bind.
Bendnoun
same as caisson disease. Usually referred to as the bends.
Bendnoun
A band.
Bendnoun
One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
Bendnoun
a circular segment of a curve;
Bendnoun
movement that causes the formation of a curve
Bendnoun
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Bendnoun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding;
Bendnoun
a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
Bendnoun
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left
Bendverb
form a curve;
Bendverb
change direction;
Bendverb
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;
Bendverb
bend one's back forward from the waist on down;
Bendverb
turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
Bendverb
bend a joint;
Bownoun
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
Bownoun
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
Bownoun
A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
Bownoun
A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
Bownoun
A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
Bownoun
Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
Bownoun
The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Bownoun
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 hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
Bownoun
(nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
Bownoun
(saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
Bownoun
The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
Bownoun
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
Bownoun
(nautical) The front of a boat or ship.
Bownoun
(rowing) The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.
Bowverb
To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.
Bowverb
(intransitive) To become bent or curved.
Bowverb
(transitive) To make something bend or curve.
Bowverb
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
Bowverb
(intransitive) To premiere.
Bowverb
(intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
Bowverb
To debut.
Bowverb
(intransitive) To defer (to something).
Bowverb
(transitive) To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
Bowverb
To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
Bowverb
To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
Bowverb
To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
Bowverb
To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,; to crush; to subdue.
Bowverb
To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
Bowverb
To bend; to curve.
Bowverb
To stop.
Bowverb
To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; - often with down.
Bowverb
To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
Bowverb
To play (music) with a bow.
Bownoun
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.
Bownoun
Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
Bownoun
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.
Bownoun
An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
Bownoun
The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
Bownoun
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.
Bownoun
An arcograph.
Bownoun
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.
Bownoun
A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
Bownoun
Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
Bownoun
The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
Bownoun
One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
Bownoun
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
Bownoun
a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument
Bownoun
front part of a vessel or aircraft;
Bownoun
curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows
Bownoun
something curved in shape
Bownoun
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
Bownoun
an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
Bownoun
a decorative interlacing of ribbons
Bownoun
a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Bowverb
bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head;
Bowverb
submit or yield to another's wish or opinion;
Bowverb
bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting;
Bowverb
bend one's back forward from the waist on down;
Bowverb
play on a string instrument
Bownoun
a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons
Bownoun
a decorative ribbon tied in a bow.
Bownoun
a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood joined at both ends by a taut string.
Bownoun
a long, partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin and other stringed instruments.
Bownoun
a single passage of a bow over the strings of an instrument.
Bownoun
a curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p).
Bownoun
a metal ring forming the handle of a key or pair of scissors.
Bownoun
a side piece or lens frame of a pair of glasses.
Bownoun
an act of bending the head or upper body as a sign of respect or greeting
Bownoun
the front end of a ship
Bowverb
play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow
Bowverb
bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect, greeting, or shame
Bowverb
express (thanks, agreement, or other sentiments) by bending one's head respectfully
Bowverb
bend with age or under pressure
Bowverb
submit to pressure or demands
Bowverb
(of a new film or product) be premiered or launched
