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knot vs bow

bow vs knot

knot and bow both are nouns.

knot and bow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knot Yes No Yes No
bow Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bow is a hyponym of knot; that is, bow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knot:
  • knot: any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
  • bow: a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
Other hyponyms of knot include barrel knot, blood knot, bowknot, carrick bend, clove hitch, figure eight, figure of eight, fisherman's bend, fisherman's knot, true lover's knot, truelove knot, Gordian knot, half hitch, hawser bend, hitch, loop knot, love knot, lover's knot, lovers' knot, true lover's knot, true lovers' knot, overhand knot, prolonge knot, sailor's breastplate, sheepshank, slipknot, square knot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, Turk's head.
knot (noun) bow (noun)
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
a tight cluster of people or things a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
something twisted and tight and swollen a decorative interlacing of ribbons
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged something curved in shape
(of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour front part of a vessel or aircraft
an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
knot (verb) bow (verb)
tie or fasten into a knot bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
tangle or complicate yield to another's wish or opinion
make into knots; make knots out of bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
play on a stringed instrument with a bow
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