meander vs oxbow

meander and oxbow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meander	Yes	No	Yes	No
oxbow	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, oxbow is a hyponym of meander; that is, oxbow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meander:

meander (noun)	oxbow (noun)
an aimless amble on a winding course	a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
a bend or curve, as in a stream or river	a U-shaped curve in a stream
	the land inside an oxbow bend in a river

meander (verb)	oxbow (verb)
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course