BOWKNOT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word bowknot. (close relations)
Definition of BOWKNOT
Best Alternative Words for BOWKNOT
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| bow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • front part of a vessel or aircraft • a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces • a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting • a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow • an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience • something curved in shape • a decorative interlacing of ribbons • a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments verb • bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head • play on a stringed instrument with a bow • yield to another's wish or opinion • 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 | ||||||||
| decoration | nounn | |||||||
noun • something used to beautify • an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event • the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | ||||||||
| knot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tight cluster of people or things • any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object • a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour • something twisted and tight and swollen • soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design • a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere verb • make into knots; make knots out of • tie or fasten into a knot • tangle or complicate | ||||||||
| ribbon | nounn | |||||||
noun • any long object resembling a thin line • an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event • a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter • notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming | ||||||||
| rosette | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor • rhizoctinia disease of potatoes • a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground) • circular window filled with tracery | ||||||||
