Unscramble bowed

Definition of bowed

adjective:

• of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow. Antonyms: plucked.
• forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling". Synonyms: arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate.
• have legs that curve outward at the knees. Synonyms: bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged.
• showing an excessively deferential manner. Synonyms: bowing.

verb:

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King", "She bowed her head in shame". Synonyms: bow, bow down.
• yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure". Synonyms: accede, bow, defer, give in, submit.
• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King". Synonyms: bow.
• bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down", "She bowed before the Queen", "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse". Synonyms: bend, bow, crouch, stoop.
• play on a string instrument with a bow. Synonyms: bow.

Related words

conge, congee, cower, curtsey, curtsy, genuflect, huddle, kowtow, scrape, squinch.

Words nearby

boned, bored, bowel, bower, boxed.

Rhymes with

aloud, avowed, cloud, crowd, endowed, enshroud, loud, macleod, overcrowd, ploughed, plowed, proud, shroud, unbowed.