Clues for the word "BOW"
We've had 215 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 430 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on May 10, 2026.
Definition of bow
- v. t. - To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
- v. t. - To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- v. t. - To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.
- v. t. - To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue.
- v. t. - To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.
- v. i. - To bend; to curve.
- v. i. - To stop.
- v. i. - To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; -- often with down.
- v. i. - To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow.
- n. - 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.
- v. t. - Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string.
- v. t. - The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - An arcograph.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
- sing. or pl. - Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
- v. i. - To play (music) with a bow.
- v. i. - To manage the bow.
- n. - The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.
- n. - One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.
Referring Clues
- Fiddle stick
- Salaam
- Lose (to)
- Opposite of 61-Across
- Final act on stage?
- Gift decoration
- Yield
- Gift beautifier
- Roar
- It'll do for the present
- Arrow shooter
- Item for 58-Down
- Reaction to applause
- A violinist might use one or take one
- Violist's purchase
- Close a show
- Reaction to an ovation
- Submit
- Arrow's shooter
- What a violinist may take on stage, in two different senses
- Gift-wrapping aid
- Present addition
- It comes after the last number
- Sherwood shooter
- Curtain call response
- Something to fiddle with
- Curtsy companion
- Itzhak Perlman might take one or use one
- Curtsy
- Gift topper
- Arrow twanger
- Cupid's device
- Arrow launcher
- Archer's item
- Item in a violin case
- Scrape's partner
- Curve downward
- Forward end of a ship
- Acknowledge applause
- Wrap session creation
- Violist's need
- Gift adornment
- Respond to an ovation
- Bend over forwards
- Curtain call ender
- Applause acknowledgment
- Bend over forward
- Show respect
- Ma's need
- Fiddler's handful
- Greet a queen
- Performers might take one
- Wrap artist's embellishment
- React to applause
- Show respect, in a way
- A violinist uses one and takes one
- Arrow partner
- Violinist's need
- Give in to pressure
- Archery equipment
- Bend
- Cellist's need
- Archer's need
- Calgary's river
- River of southern Alberta
- Boat feature
- Archery item
- Present topper
- Weapon for Robin Hood
- Submit
- Stem at sea
- Fiddling need
- Fiddler's need
- Present adornment
- Front of the ship
- Ship's front
- Courteous gesture
- Present decoration
- Stern's opposite
- Violin player's need
- Accept applause
- Curtsy, e.g.
- Reaction to applause
- Gift ribbon
- Mel Brooks sequel
- Mel Brooks sequel
- End of many a concert
- Archery essential
- *Weapon for William Tell
- Alberta river
- Katniss's weapon in "The Hunger Games"
- Cellist's purchase
- Gift-wrapper's pride
- Package adornment
- Acknowledge an ovation
- "The Hunger Games" prop
- One may be taken after a concert
- Hair ornament
- Hood's weapon
- Violinist's prop
- Gift-box decoration
- Violinist's stick
- Where the nose is
- Partner of 2-Down
- With 75-Across, bark
- Used with arrows
- Show of respect
- Hair accessory
- Moment of stage gratitude
- Fiddle stick?
- Defer
- Decorative flourish
- Figurehead's place
- It may be part of the present?
- Katniss Everdeen's weapon
- Tool for Cupid
- Pretty knot
- Place for a figurehead
- Front of a boat
- Bit of Christmas morning detritus
- Weapon for Katniss Everdeen
- Greet the king
- Cupid's weapon
- Front of a ship
- With 38-Across, pasta shape
- Opposite of stern
- Package ornament
- Archer's weapon
- Decoration on a gift
- Package decoration
- Topper for a wrapped present
- Top of a gift-wrapped present
- Type of tie
- Greet the queen
- How to tell Pac-Man from Ms. Pac-Man
- Violin need
- Deferential gesture
- Cave under weight
- Tied ribbon
- Marvel's Hawkeye carries one
- Present topper, sometimes
- Madonna "Take a ___"
- Last action from performer
- Prow
- Bend in a London road
- Bend in a London street
- Bend the elbow? Not entirely
- Look humble, not stern
- Bend over the front of the vessel
- Tell tale item
- Front - show reverence
- What each of the starred answers has
- Package highlight
- Final act on stage?
- ___ & arrow
- Genuflect
- Act of respect
- Decorative item on top of a present
- Katniss Everdeen's weapon of choice
- Fiddler's necessity
- Decoration
- Weapon for shooting arrows
- Take a ___
- Arrow propeller
- Arrow's partner
- Part of ship seen in part of London
- Be bent on seeming humble
- Nod
- Debut, metaphorically
- Gift-wrapping feature
- "I'm flying!" locale in "Titanic"
- Fiddle stick?
- Cupid’s handful
- Present prettifier
- Play's final act?
- Cellist's necessity
- Violinist's rod
- Forward end of a vessel
- Stern’s opposite
- Knot on a gift
- Stoop
- It's tightly strung
- Stem of the sea
- Part of a wrapped present
- Greet a monarch
- Thing torn off a Christmas present
- Gesture meaning "thank you"
- Salaam, e.g.
- Pull (out)
- Boat's front
- Acknowledge "Bravo!"
- Hair accessory for JoJo Siwa
- Cellist's stick
- Gift wrapper's final touch
- Curtain call action
- Wrapped present part
- Archery device
- Finishing touch, so to speak
- What a cellist may take onstage, in two senses
- Decoration on a wrapped present
- Stick for a 15-Across player
- It tops a wrapped gift
- Stick for playing a violin or a morin khuur
- Green Arrow's equipment
- Gift box topper
- What might help wrap up a gift ... or a performance
- Archer's implement
- Stern's counterpart
- Acknowledge a standing ovation, maybe
- Final act of a play?
- Actress Clara ___
- Acknowledgment of applause, maybe
- Arc
- Curved shape
- A string player plays the strings with it
Last Seen In
- New York Times - May 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - April 26, 2026
- New York Times - April 25, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - April 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 31, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - March 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - October 20, 2025
- New York Times - October 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 13, 2025
- LA Times - September 23, 2025
- New York Times - August 03, 2025
- LA Times - July 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 29, 2025
- LA Times - April 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 21, 2025
- New York Times - March 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 19, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 18, 2025
- Family Time - February 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 08, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 24, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 13, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 21, 2024
- USA Today - November 08, 2024
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