"Bow" meaning in English

See Bow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bəʊ/ (note: UK (places)) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Bow.wav Forms: Bows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Bow (countable and uncountable, plural Bows)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A place name:
    A place in the United Kingdom
    A suburb of eastern London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3782).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Places in London, Places in the United Kingdom, Suburbs of London
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-jjz14tCT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10
  3. A place name:
    A place in the United Kingdom
    A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7201).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Devon, England, Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Places in the United Kingdom, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-tTfYBe2E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10
  4. A place name:
    A place in the United Kingdom
    A hamlet in Ashprington parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8156).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Places in the United Kingdom, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-dEW~V9QE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10
  5. A place name:
    A place in the United Kingdom
    A hamlet in Stanford in the Vale parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3494).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Oxfordshire, England, Places in the United Kingdom, Villages in England, Villages in Oxfordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-wsJ99Rtc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10
  6. A place name:
    A place in the United States
    An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Kentucky.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-bJ20vxyY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10
  7. A place name:
    A place in the United States
    A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Hampshire, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New Hampshire, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-Dj5e~yWC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 10 10 10 10 10 16 15 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 10 10 10 10 16 15 10 10
  8. A place name:
    A place in the United States
    An unincorporated commmunity in Skagit County, Washington.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-jU1LN7o4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 10 10 10 10 10 16 15 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 10 10 10 10 16 15 10 10
  9. A place name:
    Ellipsis of Bow Creek
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Bow Creek
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-~UMCORTR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10
  10. A place name:
    Ellipsis of Bow Street
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Bow Street
    Sense id: en-Bow-en-name-FqknnolK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 10 10 10 10 10 15 14 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bowbells, Bow Brickhill, Bow Creek, Bow Street, Bromley-by-Bow Related terms: Bowe, Bowes

Inflected forms

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