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bovine
  • n  any of various members of the genus Bos
  • a  of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
  • s  dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
    showed a bovine apathy
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bowed
  • v  bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
    He bowed before the King
    She bowed her head in shame
  • v  yield to another's wish or opinion
    The government bowed to the military pressure
  • v  bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
    He bowed before the King
  • v  bend one's back forward from the waist on down
    She bowed before the Queen
  • v  play on a string instrument with a bow
  • a  of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
  • s  forming or resembling an arch
  • s  have legs that curve outward at the knees
  • s  showing an excessively deferential manner
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bowelless
  • s  ruthless in competition
    bowelless readiness to take advantage
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bowery
  • n  a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
  • s  like a bower; leafy and shady
    a bowery lane
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bowfront
  • s  having an outward curving front
    a bowfront dresser
    a bowfront house
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brachycranial
  • a  having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
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bowing
  • n  bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  • n  managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument
    the violinist's bowing was excellent
  • v  bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head
  • v  yield to another's wish or opinion
  • v  bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting
  • v  bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  • v  play on a string instrument with a bow
  • s  showing an excessively deferential manner
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bowl-shaped
  • s  having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl
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bowleg
  • n  a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
  • s  have legs that curve outward at the knees
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