bowed
Arched or genuflected
Bowed has two pronunciations with different meanings.
Rhyming with "owed," it describes something curved or bent: a bowed back, bowed legs.
It also means equipped with a bow: a bowed instrument like a violin.
Rhyming with "loud," it describes the posture of someone who has bent forward at the waist: He stood bowed before the emperor.
She kept her head bowed in prayer.
Expression of deep respect
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- salutationExpression of goodwill
curtsy · genuflection · kowtow · prostration · veneration · respect · honor · tribute
Bent body forward
- hunchedBent at spine
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
- crookedBent or dishonest
sagging · drooping · lowered · inclined · slumped · bent over · weighted · burdened
homage
Expression of deep respect
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
salutation · curtsy · genuflection · kowtow · prostration · veneration · respect · honor · tribute · acknowledgment
stooped
Bent body forward
crooked · sagging · drooping · lowered · inclined · slumped · bent over · weighted · burdened · weary
violin
Bowed string instrument
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
- violaMidrange bowed instrument
- double bassLargest bowed string instrument
fiddle · string quartet · legato · staccato · spiccato · sul tasto · ricochet · arco · tremolo · vibrato
arch
Curved spanning structure
arc · bend · crescent · camber · curvature · concave · convex · span · bridge · archway
- performance verbsacted, sang, danced, played, recited
- Posturessupine, upright, slouch, slump, erect
- wood statesdried, dry, wet, green, raw
- deformitiesdeformed, disfigured, misshapen, distorted, twisted
- fawnedgroveled, kowtowed, toadied, flattered, curried favor
- grovelingfawned, kowtowed, prostrated, bootlicked, toadied
- bow and arrowRanged weapon using tension
- bow tieLooped neckwear forming wings
- take a bowAccept audience recognition
- bow downBend body in deference
- bow outVoluntarily leave a situation
- bowed outWithdrew from participation