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“Bode” or “Bowed”

bode / bowed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

bode b·OW·d

  • verbindicate by signs.

bowed b·AW·d

  • verbbend one's knee or body, or lower one's head.
  • verbbend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting.
  • verbplay on a string instrument with a bow.
  • adjectiveof a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow.
  • adjectiveshowing an excessively deferential manner.
Usage

Examples in context

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“bode”

  • Ridvan Bode
  • Franz-Josef Hermann Bode (1991–1995)
  • …M. DeNicola & R. W. Bode, (1985).
  • , as in stone, bode and yolk, was or .

“bowed”

  • …may be the lira, the bowed Byzantine instrument of the 9th…
  • …in Game 4, the Raptors bowed out of the playoffs with…
  • Similar bowed instruments and lira descendants have…
  • Joel Eckhaus - Bowed saw
  • …Yellowjackets fell short 2-1 and bowed out of the postseason.
  • …5–0 in Sétif, as they bowed out to the eventual finalists.
  • …by Jon Robin Baitz, but bowed out due to scheduling conflicts.
  • …Splett did not collaborate but bowed to the murderous pressure of…
  • …() is a traditional Bulgarian bowed string instrument.
  • …peak of a pointed, outwards bowed frame of the first astride…

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