Definition of bows:
(n) :
(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
(n) :
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
(n) :
(music) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
(n) :
A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
(n) :
A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
(n) :
Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.