Bow
Bow noun - Something that curves or is curved.
Forward
Forward noun - A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Everything has it's time... Call Forward: When Zhe's "apprentice" accuses him of being a critic, Ten says that critics wear bow ties, and then muses that bow ties aren't a bad look.
Source: Comic Book / Doctor Who (Titan) -
Dual beam banks and (most) forward-mounted torpedo launchers also count to a lesser degree, as they can only engage targets within a 90-degree cone off the bow.
Source: Video Game / Star Trek Online - While her bow was pointed straight up in the air and sinking, her forward turret fired off one last shot, remaining Defiant to the End.
Cite this Source
Forward and Bow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow/forward
Bow & Forward. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow/forward>.
Forward or Bow. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow/forward.
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