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bode (BOHD) (verb)
1. Past tense of the verb "bide"; to wait or to continue in a situation or condition: Due to the weather, the travelers had to bode the completion of their travels until the ice storm ended.
2. To anticipate or to foretell; to predict: The reading of the astrological signs bode great happiness for the newlywed couple.
2. To anticipate or to foretell; to predict: The reading of the astrological signs bode great happiness for the newlywed couple.
bowed (BOU'd, BOH'd) (verb)
1. To incline one’s head and back, bending forward from the waist: As the hearse passed by, the villagers bowed respectfully.
2. To submit, to yield, to stoop: The old baroness felt bowed by the responsibilities of her position in the castle.
3. To play a stringed musical instrument using a bow, which is a slightly curved piece of special wood with horse hair stretched from end to end: The young girl bowed her violin with precision, creating lovely music.
2. To submit, to yield, to stoop: The old baroness felt bowed by the responsibilities of her position in the castle.
3. To play a stringed musical instrument using a bow, which is a slightly curved piece of special wood with horse hair stretched from end to end: The young girl bowed her violin with precision, creating lovely music.
The write up in the newspaper seemed to bode well for the concert tonight. The musician was excellent and bowed his cello with ease.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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