Bowstring

/ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ/

Synonyms for "bowstring" (18 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
attach the stringcordcore

Strong matches (5)

Noun(1 words)
draw back

Related words (9)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
archery actioncomponentcordelementpartstringweapon preparationweapon use

More specific

12 entries
anchor the stringcarbon fiber bowstringcruxdraw the stringkeystonelinchpinnylon bowstringpull back the stringsilk bowstringstring a crossbowstring a longbowstring a recurve bow

Collocations

12 entries
bowstring materialbowstring releasebowstring tensioncarbon fiber bowstringdraw the bownylon bowstringpull the bowstringsilk bowstringstring a bowstring the bowtighten the bowstringunstring the bow

Inflections

4 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The archer drew back his bowstring and released the arrow with deadly precision.

Source: tatoeba (11512479)

At night the savage cry of the wolf too often disturbed the rest of the scattered dwellers in that vast forest, and made a belated traveller look well to the sharpness of his weapons and the temper of his bowstring; but by day and in the sunlight the forest was beautiful and quiet enough—something too quiet, perhaps, for the taste of the two handsome lads who were pacing the dim aisles together, their arms entwined and their curly heads in close proximity as they walked and talked.

Source: tatoeba (11771753)

For an instant he glanced along the polished shaft, drawing the bowstring far back, that the arrow might pierce through the heart for which it was aimed.

Source: wiktionary

When the day broke […] it was high time for her to get up and be bowstrung—a thing very little more pleasant than hanging, only a trifle more genteel.

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.

More for "bowstring"