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Showing words for BOWLINE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Bowline

bowline

6 Letter Words for Bowline

belion, blowen, blowie, bowlin, inblow

5 Letter Words for Bowline

below, blown, bonie, bowel, bowie, bowle, bowne, elbow, eloin, enoil, ileon, inbow, liwen, lowne, niobe, nobel, noble, nowel, obeli, olein, woibe

4 Letter Words for Bowline

bein, beni, beno, bien, bile, bilo, bine, bino, biol, bion, bleo, blew, blin, blow, boil, bole, bone, bowe, bowl, bown, ebon, enol, enow, inbe, leno, leon, lien, line, lino, lion, lobe, lobi, loin, lone, lowe, lown, lwei, nebo, nile, noel, noil, nole, nowl, obli, weil, weli, wiel, wile, wine, wino, wone

3 Letter Words for Bowline

bel, ben, bin, bio, blo, boe, bol, bon, bow, ebn, elb, eli, enl, eon, ile, ilo, ion, iwo, lbw, lei, leo, lew, lib, lie, lin, lob, loe, low, nbe, nbw, neb, nei, neo, new, nib, nie, nil, nob, nol, now, obe, obi, obl, oie, oil, ole, one, oni, owe, owl, own, wbn, web, wen, win, wob, woe, won

Definitions for Bowline

[1] Also called bowline knot . a knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope.
[2] Nautical . a rope made fast to the weather leech of a square sail, for keeping the sail as flat as possible when close-hauled.
[3] on a bowline , Nautical . sailing close-hauled.
[4] on an easy bowline , Nautical . close-hauled with sails well filled.
[5] a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled
[6] on a bowline beating close to the wind
[7] a knot used for securing a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope

Words nearby Bowline

bowldering, bowleg, bowler, bowles, bowlful, bowline, bowling, bowling alley, bowling bag, bowling ball, bowling crease

Origin of Bowline

1275–1325; Middle English bouline, equivalent to bou- (perhaps boue bow2) + line line1

Word origin for Bowline

C14: probably from Middle Low German bōlīne , equivalent to bow ³ + line 1