A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows. • A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow). • A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments. • A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking. • 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. • Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow. • The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke. • Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear. • Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters. • A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea. • Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddle tree. • The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key. • Either of the two handles of a pair of scissors.