What is another word for bowstring?

Pronunciation: [bˈə͡ʊstɹɪŋ] (IPA)

Bowstring is a vital component needed in archery to shoot an arrow. However, sometimes it might be necessary to find a synonym for this word to make your writing more interesting. Some synonyms that can be used include cord, string, rope or thread. The word 'cord' fits well if you want to talk about the material used to make the bowstring. 'String' is also a common alternative, which has the same meaning as bowstring. 'Rope' often refers to a thicker version of the string, while 'thread' can be used to suggest a thinner and more delicate version of the cord. Ultimately, the choice of synonym depends on the tone and context of your writing.

Synonyms for Bowstring:

What are the hypernyms for Bowstring?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Bowstring?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for bowstring (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Bowstring?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for bowstring (as nouns)

    • artifact
      bow.

Usage examples for Bowstring

Then they hae ta'en brave Hobbie Noble, Wi's ain bowstring they band him sae; But his gentle heart was ne'er sae sair, As when his ain five bound him on the brae.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
The bowstring hath been costly but the arrows!
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
We'll draw their teeth, all right enough; or rather, twist the bowstring round their damned necks so tight that all their energy, outside of work, will be consumed in just keeping alive.
"The Air Trust"
George Allan England

Famous quotes with Bowstring

  • There is a beautiful tale among the Australian aborigines which says that the bow and arrow were not man's invention, but an ancestor God turned himself into a bow and his wife became the bowstring, for she constantly has her hands around his neck, as the bowstring embraces the bow. So the couple came down to earth and appeared to a man, revealing themselves as bow and bowstring, and from that the man understood how to construct a bow. The bow ancestor and his wife then disappeared again into a hole in the earth. So man, like an ape, only copied, but did not invent, the bow and arrow. And so the smiths originally, or so it seems from Eliade's rather plausible argument, did not feel that they had invented metallurgy; rather, they learned how to transform metals on the basis of understanding how God made the world.
    Marie-Louise von Franz

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