incompetency like a toaster
There are some people who do not know how to whistle. I am not one of those persons.
There are others who do know how to change their gait. I am one of those persons.
Scaling a personally altered gait to an extended duration can prove challenging as we are all wont to return to our natural gait.
Elbow macaroni, unlike zoology macaroni, has elbows.
bow (1) [bou]
–verb (used without object)
1. to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment.
2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable.
3. to bend or curve downward; stoop: the pines bowed low.
–verb (used with object)
4. to bend or incline (the knee, body, or head) in worship, submission, respect, civility, agreement, etc.: He bowed his head to the crowd.
5. to cause to submit; subdue; crush.
6. to cause to stoop or incline: Age had bowed his head.
7. to express by a bow: to bow one's thanks.
8. to usher (someone) with a bow (usually followed by in, out, etc.): They were bowed in by the footman.
9. to cause to bend; make curved or crooked.
–noun
10. an inclination of the head or body in salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, respect, submission, etc.
—Verb phrase
11. bow out, to resign a position or withdraw from a job, competition, obligation, etc.: He bowed out after two terms as governor.
—Idioms
12. bow and scrape, to be excessively polite or deferential.
13. make one's bow, to appear publicly for the first time, as a performer, politician, etc.: The young pianist made her bow last night to an appreciative audience.
14. take a bow, to step forward or stand up in order to receive recognition, applause, etc.: The conductor had the soloists take a bow.
bow (2) [boh]
–noun
1. a flexible strip of wood or other material, bent by a string stretched between its ends, for shooting arrows: He drew the bow and sent the arrow to its target.
2. an instrument resembling this, used for various purposes, as rotating a drill or spindle, or loosening entangled or matted fibers.
3. a bend or curve.
4. Also called bowknot. a looped knot composed of two or more loops and two ends, as for tying together the ends of a ribbon or string.
5. any separate piece of looped, knotted, or shaped gathering of ribbon, cloth, paper, etc., used as a decoration, as on a package, dress, or the like.
6. a long rod, originally curved but now nearly straight, with horsehairs stretched from one end to the other, used for playing on a musical instrument of the violin and viol families.
7. a single movement of such a device over the strings of a violin, viol, or the like.
8. bow tie.
9. something curved or arc-shaped.
10. a saddlebow.
11. an archer; bowman: He is the best bow in the county.
12. temple2 ( def. 3 ) .
13. a U -shaped piece for placing under an animal's neck to hold a yoke.
14. Building Trades . a flexible rod used for laying out large curves.
15. the part of a key grasped by the fingers.
16. the loop on the stem of a watch by which the watch is attached to a chain or the like.
17. a rainbow.
–adjective
18. curved outward at the center; bent: bow legs.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
19. to bend into the form of a bow; curve.
20. Music . to perform by means of a bow upon a stringed instrument.
21. Textiles Obsolete . to loosen by passing a vibrating bow among entangled fibers.
bow (3) [bou]
–noun
1. Nautical, Aeronautics .
a.the forward end of a vessel or airship.
b.either side of this forward end, especially with reference to the direction of a distant object: a mooring two points off the port bow.
2. bows, Nautical . the exterior of the forward end of a vessel, especially one in which the hull slopes back on both sides of the stem.
3. the foremost oar in rowing a boat.
4. Also called bowman, bow oar. the person who pulls that oar.
–adjective
5. of or pertaining to the bow of a ship.
—Idioms
6. bows on, (of a ship) with the bow foremost: The vessel approached us bows on.
7. bows under, (of a ship) shipping water at the bow: The ship was bows under during most of the storm.
8. on the bow, Nautical . within 45° to the heading of the vessel.
2 comments:
I have tried to change my gait. I could not do it either. Much better to work on improving your posture.
indeed. I need to be reminded of that often while I am at work as I do not tend to sit correctly.
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