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bower
(baʊəʳ)
Word forms: plural bowers
countable noun
A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood.
[literary]Synonyms: arbour, grotto, alcove, summerhouse More Synonyms of bower
bower in British English 1
(ˈbaʊə)
noun
1.
a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden; arbour
2. literary
a lady's bedroom or apartments, esp in a medieval castle; boudoir
3. literary
a country cottage, esp one regarded as charming or picturesque
Derived forms
bowery (ˈbowery) adjective
Word origin
Old English būr dwelling; related to Old Norse būr pantry, Old High German būr dwellingbower in British English 2
(ˈbaʊə)
noun
nautical
a vessel's bow anchor
Word origin
C18: from bow3 + -er1bower in British English 3
(ˈbaʊə)
noun
a jack in euchre and similar card games
Word origin
C19: from German Bauer peasant, jack (in cards)bower in American English 1
(ˈbaʊər)
noun
1.
a place enclosed by overhanging boughs of trees or by vines on a trellis; arbor
2. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
a rustic cottage or retreat
3. Archaic
a lady's boudoir
4.
a hut and platform of twigs built by a male bowerbird: used only for courtship and not as a nest
verb transitive
5.
to form into a bower; enclose with boughs, etc.
Derived forms
bowery (ˈbowery) adjective
Word origin
ME bour < OE bur, room, hut, dwelling, akin to Ger bauer, bird cage: for IE base see bondagebower in American English 2
(ˈbaʊər)
US
noun
the jack of trump (right bower) or the jack of the other suit of the same color (left bower), the highest card and next highest card, respectively, in euchre
Word origin
Ger bauer, peasant (akin to bower1): so called from the figure sometimes used as the jackbower in American English 3
(ˈbaʊər)
noun
the heaviest anchor of a ship, normally carried at the bow
Word origin
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British English: bower NOUN
A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood.
- American English: bower
- Brazilian Portuguese: caramanchão
- Chinese: 凉亭
- European Spanish: enramada
- French: tonnelle
- German: Laube
- Italian: riparo ombroso
- Japanese: あずまや
- Korean: 나무 그늘
- European Portuguese: caramanchão
- Latin American Spanish: enramada
(noun)
Definition
a shady leafy shelter in a wood or garden
a private bower of ivy and honeysuckle
Synonyms
arbour
The plan is to make an arbour of kiwi fruit vines.
grotto
alcove
There were bookshelves in the alcove beside the fire.
summerhouse
shady recess
leafy shelter
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alcove
Definition
a recess in the wall of a room
There were bookshelves in the alcove beside the fire.
Synonyms
recess,
corner,
bay,
niche,
bower,
compartment,
cubicle,
nook,
cubbyholeNearby words ofbower
- bowdlerize
- bowed
- bowels
- bower
- bowl
- bowl someone over
- box
Synonyms of 'bower'
bower
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