bough

[ bou ]

/ baʊ /

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noun

a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.

Origin of bough

before 1000; Middle English bogh, Old English bōg, bōh shoulder, bough; cognate with Old Norse bōgr, Dutch boeg, German Bug, Greek pêchys, Sanskrit bāhu

synonym study for bough

See branch.

OTHER WORDS FROM bough

boughless, adjectiveun·der·bough, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bough

bough , bow

Words nearby bough

boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, Bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed, boughpot, bought, boughten, bougie

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Example sentences from the Web for bough

The sweet girl, swaying back and forth like a bird on a bough, looked more like a happy thought than a physical reality.
Great Opera Stories|Millicent Schwab Bender
This time I listened and heard nothing—not even the recoil of a bough.
The War Trail|Mayne Reid
He kissed the bough, and said: "Nut-tree bough, nut-tree bough, tell me the way to go!"
Wood Magic|Richard Jefferies
One of the joys of a bough bed is seeing somebody else build it.
Tenting To-night|Mary Roberts Rinehart

He had only the berries for food, when, one morning, he saw a wood-pigeon sitting on a bough.
The Crimson Fairy Book|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bough

bough

/ (baʊ) /

noun

any of the main branches of a tree

Word Origin for bough

Old English bōg arm, twig; related to Old Norse bōgr shoulder, ship's bow, Old High German buog shoulder, Greek pēkhus forearm, Sanskrit bāhu; see bow ³, elbow

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单词	bough
释义	bough [ bou ] / baʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bough ON THESAURUS.COM noun a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches. Origin of bough before 1000; Middle English bogh, Old English bōg, bōh shoulder, bough; cognate with Old Norse bōgr, Dutch boeg, German Bug, Greek pêchys, Sanskrit bāhu synonym study for bough See branch. OTHER WORDS FROM bough boughless, adjectiveun·der·bough, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bough bough , bow Words nearby bough boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, Bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed, boughpot, bought, boughten, bougie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bough The sweet girl, swaying back and forth like a bird on a bough, looked more like a happy thought than a physical reality. Great Opera Stories\|Millicent Schwab Bender This time I listened and heard nothing—not even the recoil of a bough. The War Trail\|Mayne Reid He kissed the bough, and said: "Nut-tree bough, nut-tree bough, tell me the way to go!" Wood Magic\|Richard Jefferies One of the joys of a bough bed is seeing somebody else build it. Tenting To-night\|Mary Roberts Rinehart He had only the berries for food, when, one morning, he saw a wood-pigeon sitting on a bough. The Crimson Fairy Book\|Various British Dictionary definitions for bough bough / (baʊ) / noun any of the main branches of a tree Word Origin for bough Old English bōg arm, twig; related to Old Norse bōgr shoulder, ship's bow, Old High German buog shoulder, Greek pēkhus forearm, Sanskrit bāhu; see bow ³, elbow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bough sprig, shoot, fork, sucker, offshoot, limb, arm
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bough

noun

Origin of bough

synonym study for bough

OTHER WORDS FROM bough

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bough

Words nearby bough

Example sentences from the Web for bough

British Dictionary definitions for bough

noun

Word Origin for bough

Words related to bough