Bower

  • 21bower — Synonyms and related words: ace, alcove, arbor, best bower, cards, clubs, conservatory, deck, deuce, diamonds, dummy, face cards, flush, full house, gazebo, glasshouse, greenhouse, hand, hearts, jack, joker, king, kiosk, knave, lathhouse, left… …

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  • 22bower — UK [ˈbaʊə(r)] / US [ˈbaʊər] noun [countable] Word forms bower : singular bower plural bowers literary 1) a pleasant area in a forest or garden where the trees protect you from the sun 2) a woman s bedroom …

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  • 23Bower — See Left Bower, Right Bower …

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  • 24bower — noun /baʊəɹ/ a) A large nest made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays. b) A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods …

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  • 25bower — bow|er [ˈbauə US ər] n literary [: Old English; Origin: bur] a pleasant place in the shade under a tree ▪ a rose scented bower …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26bower — [OE] A bower was originally simply a place where one lived; the modern connotation of a ‘secluded arbour’ did not become fully established until the 16th century. Old English būr came from West and North Germanic *būraz or *būram, a derivative of …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27bower — [[t]ba͟ʊ ə(r)[/t]] bowers N COUNT A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood. [LITERARY] …

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  • 28bower — noun (C) literary 1 a pleasant place in the shade under a tree, especially in a garden: a rose scented bower 2 old use a woman s bedroom …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29bower — noun a rose scented bower Syn: arbor, pergola, grotto, alcove, sanctuary; gazebo …

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  • 30bower — I bow•er [[t]ˈbaʊ ər[/t]] n. 1) a leafy shelter or recess; arbor 2) a rustic dwelling; cottage 3) a lady s boudoir in a medieval castle 4) to enclose in or as if in a bower • Etymology: bef. 900; ME bour, OE būr chamber II bow•er [[t]ˈbaʊ ər[/t]] …

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