bower

/baʊ.əɹ/

noun

  1. 1

    A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

  2. 2

    A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.

  3. 3

    A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.

  4. 4

    A large structure made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To embower; to enclose.

  2. 2

    To lodge.

noun

  1. 1

    A peasant; a farmer.

noun

  1. 1

    Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.

noun

  1. 1

    A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.

noun

  1. 1

    One who bows or bends.

  2. 2

    A muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm.

noun

  1. 1

    One who plays any of several bow instruments, such as the musical bow or diddley bow.

noun

  1. 1

    A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.

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