bower
/baʊ.əɹ/
noun
- 1
A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
- 2
A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.
- 3
A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.
- 4
A large structure made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To embower; to enclose.
- 2
To lodge.
noun
- 1
A peasant; a farmer.
noun
- 1
Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.
noun
- 1
A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.
noun
- 1
One who bows or bends.
- 2
A muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm.
noun
- 1
One who plays any of several bow instruments, such as the musical bow or diddley bow.
noun
- 1
A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.
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