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Meaning of 'bower' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bower [ n.]
- One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre.
- Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment.
- A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat.
- A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess.
- A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.
2 . Bower [ v. & n.]
- One who bows or bends.
- An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.
- A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm.
3 . Bower [ v. i.]
- To lodge.
4 . Bower [ v. t.]
- To embower; to inclose.

Meaning of 'bower' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bower [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a framework that supports climbing plants
Example in sentence:
  • the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park

Nearby Words:

bow bow hand bow net bow oar bow-bells bow-compass bow-compasses bow-pen bow-pencil bow-saw

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