Definition of bower Bower
/bawˈɚ/ - [bawer] - bow•er
We found 27 definitions of bower from 7 different sources.
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What does bower mean?
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| bower - a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" | ||
| arbor, arbour, pergola | ||
| framework a structure supporting or containing something | ||
Verb |
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| bower - enclose in a bower | ||
| embower | ||
| shut in, close in, inclose, enclose advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bower (Noun)
A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle. - bower (Noun)
A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat. - bower (Noun)
A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods. - bower (Noun)
A large structure made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays. - bower (Noun)
A peasant; a farmer. - bower (Noun)
Either of the two highest trumps in euchre. - bower (Noun)
A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow. - bower (Noun)
A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest. - bower (Verb)
To embower; to enclose. - bower (Verb)
To lodge.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bower (v. & n.)
One who bows or bends. - bower (v. & n.)
An anchor carried at the bow of a ship. - bower (v. & n.)
A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm. - bower (n.)
One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre. - bower (n.)
Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment. - bower (n.)
A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat. - bower (n.)
A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess. - bower (v. t.)
To embower; to inclose. - bower (v. i.)
To lodge. - bower (n.)
A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bower
bow′ėr, n. a shady enclosure or recess in a garden, an arbour: an inner apartment, esp. the private room of a lady, a boudoir.—n. Bow′er-bird, an Australian bird of the Starling family, remarkable for its habit of making bower-like erections ornamented with gay feathers, shells, &c.—adj. Bow′ery, containing bowers: shady. [A.S. búr, a chamber; Scot, byre—root A.S. búan, to dwell.] -
bower
bow′ėr, n. the name in euchre for the two highest cards, the knave of trumps, and the other knave of the same colour, the right and left bower respectively. [Ger. bauer, peasant.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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bower
See the article ANCHOR.
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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bower
A shady retreat, in general.
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