1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Bough

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A tree branch, especially a large or main branch.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A firm branch of a tree.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.

n. A gallows.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An arm or branch of a tree.

n. The gallows.

To cover over or shade with boughs.

n. An obsolete spelling of bow.

n. An obsolete spelling of buff.

An obsolete spelling of bo.

To strip of boughs.

To send out boughs.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any of the larger branches of a tree

Word Usage

"The river swollen by autumnal rains, deluged the low lands, and Adrian in his favourite boat is employed in the dangerous pastime of plucking the topmost bough from a submerged oak."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

tree branch limb

Form

cut not the bough that you are standing upon

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

gallows branch

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Bilbao Bow Chao Chow Dow Frau Howe Lao Liao Macao

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

twig branch foliage thicket grove bush trunk shrub pine bark