Bower

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English

Noun

Bower (plural Bowers)
  1. A large nest made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays.
  2. A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods
  3. A woman's bedroom or private apartments, especially in a medieval castle
  4. (literary) A picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat
  5. Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.
  6. (nautical) A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.

Adjectives for Bower

complete; myrtle; noontide; bloomless; wavy; heavenly; inmost; comfortless; leafy; over-arching; consecrated; moonlit; sylvan; pleached; native; roseate; apricot-silk; secluded; ravaged; amaranth; pleasant; lyric; noisome; blissful; fragrant; glimmering; newly-woven; close; enchanted; virgin; sequestered.

Verbs for Bower

canopy with —s; cover—; dwell amid —s; entertain in—; entice into—; hide in—; idealize—; inhabit—; plant with—; shade—; steal into—; —droops; —shades; —thickens.

Thesaurus

gazebo, glasshouse, greenhouse, hand, hearts, jack, joker, king, kiosk, knave, lathhouse, left bower, pack, pair, pergola, picture cards, playing cards, queen, retreat, round, royal flush, rubber, ruff, singleton, spades, straight, summerhouse, trey, trick, trump, ace, alcove, arbor, best bower, cards, clubs, conservatory, deck, deuce, diamonds, dummy, face cards, flush, full house,

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /baʊəɹ/, SAMPA: /baU@r/
    Rhymes: -aʊər