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Word: bower (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

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

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