Bough

Word BOUGH
Character 5
Hyphenation bough
Pronunciations /baʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Bough"

What do we mean by bough?

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

To cover over or shade with boughs.

An arm or branch of a tree. noun

The gallows. noun

An obsolete spelling of buff. noun

An obsolete spelling of bow. noun

An obsolete spelling of bo.

To strip of boughs.

To send out boughs.

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

A gallows. noun

A firm branch of a tree. noun

Any of the larger branches of a tree noun

A firm branch of a tree.

The gallows.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bough

The word "bough" in example sentences

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. ❋ Unknown (1826)

moths being burgled dogs needing stitches canals making phone calls the bough breaking... ❋ The List Writer (2008)

Take these five words that all end in "ough." bough rhymes with cow cough rhymes with off rough rhymes with puff though rhymes with slow through rhymes with boo ❋ Unknown (2008)

He had been taken with that branch (which the lawyer preferred to call a bough) in his possession; but he said that he had found it broken off and lying on the ground, and had picked it up. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Having ordered silence, he said that the bough should be my prize, if I vanquished {537} the Egyptian -- but that if he conquered me, he should kill me with a sword. ❋ Alban Butler (N/A)

Some trees of this kind are entirely green, with the exception perhaps of a single bough, which is of a bright crimson or scarlet. ❋ Various (N/A)

The bough was the hand that had struck them out of the darkness, had thrown her to the sod and killed her animal. ❋ Zoe Anderson Norris (N/A)

In Roman mythology, the bough was a tree branch with golden leaves that enabled the Trojan hero Aeneas to travel through the underworld safely. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The old woman came, "There thou seest how easy the work was!" said she; "but for whom hast thou left that bough which is lying there still?" ❋ Jacob Grimm (1824)

Say, I bough some currency or some stock, waited until it went up, and sold it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When my students would comment (as they always did) about the difficulties of French pronunciation I would then write all the "ough" English words on the board - cough, through, though, bough, enough, etc. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At the salt mines of Salzburg, they throw a leafless wintry bough into one of the abandoned workings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No wind had blown for weeks, and each bough was fully freighted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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