Meaning

2 senses

  1. To embower; to enclose.

    enclose in a bower

  2. (obsolete)To lodge.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. He that hears much and speaks not at all shall be welcome both in bower and hall.

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  2. Male Bowerbirds build fascinating ornamental structures called "bowers" to attract mates.

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Origin

From Middle English bour, from Old English būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-

From Middle English bour, from Old English būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būrą (“room, abode”).

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Forms

bowers, bowering, bowered, bowered
Base formbower · to bower
3rd person singularbowers
Present participlebowering
Past simplebowered
Past participlebowered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybower
he, she, itbowers

Past simpleLesson

all personsbowered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bowered
he, she, ithas bowered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bower

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoverbowering

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bowB2bowelbowlA1bowlerbowline
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