bough

[ bou ]
/ baʊ /
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noun

a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.

Origin of bough

before 1000; Middle English bogh, Old English bōg, bōh shoulder, bough; cognate with Old Norse bōgr, Dutch boeg, German Bug, Greek pêchys, Sanskrit bāhu

synonym study for bough

See branch.

OTHER WORDS FROM bough

bough·less, adjective un·der·bough, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bough

bough bow

Words nearby bough

boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed, boughpot, bought, boughten, bougie

Words related to bough

sprig, shoot, fork, sucker, offshoot, limb, arm

Example sentences from the Web for bough

British Dictionary definitions for bough

bough
/ (baʊ) /

noun

any of the main branches of a tree

Word Origin for bough

Old English bōg arm, twig; related to Old Norse bōgr shoulder, ship's bow, Old High German buog shoulder, Greek pēkhus forearm, Sanskrit bāhu; see bow ³, elbow