bough

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/baʊ/ English

Definitions

noun

A firm branch of a tree.“When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.”
The gallows.

Related words

Synonyms

limbed sharp-limbed tree-branch branch tree trunk branchwork limb branchling outbranch framework arborization branchery grain branchlet buttress-root burgeoning

Associated

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Rhymes

endow bow allow thou avow sacred cow brow plow vow anyhow

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