bough
- pronunciation:
- baU
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a branch of a tree, esp. a main branch.
When I was little, there was a swing hanging from that bough of the tree.- synonyms:
- limb
- similar words:
- branch, spray, stem
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| related words: |
arm |
The words
bough,
bow1 (bend at the waist), and
bow3 (part of a ship) all sound alike but have different meanings.