bough

Speech parts

1. bough - Noun

2. Bough - Proper noun

Meaning

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

A gallows.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

twig branch shoot limb spray offshoot ramification sprig branchlet bender fork hand growth member division
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Antonyms

whole root disperse disapprove sire vagina
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Hypernyms

limb tree branch

Phrases with the word

bough of a tree Bough Beech

Examples

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. D. H. Lawrence

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough. A. E. Housman

The temple of the sylvan goddess, indeed, has vanished, and the King of the Wood no longer stands sentinel over the Golden Bough. James Frazer

Do not cut the bough you are sitting on. Romanian Proverb

You need a sharp axe for a tough bough. Russian Proverb

If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

bougar bouge bouget Bough Beech bough of a tree bough pot