bough
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- pronunciation:
- baU
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a main branch of a tree.
There used to be a swing hanging from that bough of the tree.- synonyms:
- limb
- similar words:
- branch, 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.