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bough

bough
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bou]
    • /baʊ/
    • /baʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bou]
    • /baʊ/

Definitions of bough word

  • countable noun bough A bough is a large branch of a tree. 3
  • noun bough any of the main branches of a tree 3
  • noun bough branch of a tree, esp. a main branch 3
  • noun bough a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches. 1
  • noun bough large tree branch 1
  • noun bough A firm branch of a tree. 0

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Origin of bough

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bogh, Old English bōg, bōh shoulder, bough; cognate with Old Norse bōgr, Dutch boeg, German Bug, Greek pêchys, Sanskrit bāhu

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Parts of speech for Bough

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bough popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bough usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bough

noun bough

  • sprig — a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
  • shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
  • fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
  • sucker — a person or thing that sucks.
  • offshoot — a branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.

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