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bowers

Bow·ers
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bou-erz]
    • /ˈbaʊ ərz/
    • /ˈbaʊ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bou-erz]
    • /ˈbaʊ ərz/

Definitions of bowers word

  • noun bowers a musician, as a violinist, who performs with a bow on a stringed instrument. 1
  • verb with object bowers to enclose in or as in a bower; embower. 1
  • noun bowers plural of bower. 0

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Origin of bowers

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bour, Old English būr chamber; cognate with Old Norse būr pantry, German Bauer birdcage; akin to neighbor

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bowers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bowers popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bowers usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bowers

noun bowers

  • alcoves — Plural form of alcove.
  • anchors — the brakes of a motor vehicle
  • anterooms — Plural form of anteroom.
  • arbors — Plural form of arbor.
  • arbours — Plural form of arbour.

Antonyms for bowers

noun bowers

  • imbowers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower.

Top questions with bowers

  • who is betty bowers?
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