bowery

bow·er·y

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bou-uh-ree]
- /ˈbaʊ ə ri/
- /ˈbaʊərɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bou-uh-ree]
- /ˈbaʊ ə ri/

Definitions of bowery word

noun bowery a farm or plantation of an early Dutch settler of New York 3
adjective bowery containing bowers; leafy; shady: a bowery maze. 1
noun plural bowery (among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat. 1
noun plural bowery the Bowery, a street and area in New York City, historically noted for its cheap hotels and saloons and peopled by the destitute and homeless. 1
noun bowery (archaic) In the early settlements of New York State, USA, a farm or estate. 0
adjective bowery Sheltered by trees; leafy; shady. 0

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Origin of bowery

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705; bower1 + -y1

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Parts of speech for Bowery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bowery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bowery

noun bowery

ghetto — a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships.
favela — a shantytown in or near a city, especially in Brazil; slum area.
red-light district — an area or district in a city in which many houses of prostitution are located.
skid road — an area of cheap barrooms and run-down hotels, frequented by alcoholics and vagrants.
tenderloin — (in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs.

All 5 Synonyms of bowery