Definition for Bough:

• bow, n. a branch of a tree: the gallows. [ A.S. bóg, bóh, an arm, the shoulder ( Ger. bug, the shoulder, the bow of a ship)-- A.S. bugan, to bend.]

Synonyms for Bough:

• n.

  •arm (noun)
  • bi-ceps,
  • bi ceps,
  • tricepses,
  • bicepses.
  •branch (noun)
  • offshoot,
  • fork,
  • sucker,
  • sprig.
  •plant (noun)
  • bough.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • fig leaf,
  • catkin,
  • foliage,
  • corm,
  • tree trunk,
  • treetops,
  • bole.
  •
  • blossom,
  • twig,
  • ramification.
  •
  • knot.
  •
  • stump,
  • bark.
  •
  • trunk.
  •
  • crown.
  •
  • leader.

Bough Sentence Examples:

• And turning to the pole which he had dragged, He drew it close beneath the widowed bough, And what was of it unto it left bound.

• A pair of bright eyes had been watching them from the bough of an adjacent tree.

Homophones for Bough:

• Bao, bow.

Hyponym for Bough:

• n.

  • plant
    tree branch, limb.