Definitions for bower
ˈbaʊ ərbow·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arbor, arbour, bower, pergolaverb

   a framework that supports climbing plants

   "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"

2. embower, bowerverb

   enclose in a bower

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bowernoun

   Etymology: from bough or branch, or from the verb to bow or bend.

   1. An arbour; a sheltered place covered with green trees, twined and bent.

   But, O sad virgin, that thy power
   Might raise Musæus from his bower. John Milton.

   To Gods appealing, when I reach their bow’rs
   With loud complaints, they answer me in show’rs. Edmund Waller.

   Refresh’d, they wait them to the bow’r of state,
   Where, circl’d with his peers, Atrides sat. Alexander Pope.

   2. It seems to signify, in Edmund Spenser, a blow; a stroke: bourrer, Fr. to fall upon.

   His rawbone arms, whose mighty brawned bowers
   Were wont to rive steel plates, and helmets hew,
   Were clean consum’d, and all his vital powers
   Decay’d. Edmund Spenser, Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. viii. stanz. 41.

2. Bowernoun

   Anchors so called. See Bow.

   Etymology: from bough or branch, or from the verb to bow or bend.

3. To Bowerverb

   To embower; to inclose.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Thou didst bower the spirit,
   In mortal paradise of such sweet flesh. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bower

   A bower is a pleasant and shady place in a garden or wood where branches of trees are bent and intertwined to form a shelter, often used for rest or relaxation. It can also refer to a country cottage or retreat. The term is also used in animal kingdom to refer to a structure built by male bowerbirds to attract a mate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bower

   one who bows or bends

2. Bower

   an anchor carried at the bow of a ship

3. Bower

   a muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm

4. Bowernoun

   one of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the game of euchre

5. Bowernoun

   anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's private apartment

6. Bowernoun

   a rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat

7. Bowernoun

   a shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess

8. Bowerverb

   to embower; to inclose

9. Bowerverb

   to lodge

10. Bowernoun

    a young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bower

   bow′ėr, n. a shady enclosure or recess in a garden, an arbour: an inner apartment, esp. the private room of a lady, a boudoir.—n. Bow′er-bird, an Australian bird of the Starling family, remarkable for its habit of making bower-like erections ornamented with gay feathers, shells, &c.—adj. Bow′ery, containing bowers: shady. [A.S. búr, a chamber; Scot, byre—root A.S. búan, to dwell.]

2. Bower

   bow′ėr, n. the name in euchre for the two highest cards, the knave of trumps, and the other knave of the same colour, the right and left bower respectively. [Ger. bauer, peasant.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOWER

   A shady retreat, in general. BOWERY A shady retreat in New York.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOWER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bower is ranked #1682 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bower surname appeared 21,445 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 would have the surname Bower.
   
   93.8% or 20,126 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 502 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 317 total occurrences were Black.
   1.3% or 279 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 133 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 88 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce bower?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bower in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bower
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bower
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bower
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bower
6. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=bower
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html