BOUGH
What does "BOUGH" mean?
A main branch of a tree.
Meanings
- One of the larger branches growing from the trunk of a tree. A robin settled on the lowest bough of the oak.
Word origin
From Old English 'bog' or 'boh' meaning 'shoulder' or 'bough', from Proto-Germanic 'bōguz' ('shoulder, upper arm'); the 'limb of a tree' sense is peculiar to English.
Remember it
BOUGH is spelled like 'rough' but rhymes with 'cow' - picture a cow resting under a low bough.
A little poem
Snow loads the wide bough-
it lowers, holds, lowers more,
then lets the white go.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the branch take a bow at the end of the storm? It had finally learned to bend, not break.
What it teaches
The lowest bough bends most in the wind, and survives because it does.
Quick facts
What does BOUGH mean?
A main branch of a tree.
Is BOUGH a valid word?
Yes — BOUGH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BOUGH?
BOUGH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BOUGH come from?
From Old English 'bog' or 'boh' meaning 'shoulder' or 'bough', from Proto-Germanic 'bōguz' ('shoulder, upper arm'); the 'limb of a tree' sense is peculiar to English.
What can BOUGH teach us?
The lowest bough bends most in the wind, and survives because it does.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.