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verb

present tense third-person singular of bower
as in shrouds
to surround or cover closely bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic

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bowers

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noun

plural of bower
as in arbors

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Recent Examples of bowers
Noun
Urban bowers also had nearly five times as many decorations as rural ones, averaging 90 items per bower compared to 20 for the rural birds. — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowers
  1. shrouds
  2. arbors
  3. wraps
  4. canopies
  5. envelops
  6. tents
  7. encloses
  8. roofs
Verb
  • Officials recommended Friday that Marylanders, especially those with underlying medical conditions, stay indoors as the smoke shrouds the state.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
  • To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of shrouds
Noun
  • Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Larger varieties can be trained to fences, arbors, pergolas, and walls.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of arbors
Verb
  • After hair wraps around the inner piece, just pull it out, wipe it off, and pop it back in.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Its 32-inch QHD panel wraps around your field of vision with a deep 1000R curve, reducing eye fatigue when jumping between split-screen research windows and lecture notes.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of wraps
Noun
  • Specifically, the watch can better track your location when you're surrounded by tall buildings in a big city, through cloud cover, and through tree canopies.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Forest canopies opened, exposing the ground to more sunlight and altering the movement of water through the landscape.
    — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of canopies
Verb
  • After being shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly envelops the moon.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Mexican singer paints the picture of dancing with someone new to get over an ex but just like with Tokischa and Karol, the sadness envelops her.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of envelops
Noun
  • The same store covers equipment, event branding like tents and signage, coach’s gear, and spirit wear, one platform instead of five vendors for a director to manage.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to taste testing at the wine and beer tents, see live performances by musical artists, polka dancers, drone and laser shows.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of tents
Verb
  • The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of encloses
Noun
  • While solar roofs are not new, Hongqi’s approach replaces conventional crystalline silicon cells with thin and flexible perovskite photovoltaic materials.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Green roofs can be expensive to install, and researchers have found that not all plants perform well in those conditions.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of roofs

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“Bowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowers. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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