BOWERS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

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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

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Verb

Across Indonesia, seasonal forest fires are beginning to subside, but thick haze still shrouds parts of the island of Kalimantan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of shrouds

Verb

Concourse’s slate also includes Parish starring Nicolas Cage, Dane Dehaan and Alexandra Shipp, which wraps production this week in Minnesota, and Vision Board starring Lucy Hale, which is currently in pre-production.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Above its three-story concrete lower walls the gallery’s structure becomes a lean, self-supporting steel diagrid (think of a giant Erector Set) that wraps around the orbiter without interior walls or columns.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of wraps

Noun

Traditional truck camper canopies tend not to include interior living space so much as space for appliances and gear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Along the way, captains point out everything from Rollins College and Kraft Azalea Garden to historic estates tucked beneath towering cypress trees and canopies of Spanish moss.

— Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of canopies

Verb

Soft shearling envelops the silhouettes inside and out, adding a tactile dimension to the design.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
The hotel’s unprecedented vantage point envelops guests in panoramic views of Melbourne and the ocean lapping at Port Phillip Bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of envelops

Noun

The unsheltered homeless population, which made up about 62% of overall homeless Californians in 2026, refers to people who sleep outside in tents, cars or other makeshift shelters.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The arid field outside the small towns of Los Yébenes and Urda has become a parking lot of emergency vehicles and tents.

— José Bautista Carlos Barragán José Bautista James McManagan, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of tents

Verb

The larger ring also improves sensitivity because optical gyroscopes can detect smaller rotations when the light encloses a greater area.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of encloses

Noun

Were those outbreaks traced to flooding from unusually heavy rainfall, leaking roofs, inadequate humidity control or some combination of factors?

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Strong building codes, effective enforcement, stronger roofs, protected openings and sound roof-to-wall connections can interrupt the expensive cycle of destruction and reconstruction.

— Kevin M. McCarty, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of roofs

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