Boughs Meaning in English
word · lemma: bough
التعريف
Large main branches of a tree that grow off the trunk; they are thicker and stronger than smaller branches or twigs.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
"Bough" is formal or literary; not used in daily conversation. Often found in poems or stories. Do not confuse with "branch" (any tree limb, common in speech). "Limbs" refers to large branches too, but "bough" sounds more poetic. Common in phrases like "the boughs of the tree."
جمل نموذجية
The children climbed the boughs of the old oak tree.
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Heavy snow broke several boughs last winter.
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Birds built nests on the tallest boughs.
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The wind rustled the green boughs, making the whole tree sway.
natural
She hung lanterns from the boughs for the garden party.
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You can relax in the shade under the spreading boughs of that tree.
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