'Bough' definitions:
Definition of 'bough'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of the larger branches of a tree
Definition of 'Bough'
From: GCIDE
- Bough \Bough\, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b[=o]g, b[=o]h, bough, shoulder; akin to Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw. bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.? ( for ? ) forearm, Skr. b[=a]hu (for bh[=a]ghu) arm. [root]88, 251. Cf. Bow of a ship.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A gallows. [Archaic] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bough'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appendage,
- arm,
- bine,
- branch,
- branchedness,
- branchiness,
- burgeon,
- deadwood,
- flagellum,
- fork,
- frond,
- hand,
- imp,
- joint,
- leg,
- limb,
- link,
- lobe,
- lobule,
- member,
- offshoot,
- organ,
- pinion,
- ramage,
- ramification,
- runner,
- sarment,
- scion,
- shoot,
- slip,
- spear,
- spray,
- sprig,
- sprit,
- sprout,
- spur,
- stolon,
- sucker,
- switch,
- tail,
- tendril,
- thallus,
- twig,
- wing