The boughs of the large tree overhung the pond.
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Boughs
/baʊz/
Synonyms for "boughs" (8 found)
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5 entriesbotanical termdecorative materialplant materialsystem componenttree part
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6 entriesapple boughflowering boughsoak boughornamental boughspolicy branchresearch arm
Collocations
5 entriesboughs of treesflowering boughsgreen boughsornamental boughsswaying boughs
Sample sentences
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The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
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I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof.
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The servants, and the young ladies also, decked out the tree. On one branch they hung little nets, cut out of colored paper; every net was filled with sweetmeats; golden apples and walnuts hung down as if they grow there, and more than a hundred little candles, red, white, and blue, were fastened to the different boughs.
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