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The prow of HMS Caroline (1914). The bow (/ b aʊ /) is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, [1] the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway. The aft end of the boat is the stern.
A bough can also be called a limb or arm, and though these are arguably metaphors, both are widely accepted synonyms for bough. [4] [5] A crotch or fork is an area where a trunk splits into two or more boughs. A twig is frequently referred to as a sprig as well, especially when it has been plucked. [6]
Frank Bough (1933–2020), British television presenter; Sam Bough (1822–1878), Scottish landscape painter; Søren Bough (1873–1939), Norwegian sport shooter and Olympics competitor; Stephen R. Bough (born 1970), American judge
Branching, with branches having unequal diameters, such as a trunk and its branch. Contrast isotomic. annual A plant that completes its life cycle (i.e. germinates, reproduces, and dies) within a single year or growing season. annulus 1. A ring-like structure; in the form of a ring.
bough, clough, doughty, drought, plough, slough (see below), Slough, sough Rhymes with cow, how. Clough and sough are also pronounced / ʌ f /. Plough is generally spelled plow in American English. / oʊ / although, brougham, dough, furlough, Ough, though Rhymes with no, toe. Brougham is also pronounced / uː /. / ɔː /
The words bow and bough are examples where there are two meanings associated with a single pronunciation and spelling (the weapon and the knot); two meanings with two different pronunciations (the knot and the act of bending at the waist), and two distinct meanings sharing the same sound but different spellings (bow, the act of bending at the ...
Branch water, also called branch, is an American English term, primarily used in the southern United States, for water from a natural stream; it may also refer to any plain water, such as tap water, when added to a mixed drink, in contrast to soda water. For example, "bourbon and branch" refers to bourbon whiskey with water.
To the interdisciplinary fields, which define partially sciences of their own, belong e.g. the agrophysics is a branch of science bordering on agronomy and physics; astrophysics, the physics in the universe, including the properties and interactions of celestial bodies in astronomy