/ Dictionary / Index B bower: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bow•er Pronunciation: (bou'ur), [key] — n. a leafy shelter or recess; arbor. a rustic dwelling; cottage. a lady's boudoir in a medieval castle. —v.t. to enclose in or as in a bower; embower. bow•er Pronunciation: (bou'ur), [key] — n. Naut. an anchor carried at a ship's bow. Also called bow•er Pronunciation: (bou'ur), [key] — n. a person or thing that bows or bends. bow•er Pronunciation: (bō'ur), [key] — n. Music. a musician, as a violinist, who performs with a bow on a stringed instrument. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bower (Thesaurus) bowenite bowerbird Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language