/ Dictionary / Index B bowery: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bow•er•y Pronunciation: (bou'u-rē), [key] — adj. containing bowers; leafy; shady: a bowery maze. bow•er•y Pronunciation: (bou'u-rē, bou'rē), [key] — pl. -er•ies. (among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat. a street and area in New York City, historically noted for its cheap hotels and saloons and peopled by the destitute and homeless. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bowery (Thesaurus) Bowers bowfin Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language