The meaning of Arbour

noun

A recess in the wall of a room or garden.

Usage examples:

Large social gatherings usually take place in a special room with two alcoves built into a wall.

noun

A pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood.

Usage examples:

Entering the shady bower of the trees, jerica sped down the path, pushing all thoughts of dreams an…

verb

Shade or enclose (a place or person).

Usage examples:

Trees here and there bowered the cottages

noun

Each of two anchors carried at a ship's bow, formerly distinguished as the best bower (starboard) or small bower (port).

Usage examples:

We dropped and weighed the massive bower anchor

noun

A small building, especially one in the garden of a house, that gives a wide view of the surrounding area.

Usage examples:

He had been roaming the area surrounding the gazebo for a few hours.

noun

A small, often decorated shelter with no walls, usually in an open space, where people rest and relax

noun

A small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden.

Usage examples:

In addition to the gardens, there were two grottos with hidden, artificial lighting, that sheltered…

noun

A small cave or an artificial structure that is like a cave, esp. one used for religious purposes

noun

A place used for hiding in or as a retreat from other people.

Usage examples:

Workmen added 4 ft to the top of the 6 ft-high wooden fence round her surrey hideaway to stop pryin…

noun

A place where someone goes when the person wants to relax and get away

Usage examples:

A country hideaway

noun

An arched structure in a garden or park consisting of a framework covered with climbing or trailing plants.

Usage examples:

Let it climb a tree in a wild garden or cover a pergola or hide a chain-link fence.

noun

A structure in a garden that climbing plants can grow over and that people can walk through

noun

A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.

Usage examples:

A table set into a recess

verb

Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.

Usage examples:

The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun

A period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped

Usage examples:

Congress returns from its august recess next week., after lunch, the kids have recess., he pointed …

verb

(of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.

Usage examples:

The french retreated in disarray

noun

An act of moving back or withdrawing.

Usage examples:

A speedy retreat

verb

The act of withdrawing or going backward

noun

Refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.

Usage examples:

His sons took sanctuary in the church

noun

Protection or a safe place, esp. for someone or something being chased or hunted

Usage examples:

[ u ] the storm’s survivors took sanctuary in the church., [ c ] a wildlife/bird sanctuary, [ c ] n…

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…