The meaning of Bower

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A recess in the wall of a room or garden.

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

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A shady garden alcove with the sides and roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a framework.

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We have a scented country garden and pond, water features, gravel gardens, arbours, pergolas, a sum…

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A sheltered place in a garden formed by trees and bushes that are grown to partly surround it

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A rose arbour

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A summer house or open-sided gallery, typically at rooftop level, commanding a fine view.

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Here ngp proposes inserting what is effectively a completely new glazed building into the hole, ris…

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A small building in a garden for sitting in, often built in a high place to give a beautiful view

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A room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants.

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Keep plant cuttings in a frost-free conservatory or greenhouse

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Another term for conservatoire.

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A school for the teaching of music or sometimes acting or art

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

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

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

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

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

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

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A small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, tickets, etc. are sold.

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Its newspaper la vérité was sold publicly in newspaper kiosks and had a wide readership.

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A small structure where things such as newspapers, magazines, and candy are sold

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A small building where things such as sweets, drinks, or newspapers are sold, often through an open window, or where you can buy tickets or get information

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I usually buy my paper from the kiosk at the station., with the goal of one-stop service, the kiosk…

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A building at a cricket ground or other sports ground, used for changing and taking refreshments.

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As a moth to a flame, the graffiti offenders appear to be drawn to the building used as a cricket p…

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A large, open structure or tent, providing shelter esp. in a park or at a fair (= temporary public event)

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

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

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

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

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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

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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 …

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

Usage examples:

His sons took sanctuary in the church

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

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