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BOWERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)
Holonyms ("Bowery" is a part of...):
Manhattan (one of the five boroughs of New York City)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like a bower; leafy and shady
Example:
a bowery lane
Classified under:
Similar:
leafy (having or covered with leaves)
Derivation:
bower (a framework that supports climbing plants)
