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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:

Adjectives

Similar:

leafy (having or covered with leaves)

Derivation:

bower (a framework that supports climbing plants)

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