Associations to the word «Bowery»
Noun
Wiktionary
BOWERY, adjective. Sheltered by trees; leafy; shady.
BOWERY, noun. (archaic) In the early settlements of New York State, USA, a farm or estate.
BOWERY, proper noun. A street and a district of New York City, whose residents were traditionally of a low social and economic class. (usually the Bowery.)
BOWERY, adjective. (US) (dated) Characteristic of this street; swaggering; flashy.
Dictionary definition
BOWERY, noun. A street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts.
BOWERY, adjective. Like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.