Bowery
['baʊəri]
Definition
(noun.) a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts.
(adj.) like a bower; leafy and shady; 'a bowery lane' .
Typist: Natalie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Shading, like a bower; full of bowers.
(n.) A farm or plantation with its buildings.
(a.) Characteristic of the street called the Bowery, in New York city; swaggering; flashy.
Inputed by Darlene
Unserious Contents or Definition
A shady retreat in New York.
Checker: Lyman
Examples
- But I learned it first from the Bowery. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- And I don't blame the Bowery. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- You will not get far on the Bowery with the cost unit system and low taxes. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Some of us are even rather downcast about democracy because the Bowery doesn't take to heart the admonitions of the Evening Post. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Edited by Elena