1. plural of bough; the main branches of a tree

Examples

• The heavy snow caused several boughs to break and fall.
• Birds built their nests in the sturdy boughs of the oak tree.
• The apple tree’s boughs were laden with ripe fruit.
• Wind rustled through the boughs overhead.
• The old tree’s gnarled boughs stretched in all directions.
• Children climbed carefully from bough to bough.
• The storm damaged many of the tree’s lower boughs.