Definition of ARBOR

arbor

Plural: arbores, arbors

Noun

  • A shady resting place in a garden, formed by trees.
  • A woody perennial plant, such as a tree.
  • tree (as opposed to shrub)
  • any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
  • a framework that supports climbing plants
    • "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
  • A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
  • A grove of trees.
  • An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
  • A bar for supporting cutting tools.
  • A spindle of a wheel.

Examples

  • He found shelter from his opponent’s high-scoring words under the ARBOR of a well-placed bingo.
  • Playing ARBOR on a triple word score felt as mighty as an oak.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English arbour, erbour, from Old French erbier (“field, meadow, kitchen garden”), from erbe (“grass, herb”), from Latin herba (“grass, herb”) (English herb). (Compare Late Latin herbārium, although erbier is possibly an independent formation.) The spelling was influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

Scrabble Score: 7

arbor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
arbor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arbor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

arbor: valid Words With Friends Word