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Synonyms for arbor

  • noun
  • American English

Most common

axle spindle mandrel bower pergola

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Spindle

spindle, mandrel, axle, axis, verge

2. Pergola

pergola, bower

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

  2. n. 2

    A grove of trees.

Related words

Word family
arboricide arbored arborist arboreal arboreous arborescent arboretum
Other spellings
arbour UK

Forms

Plural
arbors → spindles, mandrels, axles, axises…

Example sentences

  • axle The axle of the car wobbled and would soon cause further damage.
  • spindle The spindle and the distaff.
  • pergola There's a pergola in the garden.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
arborsteady
axlefalling
spindlefalling
mandrelfalling
bowersteady
pergolarising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
axis2, axle2
5 letters
verge1, bower2
7 letters
spindle2, pergola3, mandrel

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (axis2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tonnelle
Deutsch
Altan