Arbor

Definition: Arbor

Arbor

Noun

1. Tree (as opposed to shrub).

2. Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts.

3. A framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park".

Date "arbor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1385. (references)

Domain	Definition
Electrical Engineering	A part of a lamp foot or mount, consisting of a glass rod generally ending in a button in which the supports are fixed. Source: European Union. (references)
Mechanical Engineering	A short shaft on which workpieces already bored are mounted for machining or measuring. Source: European Union. (references)
	Bar for holding reamers. Source: European Union. (references)
	Straight shaft whose diameter is constant throughout its length. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ARBOR	English	Argonne Boiling Reactor	Nuclear Energy & Physics
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Arbor

Synonyms: arbour (n), bower (n), mandrel (n), mandril (n), pergola (n), spindle (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Abode	Nest, nidus, snuggery; arbor, bower; lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive; covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost; nidification; kala jagah.
Amusement	Park, plaisance; national park, national forest, state park, county park, city park, vest-pocket park, public park (public) a; arbor; garden; (horticulture); pleasure ground, playground, cricketground, croquet ground, archery ground, hunting ground; tennis court, racket court; bowling alley, green alley; croquet lawn, rink, glaciarum, skating rink; roundabout, merry-go-round; swing; montagne Russe.
	Holiday; gala day, red letter day, play day; high days and holidays; high holiday, Bank holiday; May day, Derby day; Saint Monday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday; Bairam; wayz-goos, bean feast; Arbor Day, Declaration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day; Mardi gras,mi-careme, feria, fiesta.
Receptacle	Conservatory, greenhouse, bower, arbor, summerhouse, alcove, grotto, hermitage.
Rotation	Axis, axis of rotation, swivel, pivot, pivot point; axle, spindle, pin, hinge, pole, arbor, bobbin, mandrel; axle shaft; gymbal; hub, hub of rotation.
Support	Board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack; mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf; slab, console; counter, dresser; flange, corbel; table, trestle; shoulder; perch; horse; easel, desk; clotheshorse, hatrack; retable; teapoy.
Symmetry	Arborescence, branching, ramification; arbor vitae.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Arbor

English words defined with "arbor": Arbored, arbour ♦ Ball gudgeon, bower ♦ Cannon pinion, Circular saw ♦ grape arbor, grape arbour ♦ pergola ♦ Roller table ♦ Tree of life. (references)

Specialty definitions using "arbor": arbor bushing, Arbor Judæ, arbor support, ARBOR VITAE ♦ keyway arbor ♦ MAINSPRING FORMER, ARBOR END, mounting arbor. (references)

Etymologies containing "arbor": Tunnel. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Arbor" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (arbor, beam, gallows, mast, oar, ship, spearshaft, squid, tree, tree trunk).

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Arbor Day (1936)

Charlie Brown It's Arbor Day (1976)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Multiparty Government: The Politics of Coalition in Europe (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) (reference) Poems from the Greek Anthology (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) (reference) Prospero and Caliban: The Psychology of Colonization (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) (reference) The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (reference) The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem (The Ann Arbor Paperback Series) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Arbor Age (reference) Australian Arbor Age (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Panufnik: Arbor Cosmica / Violin Concerto (reference) April 14, 2002 - Ann Arbor, MI: On the Road [LIVE] (reference) Hiding Place in the Arbor (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Mango 18-by-28-Inch Windowpane Arbor Dishtowel, Set of 3 (reference) Forrest ST05 5" Dampener Stiffener, 5/8" Arbor (reference) Jet 708436K 10" Tilting Arbor Cabinet Table Saw (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Tree planting in an elementary schoolgrounds in Des Moines as part of an Arbor Day celebration. Credit: Lynn Betts.		An elementary class plants a tree as part of an Arbor Day observance in Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts.
	Photographed 17 March 1944. They are (bottom row, left to right): Ensign James E. Hare, USNR; Ensign Samuel E. Barnes, USNR; Ensign George C. Cooper, USNR; Ensign William S. White, USNR; Ensign Dennis D. Nelson, USNR; (middle row, left to right): Ensign Graham E. Martin, USNR; Warrant Officer Charles B. Lear, USNR; Ensign Phillip G. Barnes, USNR; Ensign Reginald E. Goodwin, USNR; (top row, left to right): Ensign John W. Reagan, USNR; Ensign Jesse W. Arbor, USNR; Ensign Dalton L. Baugh, USNR; Ensign Frank E. Sublett, USNR. Credit: NAVY.		On board USS Kidd (DDG-993) in April 1982. They are (seated, left to right): Jesse W. Arbor; Dalton L. Baugh; William S. White; Samuel E. Barnes; (standing, left to right): George C. Cooper; James E. Hare; John W. Reagan; Graham E. Martin; Wesley A. Brown; Frank E. Sublett. Brown was the first African-American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. The others were members of "the Golden Thirteen", the first African-American Navy officers, who were commissioned in 1944. Credit: NAVY.
	Main entrance to campus, Ann Arbor. Credit: Library of Congress.		Goat eating from family tree, carefree couple with waiter, amusement ride under arbor, workers at loom. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Arbor Day, 1895. Credit: Library of Congress.		Private James March from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Private Howard Nogy from Aurora, Illinois, of the 34th Infantry Regiment at Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan, helping out a Club Lorraine (Army Service Club) party for local Japanese youngsters. Credit: Library of Congress.
	U. of M[ichigan], Ann Arbor, Library. Credit: Library of Congress.		Zeta Psi fraternity house, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		To find out if a particular filter removes crypto, contact NSF International (3475 Plymouth Road, P.O. Box 130140, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140, 1-800-673-8010, 1-313-769-0109 [fax]), an independent testing group. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Arbor" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Arbor" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	28	65,706

Expressions using "arbor": Ann Arbor ♦ ann arbor mi ♦ arbor bushing ♦ arbor day ♦ Arbor Dianae ♦ arbor support ♦ Arbor vine ♦ arbor vitae ♦ expanding arbor ♦ expansion arbor ♦ Glen Arbor ♦ grape arbor ♦ keyway arbor ♦ lap arbor ♦ mounting arbor ♦ saw arbor ♦ Spring Arbor ♦ vine arbor ♦ work arbor. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "arbor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Kopsht (arbour, garden, grounds, kailyard, kaleyard, Park), Bosht Kryesor. (various references)

Arabic		‏محور العجلة (axle, axled, hub), ‏معرش أخضر, ‏التعريشة مكان مظلل بالأغصان (arbour), ‏شياق, ‏شجرة (tree). (various references)

Bulgarian		Дърво, Дорник, Градинска Беседка, Вал. (various references)

Chinese		機軸 , 喬木 . (various references)

Czech		Hřídel, Besídka (alcove, arbour, Bower, pavilion, pergola). (various references)

Danish		stav (member, rod cell, rod-shaped bacillus, shook, slat, stab cell, staff cell, stake, stanchion, stave, stay, stud), skaft (body, handle, harness, leg, neck, plain stem, scapus, screw neck, shaft, shank, stem, stock, unthreaded portion), opspændingsdorn (mandrel, mounting arbor), dorn (bell, boom attachment, cone, core tube, dowel bar, extruder tip, flaring tool, guide tip, mandrel, point, punch, puncher, reamer, stud, tongue, turning pin, vertical mandrel). (various references)

Dutch		prieel. (various references)

Esperanto		laŭbo, ŝafto (shaft, spindle). (various references)

Farsi		چمن (Grass, Green, Lawn, Meadow, Prairie, Turf), تاکستان (Vineyard), علفزار (Lawn, Meadow), باغ میوه . (various references)

Finnish		tuurna (mandrel), kiinnitystuurna (mandrel, mounting arbor), kiinnityskara (mandrel). (various references)

French		tonnelle. (various references)

Frisian		as (as, as if, as though, axis, axle, how, if, in a way, like, provided that, shaft, spindle, such as). (various references)

German		Dorn (prick, prickle, Spike, spine, thorn), Welle (axle, billow, circle, craze, kink, light wave, ridge, shaft, spindle, stem, warp, wave, wavelength), Laube (arbour, arcade, Bower, pergola, summerhouse), Holm (capping, cross beam, handlebar, longeron, ranger, spar, stilt, wale, waler, waling, waling timber), Balken (bar, beam, fesse, girder, joist, limb, prop, rail, shore, timber), Achse (axis, axle, center line, pivot, shaft, spindle), Spindel (newel, spindle). (various references)

Greek		στέλεχος (executive member, member, officer, stalk, stem), άξονας σταθερής διατομής (plain shaft), άξονας υποδοχής γλειφάνου με οπή, Αναδενδράδα (Bower), δίσκος που φέρει το κομμάτι (mandrel), ίληματαριά (Bower). (various references)

Hebrew		ׁוכת ֹרק (Bower). (various references)

Hungarian		orsó (arbour, bobbin, coil, hanger, quill, reel, roll, rotor, spindle, spool), lugas (arbour, bower, summer-house, trellis, trellis-work), főtengely (crankshaft, principal axes). (various references)

Italian		albero (mast, poplar, shaft, spindle, tree), Mandrino (chuck, holder, mandrel, mandril, pivot, punch, rod, shank, spindle). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		東屋 (bower, summer house), 喬木 (forest tree, tall tree), 四阿 (square gazebo). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		きょうぼく (forest tree, tall tree), あずまや (bower, square gazebo, summer house). (various references)

Korean		아버. (various references)

Pig Latin		arboray.(various references)

Portuguese		mandril (arbour, broach, drift, mandrel, mandril, reamer, roasting-jack). (various references)

Romanian		Ax (axis, shaft, spindle), Arbore (axle, spindle, tree), Umbrar (arbour, Bower), Pergolã (arbour, pergola), Pavilion (arbour, colours, flag, kiosk, pavilion), Osie (axis, axle, axle tree, shaft, spindle), Frunzar (arbour, boscage, Bower), Chioşc Din Verdeaţã (arbour), Chioşc (alcove, arbour, bandstand, booth, gazebo, kiosk, pavilion, pergola, tobacconist's). (various references)

Russian		беседка (alcove, arbour, bower, garden-house, pavilion, summerhouse, summer-house), Вал, Беседка (Bower), Шпиндель. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		vreteno (mandrel, spill, spindle), senica (alcove, bower, nun, ox-eye, titmouse, tomtit), osovina (axis, axle, mandrel, shaft, spindle), hladnjak (alcove, arbour, cooler, radiator), čardaklija (bower, lattice). (various references)

Spanish		viga (balk, baulk, beam, crossbeam, girder, joist, rafter, timber), varilla (dipstick, stair rod), rejo (radicle, rootlet), mandril de sujeción (chuck, mandrel, rotating chuck), Mandril (baboon, mandrel, mandrill, pod), Enramada (arbour), Emparrado (arbour, trained vine, vine arbour), Cenador (alcove, arbour, Bower, summerhouse), Árbol, árbol de sujeción (mandrel), árbol (shaft, tree). (various references)

Swedish		dorn (mandrel). (various references)

Thai		สิ่งที่ช่วยค้ำ. (various references)

Turkish		Ağaçlandırma (afforestation, arbour, silviculture), Ağaç Dikme (arbour), Mil (axle, axle tree, cannon, gudgeon, mile, milliary, pin, pintle, pivot, probe, shaft, spindle, style, stylus, tree), Dingil (axle, axle tree, shaft, spindle). (various references)

Ukrainian		Альтанка, Оповита Зеленню, Алея, Обсаджена Деревами, Дерево, Вісь, Вал, Шпиндель. (various references)

Vietnamese		cây (crown, head). (various references)

Welsh		deildy (alcove, bower). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	arbor, herba. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	loge. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 7, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Pan dendron mh poioun karpon kalon ekkoptetai kai eiV pur balletai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Omnis arbor quae non facit fructum bonum exciditur et in ignem mittitur
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ælch treow þe ne bered godne wæstme.syo hit for-corfen. & on fer aworpen.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Euery tre that makith not good fruyt, schal be kyt doun, and schal be cast in to the fier.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Every tree that bryngethe not forthe good frute shalbe hewe doune and cast into the fyre.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Matthew Chapter 7, Verse 19
Cebuano	Ang matag-usa ka kahoy nga wala magabungag mga maayong bunga pagaputlon ug igasalibay ngadto sa kalayo.
Croatian	Svako stablo koje ne raða dobrim plodom sijeèe se i u oganj baca.
Danish	Hvert Træ, som ikke bærer god Frugt, omhugges og kastes i Ilden.
Dutch	Een ieder boom, die geen goede vrucht voortbrengt, wordt uitgehouwen en in het vuur geworpen.
Finnish	Jokainen puu, joka ei tee hyvää hedelmää, hakataan pois ja heitetään tuleen.
French	Tout arbre qui ne porte pas de bons fruits est coupé et jeté au feu.
German	Ein jeglicher Baum, der nicht gute Früchte bringt, wird abgehauen und ins Feuer geworfen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Setiap pohon yang tidak menghasilkan buah yang baik, ditebang dan dibakar.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tiap-tiap pohon kayu yang tiada memberi buah yang baik, akan ditebang dan dibuangkan ke dalam api.
Italian	Ogni albero che non produce frutti buoni viene tagliato e gettato nel fuoco.
Korean	아 름 다 운 열 매 를 맺 지 아 니 하 는 나 무 마 다 찍 혀 불 에 던 지 우 느 니 라
Latvian	Katrs koks, kas nedod labus augïus, tiek nocirsts un ugunî iemests.
Manx Gaelic	Bee dy chooilley villey nagh vel gymmyrkey magh mess mie, giarit sheese, as ceaut ayns yn aile.
Maori	Ko nga rakau katoa e kore nei e hua i te hua ataahua ka tuaina ki raro, ka maka ki te ahi.
Norwegian	Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hugget ned og kastet på ilden.
Portuguese	Toda árvore que não produz bom fruto é cortada e lançada no fogo.
Rumanian	Orice pom, care nu face roade bune, este tqiat wi aruncat kn foc.
Russian	чУСЛПЕ ДЕТЕЧП, ОЕ РТЙОПУСЭЕЕ РМПДБ ДПВТПЗП, УТХВБАФ Й ВТПУБАФ Ч ПЗПОШ.
Shuar	Yajauch numi ajakar tsupirar jinium apeashtinkiait.
Spanish	Todo árbol que no lleva buen fruto es cortado y echado en el fuego.
Swahili	Kila mti usiozaa matunda mema utakatwa na kutupwa motoni.
Swedish	Vart träd som icke bär god frukt bliver avhugget och kastat i elden.
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "arbor": arboreal, arboreally, arbored, arboreous, arbores, arborescence, arborescences, arborescent, arboreta, arboretum, arboretums, arboricultural, arboriculture, arboricultures, arborist, arborists, arborization, arborizations, arborize, arborized, arborizes, arborizing, arborous, arbors, arborvitae, arborvitaes. (additional references)
	Words ending with "arbor": harbor. (additional references)
	Words containing "arbor": carbora, carboras, harborage, harborages, harbored, harborer, harborers, harborful, harborfuls, harboring, harborless, harbormaster, harbormasters, harbors, harborside, semiarboreal, yarborough, yarboroughs. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Arbor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abboxry, aborm, aborr, abour, abro, abur, Albor, Albro, albur, arbe, arber, arbhor, Arbi, Arbnori, arbol, arbore, arbory, arbre, Ardbo, areor, argor, Arlberg, Arvo, Arzberg, Barbro, Darbo, Erebor, farnbor, orbro, rabkory, Rabo, Rabol, Rabro, urbo. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "arbor" (pronounced Ä"rber)
4	Ä" r b er	arbour, barber, Harbor, harbour.
3	-r b er	absorber.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-o-r-r"
	-1 letter: boar, bora, orra, roar.
	-2 letters: abo, arb, bar, boa, bra, bro, brr, oar, ora, orb, rob.
	-3 letters: ab, ar, ba, bo, or.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-o-r-r"
	+1 letter: arbors, arbour, arroba, barrio, barrow, harbor.
	+2 letters: aborter, araroba, arbored, arbores, arbours, arrobas, barrios, barroom, barrows, begorra, boarder, bracero, broader, carbora, crowbar, forbear, harbors, harbour, laborer, rasbora, reboard, taborer.
	+3 letters: abhorred, abhorrer, aborters, absorber, adsorber, airborne, ararobas, arboreal, arboreta, arborist, arborize, arborous, arboured, barogram, barranco, barrator, barretor, barrooms, begorrah, boarders, braceros, broacher, carboras, crossbar, crowbars, drawbore, forbears, forebear, garboard, harbored, harborer, harbours, ironbark, laborers, labourer, labrador, larboard, microbar, overbear, prolabor, rasboras, reabsorb, reboards, roborant, roorbach, roorback, rubeolar, taborers, tabourer, turbocar, vibrator, wardrobe.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
ann arbor michigan	28,878	arbor day foundation	96
arbor	1,927	ann arbor festival summer	94
garden arbor	904	arbor mist	89
ann arbor news	694	grape arbor	87
ann arbor	640	arbor day foundation national	83
ann arbor art fair	221	ann arbor newspaper	77
arbor plan	205	glen arbor mi	76
university of michigan ann arbor	191	wood arbor	73
arbor day	182	vinyl arbor	70
ann arbor hotel	160	free arbor plan	67
ann arbor public school	145	ann arbor restaurant	67
build an arbor	140	arbor press	67
arbor design	139	spring arbor college	63
spring arbor university	121	arbor home	63
arbor trellis	118	glen arbor michigan	62
ann arbor real estate	114	cedar arbor	62
ann arbor park top	113	patio arbor	62
arbor mall place	108	arbor gate	55
city of ann arbor	106	spring arbor	53
building an arbor	99	ann arbor apartment	53
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Arbor

Definition: Arbor

Arbor

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ARBOR

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