bamboo

IPA: bæmbˈu

noun

  • A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
  • (uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.
  • (countable) A stick, rod, pole, or cane of bamboo, especially one used for corporal punishment.
  • (slang) A didgeridoo.
  • (slang) A member of the British military or British East India Company who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

verb

  • (transitive) To flog with a bamboo cane.
  • (transitive) To paint (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
  • (India, slang) To penetrate sexually.

adjective

  • Made of the wood of the bamboo.
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Examples of "bamboo" in Sentences

  • Pandas usually eat bamboo.
  • The bamboo feels like silky cashmere.
  • Above the bamboo is the timberline forest.
  • Glue to paste the bamboo sticks on the paper.
  • The bamboo is strong, upright, and dependable.
  • The bamboo is very important to the Vietnamese.
  • The accordion replaced bamboo flutes in the 1940s.
  • The bamboo zone is found in the middle of the forest zone.
  • The forests of the Malnad region produce timber, bamboo and sandalwood.
  • The walls are made of vertical wood planks and bamboo and a thatch roof.
  • The bamboo is gorgeous but not as durable as the hardwood in the rest of the house.
  • Errol Flynn popularised the idea of using thin bamboo rafts to silently glide along the river.
  • Captured by VC and spent 2 days partly submerged in bamboo cage before escaping and evading and finding friendly forces.
  • Therefore the materials were chosen accordingly: bamboo is used all throughout Vietnam due to the fact that it is cheap, easy to work with and also easy to transport.
  • Rob got some hands-on time with some of the more visually interesting models, including one netbook covered in bamboo, and others covered in very Vegas-appropriate gold lamé or Lamborghini co-branding.
  • I remember he blended in bamboo straw to give the block more strength as well as adding the crushed berries/leaves from a local plant that acted as a natural insecticide and kept his adobe home free of ants, roaches and spiders.

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