bangle

Meanings

Plural: bangles

Noun

• jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
• cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
• A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
• The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs

Verb

• to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
• to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
• (falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
• to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.

Synonyms

bauble, bracelet, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket