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单词 brushwood
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brushwood

noun

brush·​wood ˈbrəsh-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce brushwood (audio)
1
: wood of small branches especially when cut or broken
2
: a thicket of shrubs and small trees

Synonyms

  • boscage
  • boskage
  • bosk
  • bosque
  • bosquet
  • brake
  • chaparral
  • coppice
  • copse
  • covert
  • thicket
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Example Sentences

cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

brushwood

noun

brush·​wood ˈbrəsh-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce brushwood (audio)
: brush entry 3

brushwood

noun

as in thicket
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • thicket
  • copse
  • coppice
  • forest
  • grove
  • chaparral
  • bush
  • wood
  • bosk
  • bosquet
  • brake
  • woodland
  • tangle
  • bramble
  • jungle
  • boskage
  • brush
  • bosque
  • canebrake
  • hedge
  • scrubland
  • scrub
  • covert
  • boscage
  • greenwood
  • stand
  • woodlot
  • wildwood
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