heath

noun

ˈhēth

: a tract of wasteland

: an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus

: any of a family (Ericaceae, the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous and often evergreen plants that thrive on open barren usually acid and ill-drained soil

especially : an evergreen subshrub of either of two genera (Erica and Calluna) with whorls of needlelike leaves and clusters of small flowers

: any of various plants that resemble true heaths

heathless

ˈhēth-ləs

adjective

heathlike

ˈhēth-ˌlīk How to pronounce heath (audio)

adjective

heathy

ˈhē-thē

adjective

heath

noun

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country not much grows on the heath besides heather

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prairie
grassland
plain
steppe
meadow
moor
veld
savanna
pampa
lea
tundra
savannah
champaign
campo
field
veldt
ley
llano
lowland
down(s)
plateau
upland
floodplain
tableland
flat
bottomland
table
bottom

as in desert

land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end

Synonyms & Similar Words

desert
barren
wasteland
wilderness
bush
waste
no-man's-land
desolation
wild
brush
badland
dust bowl
outdoors
open air
open
nature
out-of-doors

单词	heath
释义	heath noun ˈhēth 1 a : a tract of wasteland b : an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus 2 a : any of a family (Ericaceae, the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous and often evergreen plants that thrive on open barren usually acid and ill-drained soil especially : an evergreen subshrub of either of two genera (Erica and Calluna) with whorls of needlelike leaves and clusters of small flowers b : any of various plants that resemble true heaths heathless ˈhēth-ləs adjective heathlike ˈhēth-ˌlīk adjective heathy ˈhē-thē adjective Synonyms campo champaign down(s) grassland lea ley llano moor pampa plain prairie savanna savannah steppe tundra veld veldt See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences not much grows on the heath besides heather drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end Word History Etymology Middle English heth, from Old English hǣth; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing heath heath hen heath hen Kids Definition heath noun ˈhēth 1 : a low, woody, and often evergreen plant that grows chiefly on poor wet soil 2 : a usually open level area of land on which heaths can grow Biographical Definition Heath biographical name ˈhēth Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916–2005 British prime minister (1970–74) heath noun 1 as in prairie a broad area of level or rolling treeless country not much grows on the heath besides heather Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance prairie grassland plain steppe meadow moor veld savanna pampa lea tundra savannah champaign campo field veldt ley llano lowland down(s) plateau upland floodplain tableland flat bottomland table bottom 2 as in desert land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end Synonyms & Similar Words desert barren wasteland wilderness bush waste no-man's-land desolation wild brush badland dust bowl outdoors open air open nature out-of-doors
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heath

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