briarnoun [ C or U ]
also brier uk/ˈbraɪ.ər/us/ˈbraɪ.ɚ/a wild bush, especially a rose bush with long stems and sharp thorns
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bushes & shrubs
- bramble
- brier
- broom
- brush
- bush
- camellia
- dogwood
- heather
- hibiscus
- huckleberry
- hydrangea
- juniper
- raspberry
- redcurrant
- rhododendron
- rosemary
- shrub
- shrubbery
- underbrush
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Examples from literature
- A garden will soon be overrun with weeds and briars, if it is not cultivated with the greatest care.
- His coat was torn, his hat lost, and his face scratched right across with briars.
- Martin, too, wore old clothes that would be none the worse for meeting with briars or crushed berries.
- There was more than one bower composed entirely of rose-trees, and there were very long hedges of sweet briar and Scotch roses.
- Upon the ridge thus formed he built a post and rail fence and along it planted cedars, locusts, pines, briars or thorn bushes to discourage cattle and other stock.