junglenoun
uk/ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/jungle noun (FOREST)
B1 [ C or U ] a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together:
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- We landed at a tiny airstrip in the middle of the jungle.
- He spent a year in the jungle, observing how deforestation is affecting local tribes.
- She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.
- A gravel road leads through the jungle and up into the Andes.
- The lion is often called the king of the jungle.
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Forestry
- afforestation
- arborist
- brushwood
- cut sth down
- deforestation
- fell
- flitch
- forested
- forester
- glade
- grove
- logging
- logjam
- old growth
- ranger
- saw sth down
- spinney
- the timberline
- tree-lined
- wooded
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jungle noun (UNTIDY PLACE)
[ S ] an uncontrolled or confusing mass of things:
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Dirt & untidiness
- a dog's breakfast idiom
- bloodstain
- blot
- clutter
- contaminant
- contaminate
- defile
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- gunge
- gunk
- muck
- pollutant
- slob
- slovenly
- slut
- smear
- smudge
- speck
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jungle noun (SITUATION)
[ S ] informal a situation in which it is difficult to succeed because a lot of people are competing against each other:
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Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- cat
- challenge
- close-run
- competitive
- contend
- contender
- contest
- contestant
- entry
- go in for sth
- one-upmanship
- pit sb/sth against sb/sth
- pit your wits against sb/sth idiom
- play cat and mouse idiom
- play sb/sth off against sb/sth
- race
- rivalry
- scramble
- square
- try out for sth
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jungle noun (MUSIC)
[ U ] a type of popular dance music with an extremely fast rhythm and a low range of musical notes
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Pop, rock & soul
- agit-pop
- band
- bhangra
- blue-eyed soul
- boy band
- dub
- Europop
- gangsta rap
- goth
- grunge
- hard rock
- heavy metal
- pop group
- punk rock
- rap
- rock and roll
- rock chick
- rocker
- sampler
- trance
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