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BRIARS Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word briars. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word briars. (close relations)
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brambles
nounn
noun

• any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

prickles
nounn
noun

• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

verb

• cause a prickling sensation

• cause a stinging or tingling sensation

• make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

spines
nounn
noun

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• any sharply pointed projection

• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

• the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

• a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

thorns
nounn
noun

• something that causes irritation and annoyance

• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

• a Germanic character of runic origin

brier
nounn
noun

• tangled mass of prickly plants

• a thorny stem or twig

• Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

• a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

• evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes

bullbrier
nounn
noun

• a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

catbrier
nounn
noun

• a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

eglantine
nounn
noun

• Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

greenbrier
nounn
noun

• a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

horse-brier
nounn
noun

• a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

sweetbriar
nounn
noun

• Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

sweetbrier
nounn
noun

• Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

briar pipe
nounn
noun

• a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath

erica arborea
nounn
noun

• evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes

rosa eglanteria
nounn
noun

• Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

smilax rotundifolia
nounn
noun

• a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries

tree heath
noun

• gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long

• evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes

Best Hypernyms For BRIARS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for briars, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
erica pipe rose rosebush vine
Phrases (2)
tobacco pipetrue heath

Alternatives for BRAMBLES

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