UNDERBRUSH Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word underbrush. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for UNDERBRUSH
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undergrowth | nounn | |||||||
noun • the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | ||||||||
brushwood | nounn | |||||||
noun • the wood from bushes or small branches • a dense growth of bushes | ||||||||
copse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes | ||||||||
scrub | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes • the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water adjective satellite • (of domestic animals) not selectively bred verb • clean with hard rubbing • wash thoroughly • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled | ||||||||
shrubbery | nounn | |||||||
noun • an area where a number of shrubs are planted • a collection of shrubs growing together | ||||||||
tangle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven • something jumbled or confused verb • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action • tangle or complicate • disarrange or rumple; dishevel • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | ||||||||
thicket | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes | ||||||||
vegetation | nounn | |||||||
noun • all the plant life in a particular region or period • the process of growth in plants • an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) • inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life | ||||||||
brambles | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines | ||||||||
underwood | nounn | |||||||
noun • the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | ||||||||
understory | nounn | |||||||
noun • The layer of plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest. |