thicket

Definition

  • noun: a group of bushes or small trees that grow close together
  • noun: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: coppice

Examples

  • A 'thicket' of reporters blocked the entrance to city hall.

  • a dense 'thicket' of rosebushes

  • a tangled 'thicket' of laws

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... ...and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember (..)
    2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King