hedge

Word Type

n.

hedge Meaning Definition

A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden.

Synonyms for hedge

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Synonym Search Links for hedge

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