brushwood

brush·wood

noun \ˈbrəsh-ˌwu̇d\

Definition of BRUSHWOOD

1

: wood of small branches especially when cut or broken

2

: a thicket of shrubs and small trees

Examples of BRUSHWOOD

1. <cleared away the brushwood in order to build a shed>

First Known Use of BRUSHWOOD

circa 1613

Related to BRUSHWOOD

Synonyms

boscage (also boskage), bosk (or bosque), bosquet, brake, thicket, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert

Related Words

canebrake; brush, bush, scrub, scrubland; bramble, jungle, tangle; grove, hedge, stand, woodlot; forest, greenwood, wildwood, wood, woodland

Rhymes with BRUSHWOOD

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