thicket

noun

thick·​et ˈthi-kət How to pronounce thicket (audio)
1
: a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse
2
: something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle
a political thicket
a thicket of reporters
thickety adjective

Examples of thicket in a Sentence

a dense thicket of rosebushes flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows
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With deer lying tight in the thickets along the streams, stalking mistakes would be easy to make. Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025 The entire property bursts with thickets of shaggy palm trees, enormous birds of paradise, and other tropical plants. Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025 There are other players in the thicket. Rob Wile, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025 Henrot positions it such that its indented form emphasizes the dark thicket of his pubic hair au naturel. Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thicket

Word History

Etymology

Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of thicket was before the 12th century

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“Thicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thicket. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

thicket

noun
thick·​et ˈthik-ət How to pronounce thicket (audio)
1
: a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
2
: something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable
a thicket of fans

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