bosquets

noun

plural of bosquet
as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush a dense bosquet shields the trailhead from the bridle path

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bosquets
  1. woods
  2. forests
  3. groves
  4. brakes
  5. chaparrals
  6. copses
  7. thickets
Noun
  • Plum and taupe carpets and warm woods make for an inviting space; an accent wall of floral wallpaper adds a little personality.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of woods
Noun
  • Set the scene Leave the posh promenade of San Sebastián’s and wind up the narrow mountain path to Hotel Luze, letting the shade of Igeldo’s lush green forests dapple your windscreen.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After a historically snow poor winter in Washington, the forests and shrublands of Spokane quickly burned as winds fanned the flames in the exact direction of suburban neighborhoods.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of forests
Noun
  • The organization also said that homes, farmland, olive groves and livestock were destroyed in the blaze, and the New York Timesreported that two firefighters, aged 58 and 25, have been killed battling the fire.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Aspen earns its name every autumn when hillsides shimmer with brilliant golden aspen groves.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of groves
Noun
  • This July, New York became the first state to slam on the brakes, pausing new hyperscale construction over concerns about utility bills, water, and the power grid.
    — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That includes carbon-ceramic brakes, standard Magnetic Ride Control suspension, and even optional carbon fiber wheels, all wrapped by the widebody shape that gives the Grand Sport and Grand Sport X a more aggressive look than the base Stingray.
    — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of brakes
Noun
  • An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of chaparrals
Noun
  • The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of copses
Noun
  • The retaliation works, and soon Cole and his men are marching on foot, scrabbling their way through thickets and swamps.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets.
    — Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Definition of thickets
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“Bosquets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosquets. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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