brake 1 of 2

noun

Definition of brakenext
as in grove
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

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brake

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verb

as in to slow
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us

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Recent Examples of brake
Noun
Other mechanical features include a refined suspension and carbon-ceramic brakes borrowed from the Senna. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
Verb
For example, avoiding some accidents can mean both braking and swerving at the same time, when humans typically manage only one at once. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 One was definitely not the fault of the Ojai; another driver cut across our path and the Ojai braked hard. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brake
  1. grove
  2. slow
  3. coppice
  4. bush
  5. forest
  6. wood
  7. chaparral
  8. thicket
Noun
  • The Ziz Valley is a beautiful river canyon and is home to one of the largest palm groves, which winds along the canyon.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Realtor Bonnie Willis said the Badger proposal would fit in well with existing 159th Street businesses, including a storage facility, an Amish furniture store, gas station, landscaping companies, a church and picnic grove.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of grove
Verb
  • Its economy is struggling, public services are strained and improvements in living standards have slowed to a crawl in recent decades.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Wall Street’s support for Netflix is wavering after the streaming platform’s latest results on Thursday failed to ease concerns over slowing growth, with a number of analysts slashing price targets for the stock.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of slow
Noun
  • The two most straightforward of the trials will involve large-scale planting of trees and bioenergy crops, including Miscanthus grasses and coppice willow, reports Robert Lea for AZoCleanTech.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2021
  • Another strategy, called short rotation coppice, involves planting fast-growing trees such as willows and poplars in extremely dense rows.
    — Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
Definition of coppice
Noun
  • Consider paintings like Caracalla, where the titular emperor treads a trail of rose petals; or In a Rose Garden, where a woman shakes the petals of a rose bush down on her companion; and the extravaganza of The Roses of Heliogabalus.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026
  • Late summer is also a good time to selectively shape rose bushes and remove any unwanted growth.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
Definition of bush
Noun
  • Surrounded by forests there’s plenty of outdoor activities and sightseeing while the charming and walkable Main Street offers plenty of dining and entertainment.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • Those uninterested in the South of France or the northeastern tip of Spain could enjoy the Mediterranean climate on Gothic-style rooftop terraces overlooking the lush Turkish forest.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of forest
Noun
  • The first thing that hits you at Azuma Farm Koiwai is the fresh, calming smell of hinoki wood, which is layered on the lofty ceilings around the resort, and decorates the handful of quaint cabins that are dotted across its grounds.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • That palette is echoed in the interior, where cork and eucalyptus wood play against bronze hardware.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
Definition of wood
Noun
  • Stepping on stems is attention-getting, but the result is a wine that echoes the chaparral of the hillsides surrounding the vineyard.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
  • An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of chaparral
Noun
  • The new ones appear reassuringly sturdy, even without the thicket of cross-braces that typically fence off the sidewalk from the street.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 June 2026
  • The answer appears to be that, while such a pathway may be possible, hacking it through the thicket of health care economics and politics would require dozens — or even hundreds — of difficult choices.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of thicket

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