Heath
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hiːθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heath is a noun meaning A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
Meaning
A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
More Meanings
- Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.
- (countable) Any butterfly or moth of species:
Example Sentences
1. Where the place?/2. Vpon the Heath/3. There to meet with Macbeth
There was nobody living in Jim's old house, and some of the windows was broken; but there was heath growing back and front.
These two stood in the corridor, waving till the last of the platform was out of sight; then they came into our compartment, and the woman cried a little. Soon she dried her eyes, and went back into the corridor, to have a last glimpse of her native heath.
Word Forms
- heaths
Synonyms for heath
Depending on context, synonyms include heather, heathland.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heathland, moor, sanitary, chlorinated, countryside, medical.
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