Underbrush
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌndɚˌbɹʌʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Underbrush is a noun meaning The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.
Meaning
The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To clear (an area) of underbrush.
- (intransitive) To work among the underbrush.
Example Sentences
How quick the eye and hand to catch him [the ruffed grouse] when he rises from the underbrush and is out of sight in the wood before the untrained sportsman stops him with what is little more than a snapshot, so instantaneously must all be done!
Word Forms
- underbrushes
- underbrushing
- underbrushed
Synonyms for underbrush
Depending on context, synonyms include underbush, undergrowth, understory, underwood.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include undergrowth, underwood, weed, brushland, brushwood, tuft.
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