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- [bos-kit]
- /ˈbɒs kɪt/
- /ˈbɒ.skɪt/
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- [bos-kit]
- /ˈbɒs kɪt/
Definitions of bosket word
- noun bosket a clump of small trees or bushes; thicket 3
- noun bosket a small grove; thicket 3
- noun bosket a grove; thicket. 1
- noun bosket A small grove or copse of trees, a thicket. 0
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Origin of bosket
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; earlier bosquet < French < Italian boschetto, equivalent to bosc(o) wood (see bush1) + -etto -et
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Parts of speech for Bosket
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bosket popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bosket usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bosket
noun bosket
- shrubbery — a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
- tree — Sir Herbert Beerbohm [beer-bohm] /ˈbɪər boʊm/ (Show IPA), (Herbert Beerbohm) 1853–1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm.
- foliage — the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
- hedge — a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
- thicket — a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.
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