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shrubbery

shrub·ber·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shruhb-uh-ree]
    • /ˈʃrʌb ə ri/
    • /ˈʃrʌb.ər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shruhb-uh-ree]
    • /ˈʃrʌb ə ri/

Definitions of shrubbery word

  • noun plural shrubbery a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery. 1
  • noun plural shrubbery shrubs collectively. 1
  • noun shrubbery shrub arrangement 1
  • countable noun shrubbery A shrubbery is a part of a garden where a lot of shrubs are growing. 0
  • uncountable noun shrubbery You can refer to a lot of shrubs or to shrubs in general as shrubbery. 0
  • noun shrubbery a place where a number of shrubs are planted 0

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Origin of shrubbery

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50; shrub1 + -ery

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Parts of speech for Shrubbery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shrubbery popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for shrubbery

noun shrubbery

  • boscage — a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
  • bosk — a small wood of bushes and small trees
  • bosket — a clump of small trees or bushes; thicket
  • bracken — Bracken is a large plant with leaves that are divided into many thin sections. It grows on hills and in woods.
  • briar — A briar is a wild rose with long, prickly stems.

Top questions with shrubbery

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