All hedge synonyms
hedge
H h verb hedge
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- sidestep β to step to one side.
- fudge β a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
- waffle β waffling language.
- pussyfoot β to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
- shuffle β to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- temporize β to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- stonewall β to engage in stonewalling.
- tergiversate β to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- prevaricate β to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
- stall β a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- flip-flop β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- quibble β an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- shuck β a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- cage β A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- coop β A coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits.
- fence β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- girdle β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- immure β to enclose within walls.
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- corral β In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
- restrict β to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- pen β a female swan.
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- ring β a male given name.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- border β The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- siege β the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
noun hedge
- hedgerow β a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.
- privet β any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- verge β the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- windbreak β a growth of trees, a structure of boards, or the like, serving as a shelter from the wind.
- shrubbery β a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
- boundary β The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- obstacle β something that obstructs or hinders progress.
- barrier β A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
- bush β A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
- enclosure β An area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- hurdle β a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- protection β the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- quickset β a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge.
- screen β a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- thicket β a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.