thicket
/ˈθɪkɪt/ noun C2- A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
- A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract. · He had to complete a thicket of paperwork before he was allowed to join the company.
- The collection of many small linked files created when a document is saved in HTML format by some word processors and web site creation software.
Plural thickets
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“Ye can hear Shere Khan below in the thickets.
The bushes rustled a little in the thicket, and Father Wolf dropped with his haunches under him, ready for his leap.
It was a large garden, only half cultivated, with bushes, as big as summer-houses, of Marshal Niel roses, lime and orange trees, clumps of bamboos, and thickets of high grass.
The countess dashed the grapes into the nearest thicket, with a gesture of despair.
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