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Meanings of
underbrush
in English
Catalan
sotabosc
Spanish
sotobosque
Back to the meaning
The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest.
undergrowth
underwood
Catalan
sotabosc
Synonyms
Examples for "
undergrowth
"
undergrowth
underwood
Examples for "
undergrowth
"
1
Despite the
undergrowth
and young trees, he tore along, making good progress.
2
Ignoring my daughter's question, I picked my way through roots and
undergrowth
.
3
The division of Jackson seemed almost lost in the forest and
undergrowth
.
4
In all directions it looked the same; straight towering trunks, saplings,
undergrowth
.
5
Holman crept quietly toward the campfire, and I waited in the
undergrowth
.
1
The principal
underwood
in the mountain districts of Ceylon is the 'nillho.'
2
He assisted her through the marginal
underwood
and down to the stones.
3
Then, the glade passed, the
underwood
thickened again, and became almost impenetrable.
4
The
underwood
was full of bluebells, but her eyes were not blue.
5
Heavily timbered land and impenetrable
underwood
are not so much resorted to.
Usage of
underbrush
in English
1
Suddenly the two men were rolling over and over in the
underbrush
.
2
In the near-by woods the
underbrush
has been cleared out and destroyed.
3
Another bird made itself heard somewhere in the
underbrush
flanking the brook.
4
In the
underbrush
near him, the boy became aware of fluttering noise.
5
Then I heard a crashing of
underbrush
from far across the plain.
6
Every now and then I could hear Peg stamping in the
underbrush
.
7
Peter disappeared into the
underbrush
on the far side of the highway.
8
Then he turned also and went crashing through the
underbrush
in pursuit.
9
We were guarding it from the
underbrush
,
and saw them go in.
10
You don't just clear the trees,
underbrush
,
and stones and then plow.
11
He looked into the
underbrush
on the far side of the creek.
12
They stumbled in the direction indicated through
underbrush
and the morning forest.
13
A green twilight held the
underbrush
,
broken by stray shafts of light.
14
As long as Peter was concealed by the
underbrush
he was safe.
15
In the
underbrush
he saw a large raven with a broken wing.
16
Some dogs heard the fox, and came tearing through the thick
underbrush
.
Other examples for "underbrush"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
underbrush
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
thick underbrush
dense underbrush
tangle underbrush
heavy underbrush
little underbrush
More collocations
Translations for
underbrush
Catalan
sotabosc
Spanish
sotobosque
Underbrush
through the time
Underbrush
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common