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pensaikko — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  • brushwood noun Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
  • clump noun A small, dense cluster of things, especially plants or hair.
  • coppice noun A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
  • scrub verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
  • shrubbery noun An area planted with shrubs, or shrubs collectively.

Senses

pensaikko is used for these senses in English:

  • brush (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
  • brushwood Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
  • brushwood Small trees and shrubs.
  • clump A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
  • coppice A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
  • scrub (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
  • shrubbery A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it.
  • shrubbery Shrubs collectively.

brush — full definition

  1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
  3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
  4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
  5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

brushwood — full definition

  1. noun Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
  2. noun Small trees and shrubs.

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