Gestrüpp — 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.
- garden noun An outdoor area, often next to a house, where flowers, vegetables, or other plants are grown.
- scrub verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
- thicket noun A dense patch of bushes, shrubs, or small trees.
Senses
Gestrüpp 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.
- garden (slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
- scrub (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
- thicket A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
- thicket (figuratively) A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract.
brush — full definition
- noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
- noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
- verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
- verb To touch something lightly while passing by.
brushwood — full definition
- noun Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
- noun Small trees and shrubs.