matorral — 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.
- clump noun A small, dense cluster of things, especially plants or hair.
- copse noun A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
- shrubbery noun An area planted with shrubs, or shrubs collectively.
- thicket noun A dense patch of bushes, shrubs, or small trees.
Senses
matorral is used for these senses in English:
- brush (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
- clump A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- copse Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.
- 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.
- thicket A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
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.
clump — full definition
- noun A small, dense cluster of things, especially plants or hair.
- verb To gather or stick together into a compact mass.
- verb To walk with heavy, thudding steps.