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Thicket — Thick et, n. [AS. [thorn]iccet. See {Thick}, a.] A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket. Gen. xxii. 13. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thicket — late O.E. þiccet, from þicce (see THICK (Cf. thick)) + denominative suffix et … Etymology dictionary
thicket — ► NOUN ▪ a dense group of bushes or trees. ORIGIN Old English, related to THICK(Cf. ↑thickly) … English terms dictionary
thicket — [thik′it] n. [ME < OE thiccet < thicce,THICK] a thick growth of shrubs, underbrush, or small trees thicketed adj … English World dictionary
thicket — [[t]θɪ̱kɪt[/t]] thickets 1) N COUNT A thicket is a small group of trees or bushes which are growing closely together. ...a bamboo thicket. 2) N COUNT: with supp, usu N of n If you refer to a thicket of ideas or events, you mean that there a lot… … English dictionary
thicket — noun Etymology: Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick Date: before 12th century 1. a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees ; coppice 2. something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability ; tangle < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Thicket — += See also = A thicket is a very dense stand of trees or tall shrubs, often dominated by only one or a few species, to the exclusion of all others. They may be formed by species that shed large amounts of highly viable seeds that are able to… … Wikipedia
thicket — UK [ˈθɪkɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms thicket : singular thicket plural thickets an area with a lot of bushes and small trees growing very close together … English dictionary
thicket — Ōpū nāhelehele, hihia, lā au, lā au kukū, puo a. Tangled thicket, hihipe a. See clump. The dense thicket of the forest, ka hihia pa a o ka nahele … English-Hawaiian dictionary
thicket — noun rabbits taking refuge in the thicket Syn: copse, coppice, grove, brake, covert, clump; wood, woodlot, bush … Thesaurus of popular words
