thicket

🇺🇸 /ˈθɪkɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈθɪkɪt/
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noun
R

A dense group of small trees or bushes.

The hikers had to navigate through a thicket of young trees.

R

A confusing or complicated situation.

The regulations formed a thicket of rules that were hard to follow.

translation

n. A dense group of small trees or bushes.; A confusing or complicated situation.

Word Forms

Plural thickets