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Definitions

gorse

[gawrs] / gɔrs /
NOUN
bramble
Synonyms
STRONG
brier burr cleaver furze hedge nettle prick shrub spray thistle thorn
WEAK
catch weed goose grass prickly shrub thistle sage
NOUN
brush
Synonyms
STRONGEST
scrub thicket
STRONG
bracken brushwood chaparral coppice copse cover dingle fern grove hedge sedge shrubbery spinney undergrowth underwood
WEAK
boscage

Example Sentences

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The hill also caught fire in February 2019, with dozens of firefighters working through the night to extinguish a large gorse blaze.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Thurso Moors, Thurso: Three fire engines were sent to a large area of gorse and heather measuring approximately 250m.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Firefighters are also continuing to tackle a gorse fire in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

A large gorse fire in County Tyrone is still being dealt with by firefighters.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Silver’s light-gray fur showed up plainly against a low spray of gorse, but Hazel could not see Bigwig until he sat up and ran toward them.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.