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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

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

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

"When the mountains are plastered in gorse you have cases like California with people going for a picnic and chucking glass and then you've got a problem," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

A gorse fire reported on Divis and Black Mountain in Belfast on Tuesday evening has also been extinguished.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

The Department of Justice does not keep records on the circumstances of arson prosecutions, for example whether someone was prosecuted for arson because they lit a gorse fire.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

She came around the gorse bush and stood next to Bod, who got to his feet.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

Vocabulary lists containing gorse

"How I Live Now," Vocabulary from Part 2: Chapters 1-6

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