shrubbery

CEFRB2

/ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of shrubs planted together.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Shrubs collectively.

Examples

  • A small wicket-gate opened upon a footpath that wound through some shrubbery to the door.

  • We're all going to be eaten by a monstrous talking shrubbery.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. 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.

More examples

In context

  • dense shrubbery

  • garden shrubbery

  • trim the shrubbery

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The front yard was filled with overgrown green blank that needed trimming.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From shrub + -ery.