shrubbery
shrubbery
Definition
shrub·bery (s̸hrub′ər ē)
noun
- shrubs collectively
- pl. -·ber·iesBrit. a place where many shrubs are grown
shrubbery
Synonyms
shrubbery
n.
shrubbery
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- overgrow: We pass a washing line of black tee shirts strung across overgrown shrubbery.
- have: Had the shrubbery evaded the chop for yet another year?
- trim: Estimate to trim shrubbery behind 16 Egremont Road boundary fence and trees in Worcester Avenue amounted to £ 150.00 plus VAT.
- surround: The Hood takes cover in the surrounding shrubbery as the explosives go off.
- plant: Unfortunately, some joker has decided that it would be a good idea to plant a shrubbery at the base of the pylon.
- reach: We had reached the shrubbery which surrounded the house when Holmes pulled up.
Adjective modifier
- dense: For example there is a potential conflict between habitat protection and safety considerations, as dense shrubbery can result in loss of natural surveillance.
- low: Wherever possible new footpaths should be separated from roads by verges and low shrubbery.
- ornamental: I mean to look around for a building lot; a lot with fine ornamental shrubbery and all that sort of thing.
- mature: Back toward the property is a formal area of garden with attractive planting with a variety of rhododendrons and mature shrubbery.
- long: Presently there came walks in the long shrubbery, talks in the Belvedere, and I know not what tender familiarity.
- thick: Path alongside tram tracks Heathfield Park Heathfield Park entrance Immediately inside the park gates go half left onto a gravel track among thick shrubbery.
Preposition: on
- side: A large shrubbery on the south side will be planted with a mixture of flowering shrubs and trees for interest throughout the seasons.
Modifies a noun
- area: The walk takes you from the shrubbery area into the deeper woods.
- bed: The banks here are mostly overrun with ornamental ivies planted in the car park shrubbery beds.
- border: But winter itself has to be dedicated to the bare stems and twisted twigs of the shrubbery border.
Preposition: in
- garden: They were feeding in the shade of the shrubbery in the garden.
Preposition: of
- garden: The car was found in November 2001, lovingly cared for among the garden shrubbery of a rural garden in Hertfordshire.
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