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shrubbery Definition

shrub·bery (s̸hrubər ē)

noun

  1. shrubs collectively
  2. pl. -·ber·iesBrit. a place where many shrubs are grown

shrubbery Synonyms

shrubbery

n.

shrubs, bushes, thick growth, ornamental bushes, group of shrubs, hedge, arboretum, underbrush; see also brush 4.

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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