thicket

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• Thicket — Thick et, n. [AS. [thorn]iccet. See {Thick}, a.] A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket. Gen. xxii. 13. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thicket — noun чаща; заросли …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

• thicket — 1> чаща, заросли …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• thicket — index assemblage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• thicket — noun Etymology: Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick Date: before 12th century 1. a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees ; coppice 2. something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability ; tangle < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Thicket — += See also = A thicket is a very dense stand of trees or tall shrubs, often dominated by only one or a few species, to the exclusion of all others. They may be formed by species that shed large amounts of highly viable seeds that are able to… …   Wikipedia

• thicket — ˈθɪkɪt сущ. чаща; заросли чаща, заросли thicket чаща; заросли …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• thicket — thicketed, thickety, adj. /thik it/, n. a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice. [bef. 1000; OE thiccet (not recorded in ME), equiv. to thicce THICK + et n. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

• thicket — 1) чаща 2) гарига 3) гаррига 4) заглушье 5) чащоба …   Англо-русский технический словарь

• thicket — 1. чаща 2. заросли 3. молодой лес 4. поросль * * * • заросль • молодой лес • поросль …   Англо-русский словарь по экологии