What is another word for Spinneys?

Pronunciation: [spˈɪnɪz] (IPA)

Spinneys is a term that is most commonly associated with a dense thicket or grove of trees. Other similar synonyms include copse, bracken, thicket, grove, and woodlot. A copse is a group of trees, while a thicket refers to a dense growth of small shrubs or vegetation. A grove is a group of trees that are typically smaller than a forest, and a woodlot is a small plot of woodland used for timber or firewood. Other synonyms for Spinneys include bower, bosk, bosquet, coomb, dingle, gill, and shaw. No matter what the term used, Spinneys always refers to a dense and lush growth of trees and vegetation.

What are the hypernyms for Spinneys?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Spinneys

They had all started across the moor toward the black patch of Spinneys around which Sir Geoffrey should have come.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Moreover he starts on an important journey to-morrow and would propose a very brief encounter with you at dawn, in one of the Spinneys of the Park.
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
A few years ago I saw a pack of foxhounds find a badger in Chearsley Spinneys in Oxfordshire.
"A Cotswold Village"
J. Arthur Gibbs

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