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Meaning of "tussocky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TUSSOCKY

tussocky  [ˈtʌsəkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUSSOCKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tussocky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TUSSOCKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tussock

Tussock most often refers to a small hillock of grassy, or grass-like plant growth, but may also refer to Plants and ecology, Insects.

Definition of tussocky in the English dictionary

The definition of tussocky in the dictionary is growing in dense tufts. Other definition of tussocky is covered with vegetation, esp grass, that grows in dense tufts.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUSSOCKY


anarchy
ˈænəkɪ
Andromache
ænˈdrɒməkɪ
Bourbaki
ˈbɔːbəkɪ
bullocky
ˈbʊləkɪ
deuterotoky
ˌdjuːtəˈrɒtəkɪ
gigantomachy
ˌdʒaɪɡænˈtɒməkɪ
hassocky
ˈhæsəkɪ
hummocky
ˈhʌməkɪ
maconochie
məˈkɒnəkɪ
monarchy
ˈmɒnəkɪ
monomachy
mɒˈnɒməkɪ
mullocky
ˈmʌləkɪ
naumachy
ˈnɔːməkɪ
schipperke
ˈʃɪpəkɪ
sciamachy
saɪˈæməkɪ
sciomachy
saɪˈɒməkɪ
stomachy
ˈstʌməkɪ
synarchy
ˈsɪnəkɪ
synecdoche
sɪnˈɛkdəkɪ
Titanomachy
ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUSSOCKY

tusk shell
tusk tenon
tuskar
tusked
tusker
tuskless
tusklike
tusky
tussah
tussal
Tussaud
tusser
tussis
tussive
tussle
tussock
tussock grass
tussock moth
tussocked
tussore

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUSSOCKY

blocky
boss cocky
chopsocky
cocky
cow cocky
flocky
hillocky
jabberwocky
peacocky
pocky
rocky
schlocky
shlocky
stocky
tocky

Synonyms and antonyms of tussocky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tussocky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUSSOCKY

Find out the translation of tussocky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tussocky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tussocky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tussocky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tussocky
570 millions of speakers

English

tussocky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tussocky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tussocky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tussocky
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tussocky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tussocky
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tussocky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tussocky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tussocky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

草むらの多い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tussocky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tussocky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tussocky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tussocky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुसोकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

topak şeklinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tussocky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tussocky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tussocky
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tussocky
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tussocky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tussocky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tussocky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tussocky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tussocky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUSSOCKY»

The term «tussocky» is used very little and occupies the 167.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUSSOCKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tussocky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tussocky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tussocky

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUSSOCKY»

Discover the use of tussocky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tussocky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting
Height Structure 1998 1999 Very Extremely Very Extremely Dry Wet Wet Wet Dry Wet Wet Wet Low Smooth 7 2 1 8 3 Tussocky 6 3 1 7 3 5 1 1 1 2 Very tussocky 1 6 12 8 8 1 8 Medium Smooth 1 5 5 8 Tussocky 14 2 1 3 Very tussocky High ...
Catherine Rich, Travis Longcore, 2013
2
Managing Habitats for Conservation
Most nesting waders prefer a tussocky sward and thus cattle grazing is generally preferable to that by sheep (see Table 8.4). Also, because of their greater size, fewer cattle are needed to produce the same grazing pressure, thereby reducing  ...
William J. Sutherland, David A. Hill, 1995
3
The Agricultural Notebook
filling in gaps in a hedge and planting tussocky grasses to smother weeds; ... Avoid ploughing right up to the base of the hedge – leave a margin of at least 1 m which could be planted with tussocky grasses.
Richard J. Soffe, 2011
4
The Bush: A Guide to the Vegetated Landscapes of Australia
On some sandstone outcrops, for example the Budawang Ranges (South Coast- Southern Tablelands, NSW) are sedgelands and open sedgelands dominated by the tussocky sedge Lepyrodia scariosa which grows to a height of 70 cm.
Ian G. Read, 1994
5
Flora of New South Wales
NC NT; Qld. 20 A. leichhardtiana Domin Tussocky, erect, slender perennial, to 0.5 m high; culms thin, cylindrical, striate, branched, usually smooth or slightly roughened near the top. Leaves: sheath smooth or scaberulous; ligule 0.5-1 mm long ...
Gwen J. Harden, 1993
6
CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific ...
1987, Telopea 6(4): 613. 1996. R. biannulare (Zotov) Connor & Edgar ( Austrodanthonia biannularis (Zotov) H.P. binder; Notodanthonia biannu- laris Zotov) New Zealand. Tussocky, leaf sheaths glabrous, leaf blades often rolled, narrow leaves ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2006
7
Plants of Western New South Wales
Dense tussocky perennial grass. 60-90 cm high, slender, often bluishgreen, leafy near the base. Stems erect, simple or sometimes branched from the lower nodes, hairless, more or less smooth, tapered, few-noded, many-veined, sometimes ...
JH Leigh, 2011
8
Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats:: A ...
... nigra 111 Saline slack Abundant Juncus maritimus or Glaux maritima 10 Dense Calaimigmsti^ Calamagrostis epigejos dominant 37 Tussocky Molinia Dominant and tussocky Molinia caerulea 19 Fen meadow Lysimachia vulgaris abundant ...
Clive Hurford, Michael Schneider, 2007
9
Golf Greens and Green-Keeping
to hand — to " whin," heather, and mere long tussocky grass. Incidentally, I may observe that, in my humble judgment, the value of tussocky, grass as a hazard has been immensely underrated. It is not magnificent in aspect, but it is very ...
Horace G. Hutchinson, 2001
10
Golf greens and green-keeping
to hand—to “whin,” heather, and mere long tussocky grass. Incidentally, I may observe that, in my humble judgment, the value of tussocky, grass as a hazard has been immensely underrated. It is not magnificent in aspect, but it is very enduring ...
H.G. Hutchinson

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUSSOCKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tussocky is used in the context of the following news items.
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Walk of the week: Sgurr Mor and Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich
Head SW, at first following a vague and wet boot path that heads through tussocky, heathery ground towards steeper, stonier slopes, west of the escarpment ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
2
Backing a winner
Trying to stay on rock, rather than tussocky grass as far as possible, meant upward progress was slightly easier. Higher up we crossed the bed of the burn ... «Strathspey & Badenoch Herald, Jul 15»
3
Bringing up six children key to long and happy life
Aged 15, she left school to work on the farm, then married in 1935, shifting a short distance to Tussocky Rd, where Mr Mulligan farmed. He also worked in the ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
Nature notes: migrant warblers on song
So it is often called “reeling”. This warbler haunts low, tussocky vegetation, often in marshy places, and does not emerge very much. If one. Subscribe now. Login. «The Times, Apr 15»
5
Lubera to display at Chelsea show garden
For this garden design Gonzalez has combine tussocky grasses and multi stemmed Koelreuteria paniculata trees with a curved 'organic-like' structure. Lubera's ... «Horticulture Week, Mar 15»
6
Fall survivor 'very lucky'
The man hit a ''tussocky ledge'' half way down the outcrop and then dropped down on to another tussock ledge. ''So he's sort of just gone bounce, bounce ... «Otago Daily Times, Jan 15»
7
Iceland's Lights require patience, warm clothes
It is nearly midnight in late November and an anorak-clad crowd several hundred strong is stamping its feet in a field of tussocky grass in the north of Iceland, ... «Times of Malta, Dec 14»
8
Trip Tips: Iceland's Lights require patience, warm clothes
REYKJAVIK It is nearly midnight in late November and an anorak-clad crowd several hundred strong is stamping its feet in a field of tussocky grass in the north ... «Reuters, Dec 14»
9
Wild camping on Dartmoor
... one that mixes bursts of sunshine with eerie mists, violent wind and rain. A terrain of bogs and mires, tussocky grass and loose stone makes the going tough. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
10
Craigmore holdings grow
... 90% of its shareholding overseas, to buy the 136ha Abercairney Farm in Tussocky Rd at Enfield, taking Craigmore's holdings in the area to more than 1700ha. «Otago Daily Times, Aug 14»

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