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The father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage. A father turns a stony face to his sons, berates them, shakes his antlers, paws the ground, snorts, runs them off into the underbrush, but when his daughter puts her arm over his shoulder and says, 'Daddy, I need to ask you something,' he is a pat of butter in a hot frying pan.
Garrison Keillor

Meaning of "underbrush" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERBRUSH

underbrush  [ˈʌndəˌbrʌʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERBRUSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underbrush is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERBRUSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

underbrush

Understory

Understory in forestry and ecology refers to plant life growing beneath the forest canopy without penetrating it to any extent. Plants in the understory comprise an assortment of seedlings and saplings of canopy trees together with specialist understory shrubs and herbs. Young canopy trees often persist in the understory for decades as suppressed juveniles until an opening in the forest overstory permits their growth into the canopy. In contrast understory shrubs complete their life cycles in the shade of the forest canopy. Some smaller tree species, such as dogwood and holly, rarely grow tall and generally are understory trees. Forest understories receive less intense light than plants in the canopy and such light as does penetrate is impoverished in wavelengths of light that are most effective for photosynthesis. Understory plants therefore must be shade tolerant—they must be able to photosynthesize adequately using such light as does reach their leaves. They often are able to use wavelengths that canopy plants cannot.

Definition of underbrush in the English dictionary

The definition of underbrush in the dictionary is undergrowth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERBRUSH


airbrush
ˈɛəˌbrʌʃ
bitterbrush
ˈbɪtəˌbrʌʃ
bottlebrush
ˈbɒtəlˌbrʌʃ
broadbrush
ˈbrɔːdˌbrʌʃ
brush
brʌʃ
buckbrush
ˈbʌkˌbrʌʃ
hairbrush
ˈhɛəˌbrʌʃ
hatbrush
ˈhætˌbrʌʃ
nailbrush
ˈneɪlˌbrʌʃ
paintbrush
ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ
rabbitbrush
ˈræbɪtˌbrʌʃ
sagebrush
ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ
shoebrush
ˈʃuːbrʌʃ
snowbrush
ˈsnəʊˌbrʌʃ
toothbrush
ˈtuːθˌbrʌʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERBRUSH

underbid
underbidden
underbidder
underbite
underblanket
underbodies
underbody
underboss
underbough
underbought
underbreath
underbred
underbreeding
underbridge
underbrim
underbuild
underbuilder
underburnt
underbush
underbuy

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERBRUSH

adrenalin rush
bristle brush
bulrush
carbon brush
clothes brush
clubrush
crush
dandy-brush
flue brush
gold rush
interdental brush
nail brush
pastry brush
scrub brush
scrubbing brush
shaving brush
styling brush
tarred with the same brush
thrush
wire brush

Synonyms and antonyms of underbrush in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underbrush» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERBRUSH

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

Translator English - Chinese

草丛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maleza
570 millions of speakers

English

underbrush
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा सा जंगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخمائل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подлесок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vegetação rasteira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বনভূমিতে বড়ো বড়ো গাছের নিচে ছোটো ছোটো গাছের ঝোপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-bois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Underbrush
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterholz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やぶ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underbrush
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụi rậm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரங்களுக்கு அடியில் வளரும் புதர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडरब्रश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağaç altındaki çalılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottobosco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarośla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підлісок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμόκλαδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underbrush
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brush
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kratt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underbrush

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERBRUSH»

The term «underbrush» is regularly used and occupies the 103.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERBRUSH» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «UNDERBRUSH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underbrush.
1
Garrison Keillor
The father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage. A father turns a stony face to his sons, berates them, shakes his antlers, paws the ground, snorts, runs them off into the underbrush, but when his daughter puts her arm over his shoulder and says, 'Daddy, I need to ask you something,' he is a pat of butter in a hot frying pan.
2
Dick Morris
Bill and Hillary Clinton have one central idea in their uncluttered, ambitious minds: Hillary in 2008. Let Bush get re-elected, use the '04 primaries and general election to clean out the underbrush of competing Democratic candidates, and proceed unimpeded to the '08 nomination.
3
Charlie Pierce
The Republicans find their faith imperiled by Barney Frank's marriage. There is always a shadow on the wall, a monster in the closet, a mysterious rustling in the teeming underbrush of the conservative Id.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERBRUSH»

Discover the use of underbrush in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underbrush and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Underbrush
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
James Thomas Fields, 2008
2
Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and ...
One approach is to set small, contained surface fires to remove flammable small trees and underbrush in the highest—risk forest areas. Such prescribed burns require careful planning and monitoring to keep them from getting out of control.
G. Miller, Scott Spoolman, 2011
3
Four Years in the Underbrush: Adventures as a Working Woman ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Women, 2009
4
The Vanishing Hero
Both Underbrush and Thor were, momentarily speechless. “Cherry can't be alive! I shot her myself! Shut up, Underbrush, or I'll forget I'm holding you. Cherry! Y— you're.... the Wisps....” Cherry whispered, “Thor, I have a plan to make this ...
Gary T. Brideau, 2008
5
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
This Includes clearing of underbrush, tree removal, and such tree trimming as is required so that the right-of-way, except for tree stumps which shall not exceed in height, shall be clear from the ground up on one side of the line of poles carrying  ...
Office of the Federal Register (U.S.) Staff, 2004
6
Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey
All the timber in this drainage is set in heavy underbrush. It has been greatly damaged throughout by successive fires, and most of the incense cedar, as well as much of the sugar pine, is hollow or rotten at the core in consequence.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1902
7
Four Years in the Underbrush: Adventures As A Working Woman ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2011
8
The Fulfillment of a Dream
attention and headed deeper into the underbrush. His great strength broke the vines and entanglements as he bullied his way into the underbrush and his antlers became draped with vines and branches. The wolves were just behind him now ...
Claude Anthony Gossman, 2011
9
The Chameleon
Without a word, Cal began to run along the plateau. Gordo followed him. They were propelled by panic as they scrambled through the underbrush going as fast as they could in the darkness. They tripped on dead branches and underbrush in  ...
Jerry Flesher, 2008
10
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
UNDERBRUSH, LITTER, AND HUMUS. Throughout the area in which yellow pine predominates the amount of litter and underbrush is very small, the forest floor being very clean, with a scanty covering of humus. In those areas where the  ...
‎1904

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERBRUSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underbrush is used in the context of the following news items.
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Congress Must Clear the Bureaucratic Underbrush on the Journey …
By taking steps to clear this regulatory underbrush, policymakers can hasten the development of cures for many diseases that are untreatable today, including ... «Roll Call, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: Boosting the Border Patrol's sagging integrity
A U.S. Border Patrol agent tries to tackle an undocumented immigrant in dense underbrush on September 9, 2014 near Falfurrias. He missed but the immigrant ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
3
House GOP effort would tap disaster fund for some wildfires
The legislation focuses on speeding up timber harvests and the removal of underbrush the Forest Service deems necessary to improving the health of a forest. «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
4
Longview firefighters battle brush fire, bees
The fire, reported at 5:14 p.m. at 171 Curtis Drive, had spread to a 30-foot-by-50 foot area of trees and underbrush, according to a Longview fire press release. «Longview Daily News, Jun 15»
5
Busy brown thrasher scatters the underbrush
Have you ever cleaned up one of your flower beds only to walk back out there to see it back in the very mess you just spent half the day cleaning up? I can't ... «Tallahassee.com, Jun 15»
6
Final brush clearance makes way for parkway customs plaza
Columbia, which specializes in brush and tree removal and pruning for municipalities and utility rights of way, was assigned to clear the massive underbrush ... «Daily Commercial News, Mar 15»
7
Forest Service: Thin 100K acres of Oregon forest
... scientists in northeastern Oregon has proposed a 10-year project to thin 100,000 acres of national forest that's dense with underbrush and at risk for a big fire. «kgw.com, Dec 14»
8
Panicky Inboxes, Trifling-Ass Social Media, and Donte Peace's …
... ducking Danny DeVitos, machete-hacking through the underbrush (not the same underbrush, mind you, that Michael Douglas says gave him mouth cancer). «TheStranger.com, Oct 14»
9
Cold Weather, Bare Trees May Be Advantage For Police In Manhunt …
... in Canadensis using sticks and ski poles to "prod the dense underbrush." Dogs continue to sniff for explosives, weapons and ammunition for any sign of Frein. «Design & Trend, Oct 14»
10
14000+ marijuana plants found in armed West Michigan camp
When officers made contact two suspects fled into the heavy underbrush. Police K-9 units tracked the individuals through dense underbrush and woods for ... «Fox17, Aug 14»

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