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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERGROWTH

undergrowth  [ˈʌndəˌɡrəʊθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERGROWTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undergrowth 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 UNDERGROWTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Undergrowth

Undergrowth usually refers to the vegetation in a forest, which can obstruct passage through the forest. The height of undergrowth is usually considered to be 0.3 – 3 m. Undergrowth can also refer all vegetation in a forest, which isn't in the canopy.

Definition of undergrowth in the English dictionary

The first definition of undergrowth in the dictionary is small trees, bushes, ferns, etc, growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest. Other definition of undergrowth is the condition of being undergrown. Undergrowth is also a growth of short fine hairs beneath longer ones; underfur.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERGROWTH


aftergrowth
ˈɑːftəˌɡrəʊθ
antigrowth
ˌæntɪˈɡrəʊθ
Arbroath
ɑːˈbrəʊθ
growth
ɡrəʊθ
ingrowth
ˈɪnˌɡrəʊθ
intergrowth
ˈɪntəˌɡrəʊθ
misgrowth
ˌmɪsˈɡrəʊθ
nongrowth
ˌnɒnˈɡrəʊθ
outgrowth
ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ
overgrowth
ˈəʊvəˌɡrəʊθ
pregrowth
priːˈɡrəʊθ
regrowth
riːˈɡrəʊθ
supergrowth
ˈsuːpərˌɡrəʊθ
troth
trəʊθ
upgrowth
ˈʌpˌɡrəʊθ
wroath
rəʊθ
wroth
rəʊθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERGROWTH

undergarment
undergird
undergirt
underglaze
undergo
undergod
undergoer
undergone
undergown
undergrad
undergraduate
undergraduateship
undergraduette
underground
underground railroad
undergrounder
undergrove
undergrown
underhair
underhand

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERGROWTH

mushroom growth
personal growth
rate of growth
rowth
scowth
second growth
secondary growth
self-sustaining growth
sowth
zero growth
zero population growth

Synonyms and antonyms of undergrowth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDERGROWTH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «undergrowth» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of undergrowth

Translation of «undergrowth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERGROWTH

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

Translator English - Chinese

下层灌丛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maleza
570 millions of speakers

English

undergrowth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जंगल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شجيرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подлесок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vegetação rasteira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাহত বৃদ্ধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-bois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semak belukar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterholz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나무 밑의 덤불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undergrowth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lông tơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடியில் வளரும் புதர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झालर
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

runo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підлісок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subarbust
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βλάστηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderbos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undervegetation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kratt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undergrowth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERGROWTH»

The term «undergrowth» is regularly used and occupies the 75.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERGROWTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «undergrowth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «undergrowth» 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 undergrowth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERGROWTH»

Discover the use of undergrowth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undergrowth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Undergrowth
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Francis Brett Young, 2012
2
Life in the undergrowth
"This book is an attempt to survey all the small creatures without backbones that live on land--in technical terms, the terrestrial invertebrates"--Foreword.
David Attenborough, 2005
3
The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self-Deception, and ...
Gratzer describes for a general readership a number of episodes in science and medicine where an erroneous research finding was adhered to and given credence by its originators and others, far beyond the point where it had been effectively ...
Walter Gratzer, 2001
4
The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self-Deception, and ...
Walter Gratzer's themes in the stories he relates in this book are collective delusion and human folly.
Walter Gratzer, 2001
5
Undergrowth
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
George Chandler Bragdon, 2012
6
Slouching in the Undergrowth: The Long Life of a Gunner Officer
The result, 'Slouching in the Undergrowth' is a perceptive, engaging and sometimes alarmingly frank record of a life well-lived.
Jack Swaab, 2012
7
An Undergrowth of Folly: Public Order, Race Anxiety, and the ...
This is the first detailed study of the Evansville riot.
Brian Butler, 2000
8
Forest Biomass
There are many publications concerning the biomass of the overstorey tree layer, but information about the biomass of undergrowth is more limited. The biomass of the undergrowth is influenced by the overstorey both qualitatively as well as ...
H. A. I. Madgwick, 1982
9
Pulpit Trees and Homiletic Undergrowth: Being Discourses, ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Kelly Thomas, 2013
10
Collected Works of Velimir Khlebnikov: Letters and ...
absence of undergrowth. Evidently undergrowth has a strong influence on both the makeup and the number of the bird and animal populations of the taiga. In many instances the bird population does not seem to depend on the type of forest in ...
Charlotte Douglas, Ronald Vroon, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERGROWTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undergrowth is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fire crews use new 'frog spike' to put out fire in undergrowth in …
A discarded cigarette is thought to be the cause of a fire which set undergrowth alight in Ashford. Firefighters were called at around 8.30pm to Torrington Road in ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
2
Bonfire destroys storage building and undergrowth
WEST Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has issued bonfire advice after a timber storage building and surrounding undergrowth were destroyed early this ... «Littlehampton Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Fire crews rush to Charing blaze ripping through buildings and …
The flames are currently believed to be tearing through a range of buildings and undergrowth in Hurst Lane. The crews were called out at around 3pm. «Kent News, Jul 15»
4
Terror Lurks in the Undergrowth: The Perils of Maintaining a Beard
Terror Lurks in the Undergrowth: The Perils of Maintaining a Beard. With more germs than a Subway seat, hipster beard-owners need to clean up their acts or ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
5
Tincleton peat and undergrowth fire tackled by nine fire crews
Nine fire crews were called to tackle a deep-seated peat and undergrowth fire in Tincleton yesterday. At about 2.50pm, five fire engines, three off-road ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jun 15»
6
Crash driver lost in undergrowth used horn to alert medics
A trapped driver used the sound of his car horn to guide a medic to him when his vehicle left the road in Warwickshire and disappeared into deep undergrowth. «Birmingham Mail, Jun 15»
7
Body of missing man found in park undergrowth
Police searching for Hertford man, Mr Bryne, 58, who was last seen at his home address on the evening of May 7, discovered his body in dense undergrowth ... «Epping Forest Guardian, Jun 15»
8
Body of missing Hertford man Brian Byrne found in park undergrowth
Police officers found the body of Brian, 58, in the dense undergrowth of the park, near Broxbourne, around half a mile north of where his white builders' van was ... «Hertfordshire Mercury, Jun 15»
9
AMBER PEAT - police not treating death as suspicious after body …
Police have issued an updated statement saying they are not treating the death as suspicious after a body was discovered in undergrowth in Westfield Drive ... «Worksop Today, Jun 15»
10
Woman's body found in box near undergrowth
It was found near some undergrowth at about 1 pm by a man who was in the area searching for empty cans and bottles. Police said the victim, in her 30s, was ... «Free Malaysia Today, May 15»

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