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thicket

noun

A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
T
Ends with
T
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
16

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Pronunciation

/ˈθɪkɪt/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.

  2. A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract.

    “He had to complete a thicket of paperwork before he was allowed to join the company.”

  3. The collection of many small linked files created when a document is saved in HTML format by some word processors and web site creation software.

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Example Sentences

He had to complete a thicket of paperwork before he was allowed to join the company.
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