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gorse

[gawrs] / gɔrs /
NOUN
bramble
Synonyms
STRONG
brier burr cleaver furze hedge nettle prick shrub spray thistle thorn
WEAK
catch weed goose grass prickly shrub thistle sage
NOUN
brush
Synonyms
STRONGEST
scrub thicket
STRONG
bracken brushwood chaparral coppice copse cover dingle fern grove hedge sedge shrubbery spinney undergrowth underwood
WEAK
boscage

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The hill also caught fire in February 2019, with dozens of firefighters working through the night to extinguish a large gorse blaze.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Meanwhile, in the Scottish Borders firefighters worked overnight on a 600m by 50m section of gorse near the the A70 Tweedsmuir.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Firefighters are also continuing to tackle a gorse fire in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

She said controlling the gorse is crucial to avoid wildfires.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

Wandering on, they climbed a hill and came to Newtown Common—a country of peat, gorse and silver birch.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Vocabulary lists containing gorse

"How I Live Now," Vocabulary from Part 2: Chapters 1-6

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