bramble
noun
bram·ble
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Definition of bramble
1
: any of a genus (Rubus) of usually prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries
also
: the fruit of a bramble
2
: a rough prickly shrub or vine
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Other Words from bramble
brambly
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of bramble in a Sentence
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Within weeks, the paths would have been entangled with bramble and honeysuckle, the herb garden strangled with bindweed. — Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, "The Stunning Grounds, and Tragic History, of the Lost Gardens of Heligan," 2 Aug. 2019 The state stopped maintaining it in 2010, and the land lies covered in brambles, mud and rocks. — Lynnley Browning, Fortune, "This Failed Trump Golf Course Is Now a Dilapidated New York State Park," 16 June 2019 The state stopped maintaining it in 2010, and the land lies covered in brambles, mud and rocks. — Lynnley Browning, Fortune, "This Failed Trump Golf Course Is Now a Dilapidated New York State Park," 16 June 2019 Even the village graveyard, set on the other side of the valley, is slowly receding into an undergrowth of nettles and brambles, grass flowers and cow parsley. — New York Times, "And Then There Was One: Three People Lived in This Village Until Two Were Murdered.," 15 July 2019 The state stopped maintaining it in 2010, and the land lies covered in brambles, mud and rocks. — Lynnley Browning, Fortune, "This Failed Trump Golf Course Is Now a Dilapidated New York State Park," 16 June 2019 Some seek knowledge on weaving baskets from willow, bamboo, brambles, or pine needles. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "Spiff Up Your Real-World Skills With Old Timey YouTube," 25 June 2019 The state stopped maintaining it in 2010, and the land lies covered in brambles, mud and rocks. — Lynnley Browning, Fortune, "This Failed Trump Golf Course Is Now a Dilapidated New York State Park," 16 June 2019 The state stopped maintaining it in 2010, and the land lies covered in brambles, mud and rocks. — Lynnley Browning, Fortune, "This Failed Trump Golf Course Is Now a Dilapidated New York State Park," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bramble.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bramble
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bramble
US
: a rough bush or vine that usually has sharp thorns on its branches
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bramble
noun
bram·ble
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Kids Definition of bramble
: a rough prickly bush or vine
—usually used in pl. blackberry brambles