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thicket

American  
[thik-it] / ˈθɪk ɪt /

noun

  1. a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.

thicket British  
/ ˈθɪkɪt /

noun

  1. a dense growth of small trees, shrubs, and similar plants

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Other Word Forms

  • thicketed adjective
  • thickety adjective

Etymology

Origin of thicket

before 1000; Old English thiccet (not recorded in ME), equivalent to thicce thick + -et noun suffix

Example Sentences

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A thicket of partnerships has sprung up in autonomous driving, with Uber also working with Waymo in US cities Austin and Atlanta, and with China's WeRide in Gulf locations such as Abu Dhabi.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

A nonprofit credit counselor can help you navigate the thicket of options that different creditors might offer on different types of debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

England's chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty has cautioned against creating a system that would risk terminally ill patients being "stuck in a bureaucratic thicket" in their final months of life.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

A footbridge carries you above a developing conifer thicket.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

We scurried after it and hid in a thicket of dead vines and pokeweed.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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