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Synonyms for shrubbery


Grammar : Noun
Spell : shruhb-uh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃrʌb ə ri



Définition of shrubbery

Origin :
  • 1748, "place where shrubs are planted," from shrub + -ery. As "shrubs collectively," from 1777.
  • noun shrubs
Example sentences :
  • She had to go on tiptoe through the shrubbery and out through the church yard.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Oh, how stately the hollyhocks towered on the borders of the shrubbery!
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • The moon was low in the west and a little breeze was now stirring the shrubbery.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He led me across the lawn to the seat in the shrubbery that almost faced my windows.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • "Excellent," said Trenchard, and led the way through the shrubbery to the orchard.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The shrubbery has now been cleared away so as to render them distinctly visible.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • He rushed outside and examined the shrubbery around the Cabin.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • A servant appeared from among the shrubbery and paused before Dirk.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • It was common for all of us to cross through the lawns; I hid in the shrubbery.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • One or two others sat on benches among the shrubbery, reading.
  • Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks

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