Another word for hedge
hedge
n.
fence, hedgerow, thornbush, shrubbery, enclosure, boundary, bushes, thicket, hurdle, obstacle, windbreak, quickset (British); see also bush 1, plant.
Shrubs and plants used for hedges include: boxwood, box, holly, Russian privet, Japanese privet, California privet, mock privet, jasmine box, hawthorn, hedge thorn, Osage orange, honey locust, Russian olive, rose, honeysuckle, white willow, hedge laurel, myrtle, dogrose, juniper, Glastonbury thorn, wait-a-bit thorn, Washington thorn, furze, broom, gorse, yucca, prickly pear cactus, ocatilla cactus, organ-pipe cactus, forsythia, lilac, azalea, camellia, hibiscus, oleander, rhododendron, spirea, hydrangea, barberry.
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Another word for hedge
The use or an instance of equivocal language:
ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism, prevarication, shuffle, tergiversation, weasel word. (Informal) waffle. See clear
To shut in on all sides:
begird, beset, circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hem, ring1, surround. See openTo surround and advance upon:
besiege, close in, enclose, envelop, hem. See openTo use evasive or deliberately vague language:
equivocate, euphemize, shuffle, tergiversate, weasel. (Informal) pussyfoot, waffle. Idioms: beat about (or around) the bush, mince words. See clearTo avoid fulfilling or answering completely:
dodge, duck, evade, sidestep, skirt. See seek
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