Bramble
noun
A type of thorny shrub or vine that produces berries, often blackberries or raspberries.
They walked through the field, picking sweet blackberries from the brambles along the fence.
Often appears as...
- bramble bush
- bramble patch
noun
The fruit of this plant, particularly blackberries.
The pie was made with fresh brambles from her grandmother's garden.
Often appears as...
- bramble pie
- bramble jelly
noun
A tricky, difficult, or complex situation.
Their relationship became a bramble of misunderstandings and hurt feelings.
Often appears as...
- bramble of emotions
- bramble of confusion
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A type of thorny shrub or vine that produces berries, often blackberries or raspberries.
They walked through the field, picking sweet blackberries from the brambles along the fence.
Often appears as...
- bramble bush
- bramble patch
noun
The fruit of this plant, particularly blackberries.
The pie was made with fresh brambles from her grandmother's garden.
Often appears as...
- bramble pie
- bramble jelly
noun
A tricky, difficult, or complex situation.
Their relationship became a bramble of misunderstandings and hurt feelings.
Often appears as...
- bramble of emotions
- bramble of confusion
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Descriptions
Use 'bramble' to describe wild, untamed growth often found in rural areas.
The abandoned lot was covered in brambles.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdoor Activities
'Bramble' often comes up when discussing foraging or nature walks.
He wore long sleeves to protect against the bramble's thorns.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Unpleasant
Although 'bramble' suggests thorns, it also implies the presence of sweet berries.
We endured the brambles for the reward of fresh berries.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Descriptions
Use 'bramble' to describe wild, untamed growth often found in rural areas.
The abandoned lot was covered in brambles.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdoor Activities
'Bramble' often comes up when discussing foraging or nature walks.
He wore long sleeves to protect against the bramble's thorns.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Unpleasant
Although 'bramble' suggests thorns, it also implies the presence of sweet berries.
We endured the brambles for the reward of fresh berries.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Descriptions
Use 'bramble' to describe wild, untamed growth often found in rural areas.
The abandoned lot was covered in brambles.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdoor Activities
'Bramble' often comes up when discussing foraging or nature walks.
He wore long sleeves to protect against the bramble's thorns.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Unpleasant
Although 'bramble' suggests thorns, it also implies the presence of sweet berries.
We endured the brambles for the reward of fresh berries.
Never forget "Bramble"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
spotted now little I think the terrestrial bramble mist in this bath zone that is absolutely fantastic now for folder one promise we need to start looking for some special insects country
Video examples
Dog Saves Old Woman's...
completely overgrown I get tied up with the brambles in that this was all covered in brambles and then it got cold and dark and that so I laid under a big
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
spotted now little I think the terrestrial bramble mist in this bath zone that is absolutely fantastic now for folder one promise we need to start looking for some special insects country
Video examples
Dog Saves Old Woman's...
completely overgrown I get tied up with the brambles in that this was all covered in brambles and then it got cold and dark and that so I laid under a big
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
When I was 23, my Norwegian relatives taught me how to sit still. During the long sunlit evenings in the summer of 1992, my cousins would lead me across the farm to the edge of the forest, each of us lugging a folding chair. There, in a scraggly bramble of wild blueberries, we would set them down a few yards apart, each in our own little patch.
Quote examples
Kate Forsyth
Australian Author
I love fairy tales because of their haunting beauty and magical strangeness. They are set in worlds where anything can happen. Frogs can be kings, a thicket of brambles can hide a castle where a royal court has lain asleep for a hundred years, a boy can outwit a giant, and a girl can break a curse with nothing but her courage and steadfastness.
Quote examples
Cyril Connolly
English Journalist
The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above.
Quote examples
Hope Jahren
American Scientist
When I was 23, my Norwegian relatives taught me how to sit still. During the long sunlit evenings in the summer of 1992, my cousins would lead me across the farm to the edge of the forest, each of us lugging a folding chair. There, in a scraggly bramble of wild blueberries, we would set them down a few yards apart, each in our own little patch.
Quote examples
Kate Forsyth
Australian Author
I love fairy tales because of their haunting beauty and magical strangeness. They are set in worlds where anything can happen. Frogs can be kings, a thicket of brambles can hide a castle where a royal court has lain asleep for a hundred years, a boy can outwit a giant, and a girl can break a curse with nothing but her courage and steadfastness.
Quote examples
Cyril Connolly
English Journalist
The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river which may sometimes flow so near to the surface that the laughing picnic parties are heard above.
Example 1 of 3
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension