Briar
noun
A kind of wild bush that has thorns.
I got a scratch from the briar while hiking in the woods.
Often appears as...
- wild briar
- briar bush
noun
The pipe made from the root of the briar plant.
He enjoyed puffing on his briar after dinner.
Often appears as...
- briar pipe
- briarroot pipe
noun
A kind of wild bush that has thorns.
I got a scratch from the briar while hiking in the woods.
Often appears as...
- wild briar
- briar bush
noun
The pipe made from the root of the briar plant.
He enjoyed puffing on his briar after dinner.
Often appears as...
- briar pipe
- briarroot pipe
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Context
Briar is often mentioned in nature-related topics, especially when discussing hikes or dense, thorny vegetation.
The trail was lined with briar, making it a challenging path.
Pro Tip 2/3Caution Advised
Use caution when near briar; it's known for scratching or tearing skin and clothing.
Wear long pants to guard against the briar's thorns.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Briar' can be used metaphorically to represent something difficult or annoying in life.
Navigating that bureaucracy was like walking through a briar patch.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Context
Briar is often mentioned in nature-related topics, especially when discussing hikes or dense, thorny vegetation.
The trail was lined with briar, making it a challenging path.
Pro Tip 2/3Caution Advised
Use caution when near briar; it's known for scratching or tearing skin and clothing.
Wear long pants to guard against the briar's thorns.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Briar' can be used metaphorically to represent something difficult or annoying in life.
Navigating that bureaucracy was like walking through a briar patch.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Context
Briar is often mentioned in nature-related topics, especially when discussing hikes or dense, thorny vegetation.
The trail was lined with briar, making it a challenging path.
Pro Tip 2/3Caution Advised
Use caution when near briar; it's known for scratching or tearing skin and clothing.
Wear long pants to guard against the briar's thorns.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Briar' can be used metaphorically to represent something difficult or annoying in life.
Navigating that bureaucracy was like walking through a briar patch.
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Video examples
The Other Side of Essex...
the razor wire that defends the power station and the sewage works finds its rhyme in the briars and the brambles that coil sharply just behind it this is essex mashed up mixed up the human and the natural there's nothing easy here it's hard it
Video examples
The myth of Cupid and...
who had a reputation for disemboweling stray adventurers, but a river god showed her how to collect the fleece the sheep had snagged on briars, and she succeeded. Finally, Psyche had to travel to the Underworld
Video examples
A virus detection...
Briar So here we are. We're recording this. It's April 7th, 2020,
Video examples
The Other Side of Essex...
the razor wire that defends the power station and the sewage works finds its rhyme in the briars and the brambles that coil sharply just behind it this is essex mashed up mixed up the human and the natural there's nothing easy here it's hard it
Video examples
The myth of Cupid and...
who had a reputation for disemboweling stray adventurers, but a river god showed her how to collect the fleece the sheep had snagged on briars, and she succeeded. Finally, Psyche had to travel to the Underworld
Video examples
A virus detection...
Briar So here we are. We're recording this. It's April 7th, 2020,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Washington Irving
American Writer
The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.
Quote examples
Robert W. Service
Scottish Poet
I have some friends, some honest friends, and honest friends are few; My pipe of briar, my open fire, A book that's not too new.
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon
English Poet
A brier rose whose buds yield fragrant harvest for the honey bee.
Quote examples
Washington Irving
American Writer
The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.
Quote examples
Robert W. Service
Scottish Poet
I have some friends, some honest friends, and honest friends are few; My pipe of briar, my open fire, A book that's not too new.
Quote examples
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
English Poet
A brier rose whose buds yield fragrant harvest for the honey bee.
Example 1 of 3
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