Synonyms for copse

Most common

bush · grove · orchard · thicket · wood · woods · coppice · mot

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

   Striking the highway beyond the little copse she skirted the dark iron palings enclosing Hare.

2. n. 2

   Any woodland or woodlot.

3. n. 3

   A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).

Forms

Plural

copses → thickets, groves, orchards, bushes…

Example sentences

• bush Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.
• grove They live in that house in the middle of the grove.
• orchard I delight in going to the apple orchard each fall.
• thicket We'll need to push our way through this thicket.
• wood The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
• woods Hunting game is forbidden in these tranquil woods.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

mot

4 letters

wood¹, bush¹, bosk

5 letters

stand¹, woods¹, brush¹, grove¹

6 letters

bocage

7 letters

orchard², thicket², coppice, woodlet

9 letters

brushwood

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (orchard² = 2 syllables).

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