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Synonyms for furze

  • noun

Most common

gorse whin

All synonyms

Noun

gorse, whin

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.

Related words

Phrases
needle furze

Forms

Plural
furzes → gorses, whins…

Example sentences

  • gorse The hills of Galicia are adorned with granite and gorse.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
furzesteady
gorserising
whinrising

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

By length

4 letters
whin
5 letters
gorse