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thornbush

/ˈθɔːnˌbʊʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
thorn-bush
IPA
/ˈθɔːnˌbʊʃ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compound of thorn + bush. Cognate with Dutch doornbos, German Dornbusch and Swedish törnbuske, all meaning the same and having the same elements (stemming from Proto-Germanic *þurnaz + *buskaz), thus they either share a common Germanic root or are calques of the German word.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈθɔːnˌbʊʃ/
  • British English: /ˈθɔːnˌbʊʃ/

Inflected Forms

thornbushes (plural)

Synonyms

thornshrub

Rhymes With

push bush kush mush hindu kush whoosh shush swoosh cush tush smush shoosh

Questions

How do you pronounce thornbush?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɔːnˌbʊʃ/.
What does thornbush mean?
Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes.
Where does thornbush come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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