Definition of bramble - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
plantUK wild prickly bush producing blackberriesUK
- We found a bramble full of ripe berries.
2.
placeUK area overgrown with thorny plantsUK
- We cleared the bramble to make space for a new shed.
3.
botanyTECH. UK soft fruit from Rubus fruticosusTECH. UK
- In Scotland, bramble is a popular fruit.
4.
drinkUK cocktail with gin and blackberry liqueurUK
- She ordered a bramble at the bar.
Verb
1.
overgrowthintr. UK to become overgrown with thorny plantsintr. UK
- The neglected garden began to bramble, making it impassable..
2.
harvestingtr./intr. UK pick blackberries from thorny bushestr./intr. UK
- We decided to bramble in the countryside.
Images of bramble
area overgrown with thorny plants 
soft fruit from Rubus fruticosus 
cocktail with gin and blackberry liqueur
Expressions with bramble
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bush that produces blackberries
We picked blackberries from the bramble bush.
european plant with white flowers and red berrylike fruits
The stone bramble grows wild in European forests.
small edible berry from a low-growing northern bramble
Arctic bramble is used in making jams.
shark species with spiny skin, living in warm and mild oceans
Researchers spotted a bramble shark in deep water near the continental slope.
Origin of bramble
Old English, bræmbel (bramble)
Terms with bramble included in their meaning
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food
small, soft red fruit from bramble bushes
plant
cultivated bramble plant bearing boysenberries
botany
sweet dark fruit that grows on low trailing bramble bushes
fruit
small edible berry from a low-growing northern bramble
Examples of bramble in a sentence
Birds nested deep inside the bramble. The rabbit hid in the bramble to escape the fox. Children avoided the bramble during their playtime. Bramble is often used in desserts and jams. The garden was overgrown with bramble. The bramble was the highlight of the cocktail menu.
He enjoyed a bramble while watching the sunset. The path started to bramble, blocking our way. The fence line began to bramble, hiding the old posts. They went to bramble along the hedgerows. Children love to bramble during late summer.
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- French:ronce, se couvrir de ronces, ...
- German:Brombeerstrauch, verwildern, ...
- Italian:rovo, ricoprirsi di rovi, ...
- Spanish:zarza, llenarse de zarzas, ...
- Portuguese:silva, cobrir-se de silvas, ...
- Chinese:黑莓荆棘丛, 长满荆棘, ...
- Japanese:キイチゴの茂み, 茨で覆われる, ...
- Arabic:عُلَّيْق, اِمتَلَأَ بالشَّوكِ, ...
- Hebrew:פְּטַל בַּר, לְהִתְכַּסּוֹת בְּסִירִים, ...
- Russian:ежевичный куст, покрываться колючками, ...
- Ukrainian:ожина, покриватися колючками, ...
- Hindi:काँटेदार झाड़ी, काँटेदार पौधों से भर जाना, ...
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