grove

noun

Definition of grovenext
as in forest
a small group of trees They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake.

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Recent Examples of grove Here, with the thermometer approaching a hundred, the grove of hornbeams turned a Las Vegas summer day into a San Francisco spring. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Many Druids primarily follow their religion alone, but others are members of small practitioner groups commonly referred to as groves. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Along the deeply rutted red dirt roads of central Uganda's Lake Victoria coast, there is little for miles beyond banana groves and bustling markets. — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 Four black construction trash bags filled with avocados were also found next to the truck, and two more black bags filled with avocados were found inside the grove. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grove
  1. forest
  2. bush
  3. hedge
  4. stand
  5. tangle
  6. copse
  7. woodland
  8. woodlot
Noun
  • Review There are sprawling meadows made for picnicking, walking trails that snake through dense forests, and a picturesque lake.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The state said the forest is named for Andre Michaux, a French botanist who discovered and named many plants in the 18th century.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of forest
Noun
  • Keep bushes trimmed and minimize piles of leaves, lumber, rocks, and other debris, particularly around patios, play areas, and other places where your family spends time.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mom takes selfies outside the mission-style church, and Dad tries to pick fruit off the ample bushes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bush
Noun
  • Framed that way, his purchase of the Lakers is less of an anti-AI hedge, and more of another part of his AI-bullish thesis.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Platforms' latest offerings include perpetual futures contracts and hedges for certain risks, which experts said are ways for the platforms to appeal to Wall Street and identify as serious financial instruments.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedge
Noun
  • Kiosks and stores keep outdoor stands piled high as more tourists seek relief from the midday heat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Sony has opted for an all-new center stand (called the Mirage Stand) instead of the traditional feet at either end of its TVs.
    — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of stand
Noun
  • Penske has designed tracks through city blocks, but never through both federal and municipal grounds with a tangle of buildings that include the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the National Archives.
    — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The diminutive Taiwanese market-slash-lunch counter Taiwan Best Mart’s cold sesame noodles ($13) are a refreshing tangle of cucumbers, carrots, cilantro, scallions, sesame seeds, flour noodles and the market’s house sesame sauce.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangle
Noun
  • The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of copse
Noun
  • The project would develop warehouses and associated infrastructure, and the area is currently cropland, woodlands and wetlands.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This tall plant works well at the back of borders or massed in woodland, meadow, and coastal gardens.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of woodland
Noun
  • Human activity has shaped the animals’ natural habitat, which covers a wide geographic range and many ecosystems, from low elevation forests to small woodlots, fields and pastures.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Habitat loss has been insidious — croplands have been stripped of their bordering hedgerows and old fields and woodlots have been converted to housing developments.
    — Bruce Beehler, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
Definition of woodlot

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