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hedge
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- pronunciation:
- hej
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a solid row of bushes, used as a kind of fence.
There is a hedge between our house and the neighbor's house.
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| related words: |
border |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hedges, hedging, hedged |
| definition 1: |
to close in or mark off with a hedge; border (usually followed by "in").
Tall weeds hedged in the playing field on three sides. |
| definition 2: |
to avoid saying what one thinks or will do by not answering directly.
I hedged when he invited me to join the team by saying that I'd have to ask my parents. |
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