brakes 1 of 2

noun

Definition of brakesnext
plural of brake
as in bushes
a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush built a small shelter in the brake to watch for deer

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brakes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brake
as in slows
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us

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  1. groves
  2. woods
  3. forests
Noun
  • Sequoia National Park, California California’s jointly managed Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are famous for their groves of giant Sequoia trees, a species that only grows on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Woodland Hills display winds through an eight-block cluster of streets that were home to walnut groves when the tradition began in the early 1950s.
    Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of groves
Noun
  • Not that this means that Baldwin is fully out of the legal woods.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The good news is that Jamie didn’t kill Lord John in the woods.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of woods
Noun
  • Meanwhile, environmentalists say some avocado growers are cutting down forests to plant avocados.
    James Doubek, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the moment, all 14 avalanche centers exist within the Forest Service’s arcane management structure of regional forests and ranger districts.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of forests
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