Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: shrubbery
IPA transcription: [ʃɹ'ʌbɚi]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: shrubbery
    Meaning: an area where a number of shrubs are planted
  • Synonyms: shrubbery
    Meaning: a collection of shrubs growing together
Usage examples
  • "In the shrubbery."
  • Estralla had hidden herself behind some shrubbery, and joined Sylvia at the gate.
  • Not only were beautiful flowers and shrubbery kept growing, but large forest trees as well.
  • He flung the box far from him into the shrubbery, went back into the house, and slammed the door.
  • As that was impossible, she gave a hasty glance around the shrubbery, and seeing no one to notice her, she broke out into a lively run.
  • As they came nearer to me, I slipped from the drive on to the verge of the shrubbery, standing for a moment in the shadow of a tall laurel bush.
  • She will wear her tiara, and I want you when she is in the gardens to hide behind some convenient bit of shrubbery and make an exact detail sketch of the tiara.