A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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Hedge
//hɛd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "hedge" (245 found)
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Strong matches (74)
close incompassconcessionconditionconfineconsider every anglecontaincoopcopyrightcorralcountervallationcutoffcutoff pointdeadlinedeliberate stagesdeliberatenessdeliberationdelimitationdeterminantdiminish
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disciplinediscretiondivision linedodgedraw the lineduckencloseenclosureendenvelopequivocateevade the issueexceptionexemptionextenuating circumstancesextremityfencefinishflannelfloorforearmfrontiergingerlinessgrain of saltgrantguard againstguardednesshedge abouthedgingheedheedfulnesshemhem and hawhesitationhigh water markhigh-water markimmureinterfacejudiciousnessleave no stone unturnedleave out nothingleavenlimenlimitlimitationlimiting factor
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lineline of demarcationlow-water marklower limitmake suremake sure againstmarchmarkmental reservationmetemewmindfulnessmitigatemoderatemodificationmodifymodulatemystifynarrownitpick
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obscureoverlook no possibilitypalepalisadepalliatepalterparrypatentpawkinesspenpick nitspicketplay safeprepareprepare forprevaricateprior consultationprovide a hedgeprovide againstprovide forprudenceprudentialnesspull awaypull backpussyfootput offqualificationqualifyquibblerailrecoilreducereefreef downregardfulnessregisterregulateregulate byreservationrestrainrestrictrestrictionsafenesssafety firstsalvoscantseasonset conditionsset limitssheer offshiftshift offshorten sailshrinkshuffleshyshy awayshy offsidestepslowness to actsoftensolicitudespecial casespecial treatmentspecializespecialnessspecificationsplit hairsstallstartstarting linestarting pointstep asidestintstraitenswervetake measurestake precautionstake stepstarget datetempertentativenesstergiversatetermterminal dateterminusthoroughnessthresholdtime allotmentuncommunicativenessunprecipitatenessupper limitwaiverwallward offweaselweasel word
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1 entriesTranslations
171 translations across 56 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- φραγμός noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- φράσσω verb (to enclose with hedge)
Arabic
4 entries- دْرڭ noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- سور من الشجر noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- سِيَاج نَبَاتِيّ noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- وَشِيع noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Armenian
2 entries- ցանկ noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- ցանկապատ noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Breton
1 entries- garzh noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Bulgarian
4 entries- жив плет noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- насип noun (mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land)
- хеджиране noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- извъртам verb (to avoid verbal commitment)
Catalan
1 entries- tanca viva noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 含糊的話 /含糊的话 noun (linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement)
- 對沖 /对冲 noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- 屏障 noun (barrier to protect someone or something from harm)
- 樹籬 /树篱 noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Czech
4 entries- ochrana noun (barrier to protect someone or something from harm)
- pokrytí rizik noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- rozložení rizika noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- vyhýbavé prohlášení noun (linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement)
Danish
1 entries- hæk noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Dutch
1 entries- haag noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Esperanto
1 entries- heĝo noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Estonian
1 entries- hekk noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Finnish
4 entries- pehmennys noun (linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement)
- pensasaita noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- suojamuuri noun (barrier to protect someone or something from harm)
- suojaus noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
French
2 entries- couverture de risque noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- haie noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Galician
4 entries- arró noun (mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land)
- barda noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- bardal noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- cómaro noun (mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land)
Georgian
4 entries- ცოცხალი ღობე noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- ზღუდით გამოყოფს verb (to obstruct with hedge)
- თავის დაზღვევა verb (finance: to offset the risk associated with)
- თავის დაცვა ფინანსური რისკებისგან verb (finance: to offset the risk associated with)
German
3 entries- Hecke noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- Heckenausdruck noun (linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement)
- Weichzeichner noun (linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement)
Greek
2 entries- φράκτης με θάμνους noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- φράχτης noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Hebrew
1 entries- גָדֵר חַיָה noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Hungarian
4 entries- bebiztosítás noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- ellentranzakció noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- fogadásbiztosítás noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- lefedezés noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
Icelandic
2 entries- hekk noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- limgerði noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Ido
1 entries- hego noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Indonesian
1 entries- pagar hidup noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Irish
4 entries- airbhe noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- fál noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- ime noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- fálaigh verb (to enclose with hedge)
Italian
1 entries- siepe noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Japanese
2 entries- 垣根 noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- ヘッジする verb (finance: to offset the risk associated with)
Korean
1 entries- 울타리 noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Latin
1 entries- saepēs noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Latvian
1 entries- dzīvžogs noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Lithuanian
1 entries- gyvatvorė noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Low German
1 entries- Hegg noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Macedonian
1 entries- жи́ва о́града noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Manx
1 entries- cleih noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Middle English
2 entries- hegge noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- heggen verb (to enclose with hedge)
Māori
3 entries- hēti noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- whakakarapoti verb (to obstruct with hedge)
- whakarauhi verb (finance: to offset the risk associated with)
Norman
2 entries- bantchie noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- fossaï noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- hekk noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- hekk noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- چیت noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Persian
1 entries- پرچین noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- Hakj noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- Schauns noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Polish
1 entries- żywopłot noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Portuguese
3 entries- cerca viva noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- cobertura de risco noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- sebe noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Romanian
1 entries- gard viu noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Russian
2 entries- жива́я и́згородь noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- экиво́к noun (linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement)
Scots
1 entries- dyke noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- callaid noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- fàl noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- žìvica noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- žìvičnjāk noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- жѝвица noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- жѝвичња̄к noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Slovak
4 entries- živý plot noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- oplotiť verb (to enclose with hedge)
- prehradiť verb (to obstruct with hedge)
- zamedziť verb (to obstruct with hedge)
Slovene
1 entries- živa meja noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Spanish
4 entries- cerco vivo noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- cobertura noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- protección noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
- resguardo noun (finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk)
Swedish
1 entries- häck noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Tarifit
1 entries- afray noun (barrier to protect someone or something from harm)
Turkish
2 entries- çalı çit noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
- çit noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Walloon
1 entries- håye noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Welsh
1 entries- clawdd noun (thicket of bushes planted in a row)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The grass was left long and weedy in the slate walk, and very often he wasn't cutting the grass on the other side of the hedge by the road at all.
Source: tatoeba (51381)
The cat crept under the hedge.
Source: tatoeba (282002)
The cat got through the hedge.
Source: tatoeba (282062)
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