The scrubland I'd be crossing looked desolate, but at least it wasn't a desert.
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Scrubland
Synonyms for "scrubland" (47 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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Related words (23)
palmetto barrensparkpark forestpine barrensprimeval forestprotection forestrain forestreforestationscrubselection forestshrublandsilviculturesprout foreststand of timberstate foresttimbertimberlandtree veldvirgin forestwildwood
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2 entriescountryrural area
Sample sentences
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New lakes had appeared as if by magic in the arid scrublands. Instead of hunting for puddles in the sandstone, she could lead her 100 animals to drink their fill.
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It was then a further 21 years until the construction of Bramley Ordnance Depot (which became Central Ammunition Depot from 1946) began on an area of scrubland just south of the village.
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