dense brush

collocation in English

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dense
adjective
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/dens/
having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or ...
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brush
noun
uk
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/brʌʃ/
an object with short pieces of stiff hair, plastic, or wire attached to a base or handle, used for cleaning, arranging your hair, ...
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(Definition ofdenseandbrushfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ringtail possums prefer forests ofdensebrush, particularly eucalyptus forests.
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During the night, they prefer to sleep underdensebrush(as opposed to a nest).
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Spaniels were especially bred to flush game out ofdensebrush.
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The area consists of somewhat rugged terrain with rolling hills covered indensebrush.
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Like most thrashers, it rarely flies in the open, preferring to keep hidden indensebrush.
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Giant anteaters typically rest indensebrush, but may use tall grass on cooler days.
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Thedensebrushand undergrowth made advancing difficult and commanders had to pause to straighten their lines.
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Much of the area lacks trails and is difficult to access cross-country because of thedensebrush.
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It runs in many places through woods withdensebrushon either side, making it hard to access in most places.
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It typically inhabits lowlands on the outskirts of towns, villages and farms, where they shelter in holes among ruins ordensebrush.
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Low supplies, scarce game,densebrushand trees, and difficulty lighting warming fires slowed progress considerably, separating the emigrants over many miles.
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Red river hogs are mostly nocturnal; by day, they hide indensebrush; after sunset, they roam in troops searching for food.
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Rufous-capped warblers primarily feed on insects and spiders, foraging throughdensebrushand scanning close to the ground for movement.
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The head is held down toward the ground while walking, which allows the water chevrotain to navigate easily through thickets ofdensebrush.
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The umbel of 230 flowers has adensebrush-like appearance and is surrounded by a number of bracts, which persist until fruiting occurs.
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It prefers to live in woodland edges, thickets anddensebrush, often searching for food in dry leaves on the ground.
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Many of these routes followed ridge tops in order to avoid thedensebrushand avalanche chutes of the valley bottoms.
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It took the expedition four months of slogging throughdensebrushand windthrows, swamps, steep canyons and deep, wet, slushy snow just to reach the inner mountains.
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