hedge
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
Example:
He trims the hedge once a week.
- verbTo enclose with a hedge or hedges.
Example:
to hedge a field or garden
- nounA barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #839 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 12% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e