brier Synonyms & Antonyms
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Brier as a Noun
a plant (such as a rose, blackberry, or greenbrier) having a usually woody and thorny or prickly stem see also briar patch
a thicket of briars / … head up an almost invisible trail along the left bank, through young pines and briars.
a mass of briars
… threading his way with perfect skill between tree-trunks, jumping over bush and briar and the smaller streams … / … volunteers methodically searching through the briar and trees …
a branch or twig of a briar
With my pair of brush cutters that I always carried I cut away enough of the long briars to provide an opening for me to sit comfortably in.
Alternative spelling of briar.
Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
The white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
Brier in a Sentence
a thicket of briars
… head up an almost invisible trail along the left bank, through young pines and briars.
… threading his way with perfect skill between tree-trunks, jumping over bush and briar and the smaller streams …
… volunteers methodically searching through the briar and trees …
With my pair of brush cutters that I always carried I cut away enough of the long briars to provide an opening for me to sit comfortably in.
a thicket of briars / … head up an almost invisible trail along the left bank, through young pines and briars.
… threading his way with perfect skill between tree-trunks, jumping over bush and briar and the smaller streams … / … volunteers methodically searching through the briar and trees …
Word Forms & Grammar
briar
brier
briers
bri·ars
bri·ers
bri·ary adjective
briars
briary
briery
brier (plural briers)
Words That Rhyme With Brier
Origin of Brier
Middle English brer, brere, going back to Old English brēr, brǣr, of uncertain origin
First Known Use
before 12th century
Quick Facts About Brier
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbrī(-ə)r/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Meaning | a plant (such as a rose, blackberry, or greenbrier) having a usually woody and thorny or prickly stem see… |
| Plural | briers |
How Do You Say Brier?
The standard pronunciation of brier is /ˈbrī(-ə)r/, spoken in 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (brī().