1. a dense group of bushes or small trees

Examples

• The rabbit disappeared into the thicket.
• We had to push through a dense thicket to reach the stream.
• The bird built its nest deep in the thorny thicket.
• Hunters often find deer hiding in thickets during the day.
• The path was blocked by an impenetrable thicket of brambles.
• Small animals use thickets as shelter from predators.