thicket

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *thikket, from Old English þiccet, from þicce (“thick”) + Old English nominal suffix -et. Compare similar German Dickicht (“thicket”), which is first attested in the 17th century, however. Compare typologically Bulgarian гъстак (gǎstak), Macedonian густеж (gustež), Czech houští, Polish gęstwina (< Proto-Slavic *gǫstъ); Latin dūmus (akin to dense). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθɪkɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪkɪt Hyphenation: thick‧et === Noun === thicket (plural thickets) A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse. (figuratively) A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract. (computing, figuratively) The collection of many small linked files created when a document is saved in HTML format by some word processors and web site creation software. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === ticketh