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noun
A dense thicket of thorny plants; ground made impassable by the impenetrable overgrowth of prickly vegetation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
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noun
An intellectual or philosophical issue abounding with seemingly unresolvable problems; a theoretical quandary or impasse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, singular, usually
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