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copse

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kɒps/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: cops
  • rhymes with -ɒps

1

noun

Meaning 1

A coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mott

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thicket, bush, orchard

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any woodland or woodlot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stand, wood, woods

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To trim or cut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To plant and preserve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a dense growth of bushes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brush, brushwood, coppice, thicket

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vegetation, flora, botany

Narrower terms: brake, canebrake, spinney, underbrush, undergrowth, underwood

History

Etymology

1578, from coppice, by contraction, originally meaning “small wood grown for purposes of periodic cutting”.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: remízek — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Czech: mlází — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Czech: houština — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Czech: podrost — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Dutch: bosschage — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Esperanto: bosko — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Estonian: võsa — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Finnish: vesakko — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • French: fourré — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: matugueira — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: touceira — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: bramal — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: bouza — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: bravádego — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: andruvial — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: adramal — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: mufedo — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Galician: trapazal — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • German: Busch — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • German: Gebüsch — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • German: Dickicht — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • German: Niederwald — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Ancient Greek: δρίος (dríos) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Ancient Greek: λόχμη (lókhmē) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Hebrew: סבך — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Hungarian: csalit — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Hungarian: csalitos — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Hungarian: sarjerdő — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Hungarian: bozót — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Hungarian: cserjés — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Irish: rosán — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Italian: bosco ceduo — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Italian: macchia — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Italian: fratta — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Italian: boschetto — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Macedonian: ко́парок (kóparok) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Macedonian: шу́мјак (šúmjak) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Māori: oro — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Norman: bouais'sie — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Norwegian: skogholt — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Old English: sceaga — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Polish: zagajnik — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Portuguese: souto — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Portuguese: capão — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Romanian: crâng — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Romanian: dumbravă — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Romanian: pădure măruntă — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Romanian: subarboret — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Romanian: tufiș de arbuști — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Russian: за́росли (zárosli) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Russian: подле́сок (podlésok) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Sanskrit: गुल्म (gulma) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Scottish Gaelic: preasarlach — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Scottish Gaelic: frith-choille — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Spanish: bosquecillo — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Spanish: soto — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Spanish: matorral — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Ottoman Turkish: بوك (bük) — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Walloon: rasse — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Walloon: taeye — thicket of small trees or shrubs
  • Walloon: hé — thicket of small trees or shrubs