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What is the noun for hedge?

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hedge
  1. A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden.
  2. (Britain, chiefly Devon and Cornwall) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
  3. (pragmatics) A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
  4. (finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
  5. (Britain, Ireland, noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The incredible house with its dazzling colors disappears again behind the hedge and the bushes, invisible to the outside world.”
      “Their eyes were focused on a copse of logwood trees, forming a hedge between the open ground and the taller trees behind.”
      “Diversifying your portfolio will provide a hedge against market volatility.”
hedger
  1. One who makes or mends hedges.
  2. One who hedges, for example in betting.
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hedgerow
  1. a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge
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  3. Examples:
    1. “There's little interest these days in hedgerow fruit so I suspect the birds will reap this particular harvest.”
      “At certain times of the year, such as during the spring when hedgerow birds are breeding, we will not even disturb lineside vegetation.”
      “She reminded Graham of the mother roe deer he sometimes saw hiding in the hedgerow as he cycled along.”
hedgebill
  1. A hedger's tool resembling a sickle.
hedging
hedgebank
hedgebills
  1. plural of hedgebill
hedgebanks
  1. plural of hedgebank
hedgerows
  1. plural of hedgerow
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  3. Examples:
    1. “As you breathe in deeply, the salty scent of the sea mingles with fragrant hedgerows.”
      “Garlic Mustard, sometimes known as Jack-by-the-Hedge, is a common perennial. It is often found in hedgerows and likes damp woodland.”
      “I was sick to death of filming green fields and hedgerows and tumbledown barns.”
hedgings
hedgers
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