privet

Speech parts

1. privet - Noun

2. privet - Interjection

Meaning

An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bush hello howdy mesquite salaam hey sup ciao lilac border hedge verge heyday shrub alright
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Antonyms

ciao bye-bye sayonara later adios adieu
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Hypernyms

bush plant shrub

Hyponyms

ibolium privet Ligustrum lucidum Chinese privet Ligustrum ibolium ibota privet Ligustrum ovalifolium

Phrases with the word

Egyptian privet broadleaf privet wild privet privet-leaved stringybark netleaf swamp privet australian privet

Examples

The only moral it is possible to draw from this story is that one should never throw the Q letter into a privet bush, but unfortunately there are times when it is unavoidable. Douglas Adams

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince In the sixth book, Dumbledore fetches Harry from Privet Drive and takes him to persuade Horace Slughorn to rejoin the Hogwarts staff. Source: Internet

For ten years, living at number Four Privet Drive, Harry is treated by the Dursleys more like a servant than a member of the family and is forced to live in a cupboard under the stairs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

prived priveledge prively privet andromeda privet hawk moth privet hedge