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Definitions for Brier

[1] a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
[2] a tangled mass of prickly plants.
[3] a thorny stem or twig.
[4] the white heath, Erica arborea, of France and Corsica, the woody root of which is used for making tobacco pipes.
[5] a pipe made of brierroot.
[6] (chiefly in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee) a term used to refer to a rustic or hillbilly, especially one from Appalachia.
[7] any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier
[8] a variant spelling of briar 1

Words related to Brier

shrubbery, tree, foliage, hedge, thicket, topiary, prick, shrub, thorn, nettle, spray, burr, cleaver, furze, gorse, thistle, point, spine, barb, bramble

Words nearby Brier

briefing, briefless, briefly, briefs, brienz, brier, brierroot, brierwood, brieux, brig, brig.

Origin of Brier

3shortening of brier hopper

Other words from Brier

bri·er·y , adjective

Word origin for Brier

Old English brēr , brǣr , of obscure origin

Synonyms for Brier

burr, cleaver, furze, gorse, hedge, nettle, prick, shrub, spray, thistle, thorn, catch weed, goose grass, prickly shrub, thistle sage