n.
Pronunciation: ' thi-k ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick
Date: before 12th century
1 : a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : COPPICE
2 : something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : TANGLE <a political thicket > <a thicket of reporters>
– thick · ety \ -k ə -t ē \ adjective