noun🔗ShareAny of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera."The lost ball rolled into the thick brier, making it impossible to retrieve without getting scratched. "plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings."His constant complaining was a brier that pricked everyone's patience. "characterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe white heath, Erica arborea, a thorny Mediterranean shrub."The gardener carefully pruned the brier growing along the path, mindful of its sharp thorns. "plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub."He cleaned his brier after a long afternoon of gardening. "materialutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
