bramble

[ bram-buhl ]

noun

1. any prickly shrub belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family.
2. British. the common blackberry.
3. any rough, prickly shrub, as the dog rose.

verb (used without object)

, bram·bled, bram·bling.

1. British. to look for and gather wild blackberries; pick blackberries from the vine.

bramble

/ ˈbræmbəl /

noun

1. any of various prickly herbaceous plants or shrubs of the rosaceous genus Rubus , esp the blackberry See also stone bramble
2. 1. a blackberry
   2. ( as modifier )

      bramble jelly

3. any of several similar and related shrubs

verb

1. to gather blackberries

Derived Forms

• ˈbrambly, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bramble¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English bræmbel, variant of brǣmel, equivalent to brǣm- (cognate with Dutch braam broom ) + -el noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of bramble¹

Old English brǣmbel ; related to Old Saxon brāmal , Old High German brāmo

Example Sentences

Mr Kohli died in hospital following the attack, which happened near the park's Bramble Way entrance at about 18:30 BST on Sunday.

From BBC

Police said the man had been near the park's Bramble Way entrance at about 18:30 BST when he was seriously assaulted by a group of young people who left the scene before emergency services arrived.

From BBC

Russ Stone, a defense attorney for one of the five deputies, Dwayne Bramble, said Mann could elect to pursue the charges again.

From Seattle Times

The scarf hooked onto a bramble, from which he retrieved it, but when he tried to climb back with his trophy, the wind walloped and sent him spinning like weightless tumbleweed, his sweetheart’s scarf in his paw.

From Literature

Rush’s film career also included roles in “The Young Lions,” “The Bramble Bush,” “Strangers When We Meet” — where she shared the screen with fellow classic Hollywood stars Kirk Douglas and Kim Novak.

From Los Angeles Times