A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.
The white heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.
Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
To obstruct or surround.
To offset the risk associated with.
To construct or repair a hedge.
To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
To reduce one's exposure to risk.
To avoid verbal commitment.