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briar-patch

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Synonyms: briar patch, brier patch, brierpatch

Antonyms: briar patch, brier patch, brierpatch

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|literally}} A dense [[thicket]] of [[thorny]] plants; ground made [[impassable]] by the [[impenetrable]] [[overgrowth]] of prickly [[vegetation]].<ref name="WNMD">“briar patch” listed in '''Webster’s New Millennium™ Dictionary of English''', Preview Edition (v.&nbsp;0.9.7), Copyright © 2003–2009 Dictionary.com, LLC</ref>
  2. {{lb|en|figuratively, usually singular}} An [[intellectual]] or [[philosophical]] issue abounding with seemingly [[unresolvable]] problems; a [[theoretical]] [[quandary]] or [[impasse]].

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