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jungle

jungle

394 1.0
A dense tropical forest with thick plants that are hard to walk through
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/
: selva
  • And it seemed to be close by, in the jungle somewhere off to his right.
  • Amazon jungle
  • a thick jungle

So now we were heading into the jungle, which was brutal.

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Examples

  • So now we were heading into the jungle, which was brutal.

  • Maung Ho led Martin to the spot in the jungle where this had happened.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Many of us feel as though we are walking in a jungle with no clear sense of direction.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In the jungle, your best friend is your knife.

  • "It's almost like going to the Amazon jungle and bringing back a new plant species."

    Academic text (1999)
  • But again, the jungle is so thick you couldn't see.

  • Education can occur in the jungles of the Amazon or in the heart of a large city.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Miles and miles and miles I wandered around that jungle, lost as a short dog in tall grass.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • It was built in the jungles of South America.

  • While we trekked through the jungle, we could hear the sounds of birds and other wildlife all around us.

Synonyms

forest
vsjungle
904 1.0

A large area of land covered mostly with trees and bushes

is denser and tropical with tangled vegetation that resists easy passage
rain forest
vsjungle
61 1.6

A large thick forest in the tropics with very heavy rain

has particularly tangled undergrowth and vegetation that is hard to enter
rainforest
vsjungle
54 2.3

A large, thick forest that gets a lot of rain and has many plants and animals

has thick, tangled plants in equatorial zones that block easy passage
4 2.7

A large area of tall trees near the equator that gets heavy rain and has many plants and animals

has tangled vegetation in equatorial areas that is hard to penetrate

Antonyms

56 2.8

An open area in a forest with few trees

Idioms

6 6.3

A situation where only the strongest people succeed without fair rules

Compounds

12 2.2

A frame of bars for children to climb and play on

11 3.7

A name people use for a very strong animal or person like a lion

jungle cat
  • Indian
5 6.7

A medium-sized wild cat that lives near rivers and in grasslands in Asia and northeastern Africa

concrete jungle
  • Informal
5 6.3

A city with many tall buildings and little green space that feels harsh or unsafe

jungle fever
  • Archaic
4 7.9

A severe form of malaria that happens in tropical areas

3 9.9

An insulting name for a Black person that shows racist hate

jungle rot
  • Archaic
2 9.9

A skin infection that makes painful sores after long stays in wet, dirty places in hot weather

jungle fowl
  • Indian
1 7.9

A small wild bird from South and Southeast Asia that became the domestic chicken

jungle fever
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A strong wish to travel to wild places like rainforests for adventure

corporate jungle
  • Informal
1 7.3

A very competitive workplace where people act harshly to get ahead

1 8.4

A wild bird from Southeast Asia that is the ancestor of chickens

1 8.4

A way news or rumors spread quickly among people

A female wild bird that is the ancestor of domestic chickens

A busy, confusing city life that feels chaotic and overwhelming

7.5

Many confusing rules and laws that make things hard to understand or follow

jungle cock
  • Indian
9.5

A wild male bird like a rooster with bright feathers found in Asian forests

How Dense

rainforest
54 2.3
jungle
394 1.0
forest
904 1.0
woodland
24 2.6

Surface Forms

jungle singular
jungles plural

Etymology

Jungle comes from the Hindi and Urdu word jangal, which meant 'wilderness' or 'uncultivated land'. So a jungle is a wild, tangled forest that is hard to walk through.