canebrake C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈkeɪn.breɪk/ UK /ˈkeɪn.breɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #241629 Meanings 1 noun a dense thicket of cane, bamboo, or similar tall plants The trail vanished into a canebrake so dense that the explorers had to turn back. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a dense thicket of cane,... cane thicket More brake Word family Forms canebrakes Related forms canebamboothicket Etymology A compound of cane and brake, an old word for a thicket or dense growth of shrubs. In American English it often refers specifically to a stand of native giant cane. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # canebrake **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkeɪn.breɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkeɪn.breɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 241629 ## Meanings 1. a dense thicket of cane, bamboo, or similar tall plants ## Examples - The trail vanished into a canebrake so dense that the explorers had to turn back. ## Synonyms - cane thicket - brake ## Related Forms - cane - bamboo - thicket ## Etymology A compound of cane and brake, an old word for a thicket or dense growth of shrubs. In American English it often refers specifically to a stand of native giant cane. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown