jungle

jungle
n.
tropical forest

1) a dense; tropical jungle

dangerous place

2) an asphalt, concrete; blackboard jungle

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['dʒʌŋg(ə)l]
blackboard jungle
tropical jungle
['dangerous place'] an asphalt
['tropical forest'] a dense

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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Synonyms:
(of brushwood, shrubs, and woods),


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