heath

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noun

1

A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

1. Where the place?/2. Vpon the Heath/3. There to meet with Macbeth

These two stood in the corridor, waving till the last of the platform was out of sight; then they came into our compartment, and the woman cried a little. Soon she dried her eyes, and went back into the corridor, to have a last glimpse of her native heath.

2

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

There was nobody living in Jim's old house, and some of the windows was broken; but there was heath growing back and front.

3

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

4

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

5

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

name

1

A surname.

2

A surname.

3

A male given name.

4

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

5

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

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ADJ.

all, different, flowering, great, growing, next, unusual, used

The growing heath on the hillside attracted many different types of insects and birds.

VERB + HEATH

named, talk

They named the new nature reserve after the local heath that once covered the area.

HEATH + NOUN

foot, holland, rima

We walked across the heathland until we reached the foot of the hill where the view opened up.

PREP.

into, on

We walked into the heath early that morning to look for wild birds.

ADV.

often

The old moorland often turned into a wild heath during the dry summer months.

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noun — a tract of level wasteland

heathland

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1. Where the place?/2. Vpon the Heath/3. There to meet with Macbeth

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These two stood in the corridor, waving till the last of the platform was out of sight; then they came into our compartment, and the woman cried a little. Soon she dried her eyes, and went back into t

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There was nobody living in Jim's old house, and some of the windows was broken; but there was heath growing back and front.

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"But it must be better still outside, though. They say thousands of people are out in the parks and on the Heath watching it all."

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A heath is often created or expanded by fire, which prevents the growth of trees.

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Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath used to spend hours drawing.

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