haws
Inner eyelid membranes
Haws are the small, dark red berries of the hawthorn tree, resembling tiny apples.
They ripen in autumn and have long been used in jellies, wines, and folk medicine.
The word also names the hawthorn shrubs themselves.
Separately, haw is a hesitation sound, usually paired with hem: He hemmed and hawed before committing to an answer.
Rows of dense shrubs
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- edibleSafe to consume
- fruitsEdible seed-bearing crops
- tartnessAcidic sharpness in taste
astringent · harvest · jelly · preserves · cordial · wine · seeds · autumnal
Linear shrub boundary
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- espalierPlant trained flat
specimen · cultivar · bonsai · arboretum · gardening · decorative · manicured · trellis
Spotted woodland vocalist
- redwingThrush with russet flanks
- blackbirdDark-plumaged thrush species
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
- robinSmall orange-breasted thrush
finch · waxwing · hedgehog · squirrel · foraging · nesting · habitat · biodiversity
Thin ice coating
- dormancySuspended biological activity
- bareLacking any covering
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- overwinterSurvive the cold season
persistent · cold · hibernation · larder · survival · forage · scarlet · enduring
hedgerows
Rows of dense shrubs
tartness · astringent · harvest · jelly · preserves · cordial · wine · seeds · autumnal · flavonoids
hedgerow
Linear shrub boundary
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
espalier · specimen · cultivar · bonsai · arboretum · gardening · decorative · manicured · trellis · blossom
thrush
Spotted woodland vocalist
- redwingThrush with russet flanks
- blackbirdDark-plumaged thrush species
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
robin · finch · waxwing · hedgehog · squirrel · foraging · nesting · habitat · biodiversity · ecosystem
frost
Thin ice coating
overwinter · persistent · cold · hibernation · larder · survival · forage · scarlet · enduring · weathered
hawsdeclares
States openly and firmly
asserts · pronounces · proclaims · enunciates · articulates
- hem and hawSpeak evasively, delay deciding
- hemmed and hawedExpressed hesitation verbally
- hemming and hawingIndecisive verbal stalling
- yee hawExuberant Western exclamation
- hum and hawHesitate in speech
- hee hawsDonkey vocalizations