heath
nounUK /hiːθ/
US /hiːθ/
A heath is a wide open place covered with small bushes and wild plants.
We walked across the heath and saw rabbits hiding in the bushes.
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2. A small evergreen shrub with pink or purple flowers that grows on open land.
The heath bloomed purple across the hillside.
3. Open, uncultivated land, especially in Britain.
They hiked for miles over the heath.
4. A name sometimes used for a person's home or a place name.
Heath is a common name for towns and villages in England.