hedge


hedge - noun

  • a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
  • any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
  • an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

    • hedge - verb

    • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    • hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
    • enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
    • minimize loss or risk

    hedge - thesaurus

    circumvent   dodge   duck   elude   evade   fudge   hedgerow   hedging   parry   sidestep   skirt  


    View spelling list Words ending in -dge and learn about the word hedge in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 19. Soft g: ge, gi, gy.

    Scrabble score for hedge

    h is 4 e is 1 d is 2 g is 2 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

    Spelling dictionary home

    Try Spellzone for free



    Search for a word



    "Spellzone really is an incredibly simple, engaging and cost effective resource - it makes a big difference to literacy levels."

    Millthorpe School, York

    read more...