Word of the day: HEDGE

Hedge: cerca viva, sebe, divisa, canto, recanto, com cobertura, salvaguarda, guarnecer com sebe, cercar, restringir, limitar, resguardar(-se), minimizar o risco

Synonyms: barricade, fence, barrier, wall, fudge, equivocate, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel

“ The messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards.”

“The garden is hedged by flowering shrubs.”

“She hedged when she was asked to support the campaign.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)