B2adjectivenaturescience
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having a lot of things or people close together; (of fog or smoke) thick and hard to see through
In context
The road disappeared into dense fog as we drove over the pass.
Dense forest still covers much of the Truong Son range.
Some districts of Ho Chi Minh City are extremely dense, with narrow alleys everywhere.
Words that go with dense
adjective + noun
- dense forestTigers once lived in the dense forest along the border.
- dense fogFlights were delayed because of dense fog over Noi Bai airport.
- dense smokeDense smoke from burning straw covered the outskirts of Hanoi.
- dense vegetationThe path was hidden by dense vegetation after the rainy season.
- dense jungleThe explorers spent weeks in dense jungle with almost no supplies.