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- Dictionaryjun·gle/ˈjəNGɡ(ə)l/
noun
- 1. an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics: "we set off into the jungle" Similar
- 2. a style of dance music incorporating elements of ragga, hip-hop, and hard core and consisting almost exclusively of very fast electronic drum tracks and slower synthesized bass lines, originating in Britain in the early 1990s.
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an uncontrolled or confusing mass of things: Our garden is a real jungle. a jungle of electronic equipment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. jungle noun (SITUATION) [ S ] informal. a situation in which it is difficult to succeed because a lot of people are competing against each other:
The meaning of JUNGLE is an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation. How to use jungle in a sentence.
A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where tall trees and other plants grow very closely together.
A jungle is a forest thick with trees, other plants, and animals. Jungles are a little dangerous, which is what people mean when they say, "It's a jungle out there!" Jungles — thick tropical forests — are full of life: birds, insects, reptiles, monkeys, and often gorillas and other animals.
One of the most common meanings of jungle is land overgrown with tangled vegetation at ground level, especially in the tropics. Typically such vegetation is sufficiently dense to hinder movement by humans, requiring that travellers cut their way through.
JUNGLE meaning: 1 : a tropical forest where plants and trees grow very thickly; 2 : a harsh or dangerous place or situation in which people struggle to survive or succeed.
Definition of jungle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
