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

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

common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus

a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging

European herb that smells like garlic

enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge

stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally

perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere

foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome

plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised

small brownish European songbird

South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging

a garden tool for trimming hedges

common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows

evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement

a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging

relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur

small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines

cactus of the genus Echinocereus

fly very close to the ground

a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer

someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss

a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes