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Meaning
Noun
●
In Horticulture:
A
woody
plant
distinguished
from a
tree
by its
multiple
stems
and lower
height
, being usually
less than
six
metres
tall
; a
horticultural
rather than
strictly
botanical
category.
●
A
shrub
cut off
, or a
shrublike
branch
of a tree.
●
A
shrub
or
branch
,
properly
, a
branch
of
ivy
(sacred to Bacchus),
hung out
at
vintners
'
doors
, or as a
tavern
sign
; hence, a
tavern
sign
, and
symbolically
, the
tavern
itself.
⚠️
In Genitalia & Hair:
A person's
pubic hair
, especially a woman's.
●
In Hunting:
The
tail
, or
brush
, of a fox.
●
A
tavern
or
wine
merchant.
●
In Australian English:
Tracts of
land
covered
in natural
vegetation
that are
largely
undeveloped
and uncultivated.
The
countryside
area of Australia that is less
arid
and less
remote
than the
outback
;
loosely
, areas of natural
flora
even within conurbations.
●
In New Zealand English:
Tracts of
land
covered
in natural
vegetation
that are
largely
undeveloped
and uncultivated.
An area of New Zealand
covered
in
forest
, especially
native
forest
.
●
In Canadian English:
Tracts of
land
covered
in natural
vegetation
that are
largely
undeveloped
and uncultivated.
The
wild
forested
areas of Canada; upcountry.
●
In Canadian English:
A
woodlot
or
bluff
on a farm.
●
In Baseball:
Amateurish
behavior
,
short for
"
bush league
behavior
"
●
A
thick
washer
or
hollow
cylinder
of metal.
●
A
mechanical
attachment
, usually a
metallic
socket
with a
screw thread
, such as the
mechanism
by which a
camera
is
attached
to a
tripod
stand.
●
A
piece
of
copper
,
screwed
into a
gun
, through which the
venthole
is bored.
Verb
●
To
branch
thickly
in the
manner
of a bush.
●
To set
bushes
for; to support with
bushes
.
●
To use a
bush
harrow
on (land), for
covering
seeds
sown
; to
harrow
with a
bush
.
●
To become
bushy
(often used with up).
●
To
furnish
with a
bush
or
lining
; to line.
Adv
●
In Australian English:
Towards the
direction
of the outback.
Adj
●
Not
skilled
; not
professional
; not major league.
Name
●
A
surname
from Middle English.
George H. W. Bush, 41st
president
of the United States from 1989 to 1993
George W. Bush, 43rd
president
of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bush
English
busch
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Shrub
Bushing
Vagina
Fanny
Pubic Hair
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Rhymes
Tush
Mush
Push
Bush
Cush
Bush
Kush
Smush
Sqush
Shush
Whoosh
Shoosh
Woooosh
Squoosh
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