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| bush [ bsh ] |
noun (plural bush·es) |
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1. woody branched plant: a woody plant that is smaller than a tree and has many branches growing up from the lower part of the main stem
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2. thicket: a thick clump of bushes
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3. uncultivated and unsettled land: wild, uncultivated, and sparsely populated areas of land covered with natural vegetation, especially in Africa and Australia
  living in the bush
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4. dense mass: a dense large mass of something, especially hair or beard
a bush of black hair
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5. taboo term: a highly offensive term for a woman's pubic hair
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taboo slang
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6. Canada forestry
Same as woodlot
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7. bushy tail: a bushy tail, especially of a fox
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8. vintner's sign: a bunch of ivy hung outside a tavern to show that wine is sold inside
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archaic
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intransitive verb (past and past participle bushed, present participle bush·ing, 3rd person present singular bush·es) |
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branch out: to branch out, spread, or grow thick like a bush
hair bushing out around her head
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| [< assumed Old English bysc and Old Norse buski< Germanic] |
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beat around the bush to discuss a subject without coming to the point
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