bush
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.
“bushes to support pea vines”
- 3
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.
- 4
A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's.
- 5
The tail, or brush, of a fox.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
- 2
To set bushes for; to support with bushes.
“to bush peas”
- 3
To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush.
“to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground”
noun
- 1
A tavern or wine merchant.
noun
- 1
(often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
- 2
A woodlot or bluff on a farm.
adverb
- 1
Towards the direction of the outback.
“On hatching, the chicks scramble to the surface and head bush on their own.”
noun
- 1
Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"
adjective
- 1
Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
“They're supposed to be a major league team, but so far they've been bush.”
noun
- 1
A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal.
- 2
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.
- 3
A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To furnish with a bush or lining.
“to bush a pivot hole”
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