Bush - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bʊʃ|  American pronunciation of the word bush
Brit.  |bʊʃ|  British pronunciation of the word bush

noun

- a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (syn: shrub)
- a large wilderness area
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes (syn: chaparral, scrub)
- 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
- United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
- vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
- hair growing in the pubic area

verb

- provide with a bushing

adjective

- not of the highest quality or sophistication

Extra examples

If you don't cut off some of the branches, that tree will bush out sideways.

The child was hiding in the bushes.

The bush is six feet high.

It's important to prune the bush every year to encourage new growth.

The bush has plenty of buds but no flowers yet.

...rural folks are often known for their downright speech, as they are generally not ones to beat around the bush...

...he hunched next to a bush to avoid being seen...

The bush has gotten leggy and needs to be pruned.

...traditionally young Masai men are consigned to a period of isolation in the bush in order to turn them into strong, lionhearted warriors...

How much did President George Bush influence his son and namesake George W. Bush?

She used the nippers to prune the bush.

He squatted behind the bush to avoid being seen.

The bush was transplanted to a different part of the garden.

The snake wriggled across the path and went underneath a bush.

The next bush was fast beside me.

Word forms

noun
singular: bush
plural: bushes
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