Meaning of bush in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  4. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /bʊʃ/

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  1. Verb

    bush

    Definitions

    1. provide with a bushing

    Derived terms

  2. Classifying Adjective

    bush

    Definitions

    1. not of the highest quality or sophistication

    Synonyms

  3. Noun

    bush

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French bos, bosc, variants of bois‘wood’, reinforced by Old Norse buski, of Germanic origin and related to Dutch bos and German Busch. The sense ‘uncultivated country’ is probably directly from Dutch bos

    Definitions

    1. a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
  4. 2. a large wilderness area
  5. 3. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  6. 4. 43rd President of the United States

    Examples

    • « son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) »
  7. 5. 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)
  8. 6. Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
  9. 7. hair growing in the pubic area

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