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Syllabification: (bush)

Pronunciation: /bo͝oSH/

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Definition of bush

noun

1a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length:a rose bush the plant will develop into a dense bush

2 (the bush) (especially in Australia, Africa, and Canada) wild or uncultivated country:they have to spend a night camping in the bush
vegetation growing in the bush:the lowland country was covered in thick bush

3a luxuriant growth of thick hair or fur:a childish face with a bush of bright hair
vulgar slang a woman’s pubic hair.

adjective

informal

short for bush league.

verb

[no object]

spread out into a thick clump:her hair bushed out like a halo

Origin:

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

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