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The correct spelling is bush.
How to pronounce bush
/bʊʃ/
nounIPA: /bʊʃ/
Say it like: Bus-h
The correct spelling is bush. 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. For example: "bushes to support pea vines"
Usage Examples
“bushes to support pea vines”
“to bush peas”
“to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground”
Meanings
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.
- 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.
verb
- 1.To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
- 2.To set bushes for; to support with bushes.
- 3.To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush.
- 4.To furnish with a bush or lining.
adverb
- 1.Towards the direction of the outback.
adjective
- 1.Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
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