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bush

The correct spelling is bush.

How to pronounce bush

/bʊʃ/
noun

IPA: /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. 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. 2.A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.
  3. 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. 4.A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's.
  5. 5.The tail, or brush, of a fox.

verb

  1. 1.To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
  2. 2.To set bushes for; to support with bushes.
  3. 3.To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush.
  4. 4.To furnish with a bush or lining.

adverb

  1. 1.Towards the direction of the outback.

adjective

  1. 1.Not skilled; not professional; not major league.

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