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bush

bush

180 3.7
Wild land with many small trees and thick plants far from towns
  • noun
  • /bʊʃ/
  • Australian
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  • In the past, the namwali were taken to the bush for the last stage of the ceremony.
  • live in the bush
  • camp in the bush
  • village and bush

They love being in this thorny Bush, just very isolated.

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Examples

  • Couple of weeks in the bush, you and your boy, you'll both love it.

  • The coastal region was largely covered with tracts of bush unfit for people or cattle.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Something moved in that bush.

  • The men have spent many days in the bush constructing them for this particular night.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I ended up in the treetops, spent the night in the bush, and walked out.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Their animals wandered off into the bush and died, until only one sheep was left.

    Academic text (1990)
  • A week later, he crawls out of the bush, gets patched up and disappears.

  • Possessed, the initiates (yabunga) run into the bush and uproot trees with their bare hands.

    Academic text (2008)
  • When she stepped through the bushes, Lirrel smelled the faint odor of Oran soil.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • During our safari, we spotted a lion lurking in the tall bush.

Synonyms

brush
vsbush
  • US
61 2.2

A thick group of small trees and bushes

names an area of wild uncultivated land covered by that dense growth
scrub
vsbush
29 6.2

Low, thick bushes and small trees that grow on dry land

describes an area of wild land covered by such vegetation rather than the vegetation itself
chaparral
vsbush
  • Specialized
2 9.5

A dense area of low trees and bushes in dry places like California

applies to wild dense land generally not limited to dry regions
bushland
vsbush
  • Australian
1 4.1

A wild area with bushes and small trees, often in Australia

is used for similar wild land across several regions beyond Australia
scrubland
vsbush
1 6.6

An area of land covered with short bushes and grasses that is hard to farm

focuses on wild dense vegetation in remote areas rather than farming suitability
dry brush
vsbush
  • US
1 4.7

Low bushes or plants that grow close to the ground in dry areas

refers to wild dense vegetation generally not only to dry undergrowth
shrubland
vsbush
  • Specialized
4.6

An area covered mostly with low bushes and small woody plants

refers to wild dense vegetation often in remote regions rather than only plant dominance
bushveld
vsbush
  • South African
8.8

An area of open grass with some bushes and trees in southern Africa

means denser wild vegetation covering land rather than open grassland with scattered growth

Compounds

The United States government led by President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009

The United States government led by President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993

burning bush
  • Literature
5 8.0

A bush on fire that God used to speak to Moses in the Bible

bush league
  • Slang
3 8.9

Not professional and showing poor skill or quality

2 2.9

A bush with many sharp points that often forms a thick barrier

A small bush that grows blueberries

A bush with thorny stems that makes sweet dark berries you can eat

bush baby
  • South African
1 8.4

A small animal from Africa that is active at night with big eyes and a long tail

1 9.8

A desert shrub with sticky leaves that have a strong smell and small yellow flowers

1 5.7

A wild prickly bush with blackberries you can eat

bush league
  • Slang
1 8.9

A low-level baseball league often used to describe something of lower quality

1 3.3

A low-growing bean plant that forms a compact shape and does not need support

A shrub with groups of flowers that attract butterflies

A woody bush that grows small edible berries on prickly stems

Benjamin bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A bush that loses its leaves in winter with fragrant leaves, yellow flowers, and red or yellow berries

A small shrub by the sea with white flowers and purple fruit you can eat

A garden shrub that loses its leaves and has pink flowers and bristly fruit

A small evergreen shrub with narrow shiny leaves and yellow flowers

9.7

A small bright African bird with a black face and a musical song

A bush that produces large dark red berries that taste like raspberries

9.9

A scented desert shrub with brittle stems, yellow flowers, and a sticky resin used in incense

A shrub with bright red or purple leaves used for decoration

burning bush
  • Specialized
9.1

A plant with white flowers that gives off a gas that can burn in hot weather

A bushy shrub with clusters of yellow or greenish flowers that attract butterflies

6.2

A loose jacket like a shirt with four pockets and a belt that people wear in hot places

bush lawyer
  • New Zealand
9.9

A climbing shrub with thorny stems from New Zealand

9.7

A baseball player on a minor league team

A small garden plant with deep yellow flowers that stays compact and blooms all summer

bush pea
  • Specialized
9.5

A plant with leaves in three parts and clusters of yellow or purple flowers

bush pig
  • South African
8.0

A wild pig from Africa with rough hair that lives in many habitats

8.0

An evergreen shrub with bright golden-yellow fragrant flowers

bush shrike
  • South African
9.9

A medium-sized colorful bird that lives in bushes and whistles

An informal way people pass news and rumors by talking

9.9

A small active grey bird from western North America that builds hanging nests

9.9

A European climbing plant with thin stems and purple flowers often growing as a weed in hedges

A small garden plant with bright blue, purple, or white flowers

bush willow
  • South African
9.6

A small tree from South Africa with yellow flowers that grows near streams

9.6

A low shrub farmers grow for animal food and to improve soil

bush hibiscus
  • Australian
8.7

A small bush with purple flowers that grows in parts of Australia

9.8

An evergreen shrub also called mountain laurel, with glossy leaves and white or pink flowers that grows in North America

Christmas bush
  • Australian
8.2

An Australian small tree or bush with bright red flowers used as a Christmas decoration

coral bush
  • Australian
7.6

A small Australian shrub with bright red flowers often grown in gardens

9.5

An evergreen bush with small clustered flowers that spreads in the southwestern United States

A North American shrub with leaves in three parts that makes bright red berries

A small bush that grows red or black berries

daisy bush
  • Australian
8.0

An evergreen shrub with many daisy-like flowers and sometimes fragrant leaves grown in gardens

daisy-bush
  • Australian
8.1

A small bush with green leaves all year and daisy-like flowers

8.1

A low bush that grows along the ground and makes small dark berries like blackberries

A small tree or shrub that has white flowers and small dark berries

4.5

A short upright plant that grows large glossy purple eggplants used as a vegetable

A North American shrub or small tree with three-lobed leaves and clusters of red berries

A bush with white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens

9.9

An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and pink flower clusters that grows in the southeastern United States

9.5

A small South American bush that people grow for its green, sweet fruit

6.9

A shrub with bright red or orange leaves that gardeners plant to add color to gardens

8.5

A shrub with many branches whose leaves turn purple-red in autumn

8.8

An evergreen shrub with bright orange, trumpet-shaped flowers grown for gardens or as a houseplant

flame bush
  • Australian
9.9

A small Australian bush with bright red flowers

9.9

An evergreen shrub with soft hairy leaves and bright yellow flowers

9.4

A small bushy tree from the southeastern United States that has many white flowers

lawyer bush
  • New Zealand
9.9

A thick-stemmed, thorny shrub that trails over and through other plants in New Zealand forests

A small low shrub with sweet dark blue berries

An evergreen South American shrub with bright orange, trumpet-shaped flowers grown for decoration

minnie bush
  • Specialized
9.6

A small bush with soft, hairy twigs that grows in the eastern United States

7.5

A thorny plant from tropical America with yellow fragrant flowers used to make perfume

A small spiny bush that produces edible green or red berries

A small tropical shrub or tree often grown in warm places for its sweet yellow fruit

A shrub that grows in salt marshes and has white feathery tufts on its fruit

hoary golden bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub from western North America with soft white leaves and yellow flowers that turn red-purple

9.9

A small bush with edible fruits that are yellow or red

A tall bush that produces blueberries you can eat

9.9

Low tropical American shrub whose leaves can make you vomit

Jew-bush
  • Specialized
9.9

A low tropical shrub whose leaves make you throw up

How Wild

wilderness
129 3.8
bush
  • Australian
180 3.7
forest
970 1.0
woodland
27 2.6
park
1.0

Surface Forms

bush singular
bushes plural

Etymology

Bush originally meant a 'thicket' or area of wild plants, the same idea behind brush. That's why people call wild, uncultivated countryside 'the bush'—a place full of dense plants.