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bush

bush

134 3.7
Wild land with many small trees and thick plants far from towns
  • noun
  • /bʊʃ/
  • Australian
: monte
  • 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
58 2.2

A thick group of small trees and bushes

names an area of wild uncultivated land covered by that dense growth
scrub
vsbush
13 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
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
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
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
shrubland
vsbush
  • Specialized
1 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
1 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

burning bush
  • Literature
7 8.0

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

bush league
  • Slang
5 8.9

Not professional and showing poor skill or quality

burning bush
  • Specialized
4 9.1

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

3 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

bush league
  • Slang
1 8.9

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

1 9.8

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

A woody bush that grows small edible berries on prickly stems

1 5.7

A wild prickly bush with blackberries you can eat

A shrub with groups of flowers that attract butterflies

1 3.3

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

1 9.7

A baseball player on a minor league team

juniper bush
  • Literature
1 7.4

An evergreen shrub that grows in dry places with small thin leaves and berries

1 7.9

An informal way people pass news and rumors by talking

1 9.9

Low tropical American shrub whose leaves can make you vomit

1 6.2

A small bush from North America with pretty leaves, flowers, and bright fruit

1 6.8

A shrub with bright red or purple leaves used for decoration

1 6.2

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

A small spiny bush that produces edible green or red berries

1 9.5

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

A tall bush that produces blueberries you can eat

Christmas bush
  • Australian
1 8.2

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

1 4.6

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

1 4.2

A small bush that grows red or black berries

1 9.5

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

daisy bush
  • Australian
1 8.0

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

1 9.9

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

1 9.6

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

A small low shrub with sweet dark blue berries

bush hibiscus
  • Australian
1 8.7

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

1 7.6

A shrub or small tree with feathery flowers that look like puffs of smoke

1 7.4

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

bush pig
  • South African
1 8.0

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

1 6.8

A small tree or bush with pink flowers and pear-shaped fruit

bush willow
  • South African
1 9.6

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

1 9.9

An evergreen shrub with reddish yellow flower spikes and sticky, hairy fruits

1 7.1

A small bush from eastern North America with leaves that have a strong smell and red or yellow berries

1 6.9

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

1 7.5

A shrub with sweet-smelling white flower spikes that attract insects

1 8.1

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

1 5.6

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

1 8.9

A scented shrub with many small yellow flowers that people use to make yellow dye

1 8.9

A shrub with bright red or orange flowers that attracts hummingbirds

1 8.6

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

bush pea
  • Specialized
1 9.5

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

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

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

1 7.5

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

1 9.9

A bush with pinkish-white nodding flowers that is poisonous to farm animals

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 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

bush lawyer
  • New Zealand
9.9

A climbing shrub with thorny stems from New Zealand

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

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

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

9.8

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

coral bush
  • Australian
7.6

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

daisy-bush
  • Australian
8.1

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

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 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

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

How Wild

wilderness
169 3.8
bush
  • Australian
134 3.7
forest
904 1.0
woodland
24 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.