Bush
noun
A plant that is smaller than a tree and has many small branches growing from its lower part.
The garden was full of beautiful roses and other flowering bushes.
Often appears as...
- flowering bush
- green bush
noun
An area covered in wild or uncultivated vegetation, unmanaged forests or grasslands.
He disappeared into the bush, leaving no trace.
Often appears as...
- into the bush
- bush camping
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Colloquial
noun
A metal lining for a hole, intended to insulate and guide a moving part or reduce friction.
The rotating shaft of the engine fits inside a protective bush.
Often appears as...
- bearings bush
- bronze bush
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Technical
noun
Common names of past U.S. presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Bush won the presidential election in the year 2000.
Often appears as...
- bush administration
- bush era
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Academic
noun
A plant that is smaller than a tree and has many small branches growing from its lower part.
The garden was full of beautiful roses and other flowering bushes.
Often appears as...
- flowering bush
- green bush
noun
An area covered in wild or uncultivated vegetation, unmanaged forests or grasslands.
He disappeared into the bush, leaving no trace.
Often appears as...
- into the bush
- bush camping
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A metal lining for a hole, intended to insulate and guide a moving part or reduce friction.
The rotating shaft of the engine fits inside a protective bush.
Often appears as...
- bearings bush
- bronze bush
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Common names of past U.S. presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
Bush won the presidential election in the year 2000.
Often appears as...
- bush administration
- bush era
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
Bushes are smaller than trees and usually closer to the ground.
Children hid behind the low bushes in the park.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Locations
Gardens and landscapes often feature bushes for decoration.
We planted colorful bushes along the walkway.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitats
Bushes can provide shelter and food for various animals.
Birds nested in the dense bushes near the house.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
Bushes are smaller than trees and usually closer to the ground.
Children hid behind the low bushes in the park.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Locations
Gardens and landscapes often feature bushes for decoration.
We planted colorful bushes along the walkway.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitats
Bushes can provide shelter and food for various animals.
Birds nested in the dense bushes near the house.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
Bushes are smaller than trees and usually closer to the ground.
Children hid behind the low bushes in the park.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Locations
Gardens and landscapes often feature bushes for decoration.
We planted colorful bushes along the walkway.
Pro Tip 3/3Habitats
Bushes can provide shelter and food for various animals.
Birds nested in the dense bushes near the house.
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The new American Dream PIPE...
this prolific blackberry bush that snakes around a community garden, all smack-dab, by the way, in the middle of urban Oakland. The nine units are all built to be different, different sizes, different shapes, but they're meant to be as green as possible. So big, shiny black solar cells on our roof mean our electricity bill rarely exceeds
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The family structure of...
and then figure it out when we're in the bush and it's safe." But the wisest matriarch, the matriarchs that succeed best in all of the studies that have been done, is the one that assesses the danger and decides is this worth running away from or is this not a big deal at all.
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What's hidden among the...
When Stephen reached the pinnacle, he rested on a platform of crisscrossing branches and needles. Growing in the soil mat was a huckleberry bush with ripe berries! He ate some and waited for his friend. Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground.
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Why do we kiss under...
Some mistletoe species produce dense bushes, which are excellent nesting locations for a variety of birds. And despite their parasitic relationship with trees, mistletoes can also help other plants. For instance, juniper sprouts near mistletoe
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Making a Pangolin an...
bush i've seen three in my lifetime twice when i was filming once when i was a child it's just great to spend a little bit of time with with a penguin just getting on with its normal life you know it's just so unusual it's really special
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Alaska Twins Live Off...
catch an animal in a trap it's really no more cruel for an animal to die in a trap than it is to be crushed in the jaws of a wolf or died over a period of a month of starvation that is life in the bush we really feel very strongly
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Best of Animal Teamwork...
rock hyrax they feed on bushes on the cliff face safe from most predators but these Eagles use a tactic rarely seen in the bird world they go to work as a team it won't be easy fan tailed Ravens don't like eagles in their airspace
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4 Adorable Animals That...
bushes if they want to although they look just like a miniature version of the African river hippo pygmy hippos in fact have many different features they lead a semi-aquatic lifestyle but are much less adapted to
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A journey around the...
to go bush with her and when I explained to Georgia where I was going to go and she said to me oh darling no not this year it's not a good year this year come back next year
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Why Dogs Stick Their...
they use it to unravel stories about the world around the bush predictably most are about food
Video examples
The new American Dream PIPE...
this prolific blackberry bush that snakes around a community garden, all smack-dab, by the way, in the middle of urban Oakland. The nine units are all built to be different, different sizes, different shapes, but they're meant to be as green as possible. So big, shiny black solar cells on our roof mean our electricity bill rarely exceeds
Video examples
The family structure of...
and then figure it out when we're in the bush and it's safe." But the wisest matriarch, the matriarchs that succeed best in all of the studies that have been done, is the one that assesses the danger and decides is this worth running away from or is this not a big deal at all.
Video examples
What's hidden among the...
When Stephen reached the pinnacle, he rested on a platform of crisscrossing branches and needles. Growing in the soil mat was a huckleberry bush with ripe berries! He ate some and waited for his friend. Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground.
Video examples
Why do we kiss under...
Some mistletoe species produce dense bushes, which are excellent nesting locations for a variety of birds. And despite their parasitic relationship with trees, mistletoes can also help other plants. For instance, juniper sprouts near mistletoe
Video examples
Making a Pangolin an...
bush i've seen three in my lifetime twice when i was filming once when i was a child it's just great to spend a little bit of time with with a penguin just getting on with its normal life you know it's just so unusual it's really special
Video examples
Alaska Twins Live Off...
catch an animal in a trap it's really no more cruel for an animal to die in a trap than it is to be crushed in the jaws of a wolf or died over a period of a month of starvation that is life in the bush we really feel very strongly
Video examples
Best of Animal Teamwork...
rock hyrax they feed on bushes on the cliff face safe from most predators but these Eagles use a tactic rarely seen in the bird world they go to work as a team it won't be easy fan tailed Ravens don't like eagles in their airspace
Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
bushes if they want to although they look just like a miniature version of the African river hippo pygmy hippos in fact have many different features they lead a semi-aquatic lifestyle but are much less adapted to
Video examples
A journey around the...
to go bush with her and when I explained to Georgia where I was going to go and she said to me oh darling no not this year it's not a good year this year come back next year
Video examples
Why Dogs Stick Their...
they use it to unravel stories about the world around the bush predictably most are about food
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Adam Goodes
Australian Athlete
I just figured that, for me to get the best out of myself and do the right thing by myself, I really just needed to step away and find out what I really wanted to do and hopefully getting back to where my people are from and getting out bush could really re-energise me and help heal those wounds.
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Neil Bush
American Businessman
I wish there were more, if there if there were more George H.W. Bushes in the world, we'd be, we'd have a lot more harmony, a lot more freedom, a lot more peace on earth, and I'm just so proud of his legacy he left earlier.
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Harold Pinter
English Dramatist
George W. Bush is always protesting that he has the fate of the world in mind and bangs on about the 'freedom-loving peoples' he's seeking to protect. I'd love to meet a freedom-hating people.
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Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that sense he's a universalist.
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Doug Jones
American Actor
I'm not usually the guy who has people hiding in his bushes and saying, 'Will you love me forever and ever?
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Wesley Clark
American General
George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between.
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Peter Jennings
Canadian Journalist
Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
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George H. W. Bush
American President
The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor.
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Cheryl Burke
American Dancer
It's really hard for me to beat around the bush or lie, so sometimes the truth hurts.
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Ed Rendell
American Politician
George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip.
Quote examples
Adam Goodes
Australian Athlete
I just figured that, for me to get the best out of myself and do the right thing by myself, I really just needed to step away and find out what I really wanted to do and hopefully getting back to where my people are from and getting out bush could really re-energise me and help heal those wounds.
Quote examples
Neil Bush
American Businessman
I wish there were more, if there if there were more George H.W. Bushes in the world, we'd be, we'd have a lot more harmony, a lot more freedom, a lot more peace on earth, and I'm just so proud of his legacy he left earlier.
Quote examples
Harold Pinter
English Dramatist
George W. Bush is always protesting that he has the fate of the world in mind and bangs on about the 'freedom-loving peoples' he's seeking to protect. I'd love to meet a freedom-hating people.
Quote examples
Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
Bush is morally a universalist. For instance, he says the freedom is good, the same thing is good, all over the world. So in that sense he's a universalist.
Quote examples
Doug Jones
American Actor
I'm not usually the guy who has people hiding in his bushes and saying, 'Will you love me forever and ever?
Quote examples
Wesley Clark
American General
George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between.
Quote examples
Peter Jennings
Canadian Journalist
Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
Quote examples
George H. W. Bush
American President
The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor.
Quote examples
Cheryl Burke
American Dancer
It's really hard for me to beat around the bush or lie, so sometimes the truth hurts.
Quote examples
Ed Rendell
American Politician
George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip.
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