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- Dictionarybush/bʊʃ/
noun
- 1. a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length: "a rose bush" Similar
- 2. (especially in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country: "they have to spend a night camping in the bush" Similar
verb
- 1. spread out into a thick clump: "her hair bushed out like a halo"
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BUSH definition: 1. a plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem…. Learn more.
1. a. : shrub. especially: a low densely branched shrub. b. : a close thicket of shrubs suggesting a single plant. 2. : a large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usually scrub-covered or forested : wilderness—usually used with the. 3. archaic: a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale. b.
noun. a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground. a small cluster of shrubs appearing as a single plant. something resembling or suggesting this, as a thick, shaggy head of hair. Also called bush lot. Canadian. a small, wooded lot, especially a farm lot with trees left standing to provide firewood, fence posts, etc.
A bush is a dense, woody-stemmed plant that grows much shorter and wider than a tree. You might plant a rose bush under your bedroom window. Your yard might be full of bushes of all sorts, from spiky-leafed holly to sweet-smelling gardenia — and you could also call them shrubs.
bush in British English. (bʊʃ ) noun. 1. a dense woody plant, smaller than a tree, with many branches arising from the lower part of the stem; shrub. 2. a dense cluster of such shrubs; thicket. 3. something resembling a bush, esp in density.
Definition of bush noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, giving the plant a rounded shape: a rose bush. Carmen Winant/Photonica/GettyImages. Fewer examples. a rhododendron bush. a lavender bush. She pulled the bush out of the ground with a sharp jerk. She saw him coming and crouched down behind a bush.
Define bush. bush synonyms, bush pronunciation, bush translation, English dictionary definition of bush. n. 1. A low shrub with many branches. 2. A thick growth of shrubs; a thicket. 3. a. Land covered with dense vegetation or undergrowth. b. Land remote from...
BUSH definition: 1. a short, thick plant with a lot of branches: 2. wild parts of Australia or Africa where very…. Learn more.
noun. bushes. A low shrub with many branches. American Heritage. A thick growth of shrubs; a thicket. American Heritage. Land covered with dense vegetation or undergrowth. American Heritage. Land remote from settlement. The Australian bush. American Heritage. A shaggy mass, as of hair. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (12) Synonyms: