Bush

/bʊʃ/ noun verb adverb adjective

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.

Definition

  1. (noun) 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. (noun) A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree. “bushes to support pea vines”
  3. (noun) 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. (noun) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's.
  5. (noun) The tail, or brush, of a fox.
  6. (verb) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
  7. (verb) To set bushes for; to support with bushes. “to bush peas”
  8. (verb) To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush. “to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground”
  9. (noun) A tavern or wine merchant.
  10. (noun) (often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
  11. (noun) A woodlot or bluff on a farm.
  12. (adverb) Towards the direction of the outback. “On hatching, the chicks scramble to the surface and head bush on their own.”

Word stats

  • Bush contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 4 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Bush mean?

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.

What are the anagrams of Bush?

Valid anagrams: hubs.

How many letters are in Bush?

Bush has 4 letters.

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