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The definition of a bush is a woody shrub or group of shrubs.

(noun)

The shrubs planted in landscaping often near a fence or front door are an example of a bush.

See bush in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a woody plant having many stems branching out low instead of one main stem or trunk; shrub
a thicket of shrubs
anything resembling a bush; esp.,
1. a thickly furred tail
2. Slang a beard
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Origin: < Colonial Du bosch, bush
shrubby woodland or uncleared country, esp. wild or unsettled frontier country: usually with the
1. a branch of ivy as a symbol for wine, formerly used on tavern signboards
2. Obsolete a tavern

Origin: ME < OE busc (in place names) < WGmc *busk-; ME busk, bosk < ML boscus < Frank busk, of same WGmc orig.

intransitive verb

to grow thickly or spread out like a bush

transitive verb

to decorate, cover, or surround with bushes

adjective

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Origin: see bush league

Slang unprofessional, cheap, petty, etc.

noun

bushing

Origin: MDu busse, box < ML buxis: see box

transitive verb

to fit with a bushing

Bush, George (Herbert Walker) 1924-; 41st president of the U.S. (1989-93)
Bush, George W(alker) 1946-; 43d president of the U.S. (2001-): son of George
Bush, Vannevar 1890-1974; U.S. electrical engineer & administrator

See bush in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A low shrub with many branches.
A thick growth of shrubs; a thicket.
a. Land covered with dense vegetation or undergrowth.
b. Land remote from settlement: the Australian bush.
a. A shaggy mass, as of hair.
b. Vulgar Slang A growth of pubic hair.
A fox's tail.
a. Archaic A clump of ivy hung outside a tavern to indicate the availability of wine inside.
b. Obsolete A tavern.

verb bushed, bush·ing, bushes

verb, intransitive

To grow or branch out like a bush.
To extend in a bushy growth.

verb, transitive

To decorate, protect, or support with bushes.

adjective

Slang Bush-league; second-rate: “Reviewers here have tended to see in him a kind of bush D.H. Lawrence” (Saturday Review).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , partly from Old English busc

Origin: , partly from Old French bois, wood (of Germanic origin)

Origin: and partly of Scandinavian origin (akin to Danish busk)

Origin: . N., sense 3, possibly from Dutch bosch

transitive verb bushed, bush·ing, bush·es

To furnish or line with a bushing.

Origin:

Origin: From bush, bushing

Origin: , possibly alteration of Dutch bus, box

First Lady of the United States (1989-1993) as the wife of President George Bush. She has been active in promoting literacy.

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Barbara Bush

, George Herbert Walker Born 1924.

The 41st President of the United States (1989-1993). A former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1976-1977) and vice president (1981-1989) under Ronald Reagan, as president he initiated the Gulf War (1991) in response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait.

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George Bush

, George Walker Born 1946.

The 43rd president of the United States (2001-2009). A former oil company executive and governor of Texas (1994-2000), Bush defeated Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, losing the popular vote but winning a majority in the electoral college. His administration was marked by an American-led invasion of Afghanistan in response to al-Qaeda's terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, by the Iraq War, and by federal support of failed banks and insurance companies during a large-scale credit crisis.

, Laura Born 1946.

First Lady of the United States (2001-2009) as the wife of President George W. Bush. She has championed education causes and women's health issues.

, Vannevar 1890-1974.

American electrical engineer and physicist who designed (1928) the differential analyzer, an early computer, and directed the World War II effort to develop the first atomic bomb.

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