English

Noun

bush (countable and uncountable, plural bushes)

1. (countable) A horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant that is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height; usually less than 6m tall.
2. (uncountable) The countryside area of Australia that is neither arid nor remote enough to constitute the outback , and that can include areas of natural flora even within conurbations; naturally forested areas in New Zealand.
3. (countable, coarse slang) The pubic hair of a woman.
4. (archaic) a tavern
5. a thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal (also bushing )
6. a mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod

Synonyms

• (plant): shrub

Translations

woody plant

countryside in Australia and New Zealand

slang: public hair of a woman

slang: vulva of a woman

slang: sexual intercourse with a woman

Derived terms

• bushbaby
• bushman
• bushmeat
• bushwhacker
• bushy
• beat about the bush, beat around the bush

See also

• Alaskan bush