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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Bush
     in which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Ex. 3:2;
     Acts 7:30). It is difficult to say what particular kind of plant
     or bush is here meant. Probably it was the mimosa or acacia. The
     words "in the bush" in Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37, mean "in the
     passage or paragraph on the bush;" i.e., in Ex. 3.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Bush, IL (village, FIPS 10084)
    Location: 37.84190 N, 89.12976 W
    Population (1990): 351 (149 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Bush, KY
    Zip code(s): 40724
  Bush, LA
    Zip code(s): 70431

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bush \Bush\ (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk;
     akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr,
     b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus,
     buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF.
     bos. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain;
     if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. box a
     case. Cf. Ambush, Boscage, Bouquet, Box a case.]
     1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild
        forest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the
           Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In
           this sense it is extensively used in the British
           colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also
           in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the
           bush.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near
        the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling
              flowers.                              --Gascoigne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,
        bushes to support pea vines.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to
        Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern
        sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern
        itself.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is
              true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To beat about the bush, to approach anything in a
        round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a
        metaphor taken from hunting.
  
     Bush bean (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and
        requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus).
        See Bean, 1.
  
     Bush buck, or Bush goat (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful South
        African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus); -- so called
        because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is
        also applied to other species.
  
     Bush cat (Zo["o]l.), the serval. See Serval.
  
     Bush chat (Zo["o]l.), a bird of the genus Pratincola, of
        the Thrush family.
  
     Bush dog. (Zo["o]l.) See Potto.
  
     Bush hammer. See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary.
  
     Bush harrow (Agric.) See under Harrow.
  
     Bush hog (Zo["o]l.), a South African wild hog
        ({Potamoch[oe]rus Africanus); -- called also bush pig,
        and water hog.
  
     Bush+master+(Zo["o]l.),+a+venomous+snake+({Lachesis+mutus" rel="nofollow">Bush master (Zo["o]l.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus)
        of Guinea; -- called also surucucu.
  
     Bush pea (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.
        
  
     Bush shrike (Zo["o]l.), a bird of the genus Thamnophilus,
        and allied genera; -- called also batarg. Many species
        inhabit tropical America.
  
     Bush tit (Zo["o]l.), a small bird of the genus
        Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. Psaltriparus
        minimus inhabits California.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bush \Bush\, n. [D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to
     plug.]
     1. (Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble
        or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part
        of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.
        --Knight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In the larger machines, such a piece is called a box,
           particularly in the United States.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Gun.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through
        which the venthole is bored. --Farrow.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bush \Bush\, v. t.
     To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bush \Bush\ (b[.u]sh), v. i.
     To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. ``The bushing
     alders.'' --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bush \Bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bushed (b[.u]sht); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Bushing.]
     1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush
        peas.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown;
        to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to
        bush seeds into the ground.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bush \Bush\, n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to
     D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, Dan.
     busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc,
     It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether the
     LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL., it
     is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf. Ambush,
     Boscage, Bouquet, Box a case.]
     1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild
        forest.
  
     Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the
           Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In
           this sense it is extensively used in the British
           colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also
           in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the
           bush.
  
     2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near
        the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.
  
              To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling
              flowers.                              --Gascoigne.
  
     3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,
        bushes to support pea vines.
  
     4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to
        Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern
        sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern
        itself.
  
              If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is
              true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.
  
     5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.
  
     To beat about the bush, to approach anything in a
        round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a
        metaphor taken from hunting.
  
     Bush bean (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and
        requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris, variety
        nanus). See Bean, 1.
  
     Bush buck, or Bush goat (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful South
        African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus); -- so called
        because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is
        also applied to other species.
  
     Bush cat (Zo["o]l.), the serval. See Serval.
  
     Bush chat (Zo["o]l.), a bird of the genus Pratincola, of
        the Thrush family.
  
     Bush dog. (Zo["o]l.) See Potto.
  
     Bush hammer. See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary.
  
     Bush harrow (Agric.) See under Harrow.
  
     Bush hog (Zo["o]l.), a South African wild hog
        ({Potamoch[oe]rus Africanus); -- called also bush pig,
        and water hog.
  
     Bush+master+(Zo["o]l.),+a+venomous+snake+({Lachesis+mutus" rel="nofollow">Bush master (Zo["o]l.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus)
        of Guinea; -- called also surucucu.
  
     Bush pea (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.
        
  
     Bush shrike (Zo["o]l.), a bird of the genus Thamnophilus,
        and allied genera; -- called also batarg. Many species
        inhabit tropical America.
  
     Bush tit (Zo["o]l.), a small bird of the genus
        Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. P. minimus
        inhabits California.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bush \Bush\, v. t.
     To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bush \Bush\, v. i.
     To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. ``The bushing
     alders.'' --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bush \Bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bushed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Bushing.]
     1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush
        peas.
  
     2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown;
        to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to
        bush seeds into the ground.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bush \Bush\, n. [D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to
     plug.]
     1. (Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble
        or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part
        of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.
        --Knight.
  
     Note: In the larger machines, such a piece is called a box,
           particularly in the United States.
  
     2. (Gun.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through
        which the venthole is bored. --Farrow.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  bush
       adj : not of the highest quality or sophistication [syn: bush-league]
       n 1: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major
            branches [syn: shrub]
       2: a large wilderness area
       3: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn:
           scrub, chaparral]
       4: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert
          Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: George Bush, George W.
          Bush, George Walker Bush, President Bush, President
          George W. Bush, Dubyuh, Dubya]
       5: United States electrical engineer who designed an early
          analogue computer and who led the scientific program of
          the United States during World War II (1890-1974) [syn: Vannevar
          Bush]
       6: Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United
          States (born in 1924) [syn: George Bush, George H.W.
          Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush]
       7: hair growing in the pubic area [syn: pubic hair, crotch
          hair]
       v : provide with a bushing

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bush
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο θάμνος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bush
     Aromanian n.
     fist
     Burushaski n.
     cat
     n.
     (lb en horticulture) 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''.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A tavern or wine merchant.
     adv.
     (lb en Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.
     n.
     1 (lb en often with "the") Tracts of land covered in
  natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated.
     2 # (lb en Australia) The countryside area of Australia that is less
  arid and less remote than the outback; ''loosely'', areas of natural
  flora even within conurbations.
     3 # (lb en New Zealand) An area of New Zealand covered in forest,
  ''especially'' native forest.
     4 # (lb en Canadian) The wild forested areas of Canada; upcountry.
     5 (lb en Canadian) A woodlot or bluff#English-small_wood on a farm.
     a.
     (lb en colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
     n.
     (lb en baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league
  behavior"
     n.
     1 A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal.
     2 A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw
  thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod
  stand.
     3 A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole
  is bored.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish with a bush or lining; to line.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Bush
     n.
     1 (surname en from=Middle English).
     2 # (w: George H. W. Bush), 41st president of the United States from
  1989 to 1993
     3 # (w: George W. Bush), 43rd president of the United States from
  2001 to 2009

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  bush
     n.
     (lb en horticulture) 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''.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A tavern or wine merchant.
     adv.
     (lb en Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.
     n.
     1 (lb en often with "the") Tracts of land covered in
  natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated.
     2 # (lb en Australia) The countryside area of Australia that is less
  arid and less remote than the outback; ''loosely'', areas of natural
  flora even within conurbations.
     3 # (lb en New Zealand) An area of New Zealand covered in forest,
  ''especially'' native forest.
     4 # (lb en Canadian) The wild forested areas of Canada; upcountry.
     5 (lb en Canadian) A woodlot or bluff#English-small_wood on a farm.
     a.
     (lb en colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
     n.
     (lb en baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league
  behavior"
     n.
     1 A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal.
     2 A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw
  thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod
  stand.
     3 A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole
  is bored.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish with a bush or lining; to line.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Bush
     n.
     1 (surname en from=Middle English).
     2 # (w: George H. W. Bush), 41st president of the United States from
  1989 to 1993
     3 # (w: George W. Bush), 43rd president of the United States from
  2001 to 2009

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  bush
     Middle English n.
     bush (low-lying plant)
     n.
     (lb en horticulture) 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''.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A tavern or wine merchant.
     adv.
     (lb en Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.
     n.
     1 (lb en often with "the") Tracts of land covered in
  natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated.
     2 # (lb en Australia) The countryside area of Australia that is less
  arid and less remote than the outback; ''loosely'', areas of natural
  flora even within conurbations.
     3 # (lb en New Zealand) An area of New Zealand covered in forest,
  ''especially'' native forest.
     4 # (lb en Canadian) The wild forested areas of Canada; upcountry.
     5 (lb en Canadian) A woodlot or bluff#English-small_wood on a farm.
     a.
     (lb en colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
     n.
     (lb en baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league
  behavior"
     n.
     1 A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal.
     2 A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw
  thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod
  stand.
     3 A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole
  is bored.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish with a bush or lining; to line.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Bush
     n.
     1 (surname en from=Middle English).
     2 # (w: George H. W. Bush), 41st president of the United States from
  1989 to 1993
     3 # (w: George W. Bush), 43rd president of the United States from
  2001 to 2009

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  bush
     n.
     (lb en horticulture) 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''.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
     n.
     (lb en archaic) A tavern or wine merchant.
     adv.
     (lb en Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.
     n.
     1 (lb en often with "the") Tracts of land covered in
  natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated.
     2 # (lb en Australia) The countryside area of Australia that is less
  arid and less remote than the outback; ''loosely'', areas of natural
  flora even within conurbations.
     3 # (lb en New Zealand) An area of New Zealand covered in forest,
  ''especially'' native forest.
     4 # (lb en Canadian) The wild forested areas of Canada; upcountry.
     5 (lb en Canadian) A woodlot or bluff#English-small_wood on a farm.
     a.
     (lb en colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
     n.
     (lb en baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league
  behavior"
     n.
     1 A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal.
     2 A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw
  thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod
  stand.
     3 A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole
  is bored.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To furnish with a bush or lining; to line.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Bush
     n.
     1 (surname en from=Middle English).
     2 # (w: George H. W. Bush), 41st president of the United States from
  1989 to 1993
     3 # (w: George W. Bush), 43rd president of the United States from
  2001 to 2009

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bush
     Englanti n.
     1 pensas, pensaikko
     2 (yhteys slangi k=en) puska (häpykarvoitus)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bush
     Engelska n.
     (tagg botanik språk=en) buske

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Bush
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=efternamn språk=en) ett efternamn

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  bush /bˈʊʃ/
  struik

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Bush /bˈʊʃ/
  بوش

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Bush //bʊʃ// 
  Буш
  surname

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  bush //bʊʃ// 
  1. храст
  category of woody plant
  2. катеричка
  pubic hair