bush
[noun]
Synonyms:
- shrub, hedge, plant, shrubbery, thicket
- the bush: the wild, backwoods, brush, scrub, scrubland, woodland

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English Thesaurus: countryside, the country, landscape, scenery, wilderness, ...

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I. Bush, George
(1924–) the 41st President of the US (1989–93). He is remembered especially for promising before his election that he would not increase taxes, using the phrase ‘Read my lips – no new taxes’. But after he became President, he did in fact increase some taxes.

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II. Bush, George W.
(1946-) the 43rd President of the US (2000–2009). His second electionas President was disputed. He was sttongly criticized for the War in Iraq and for the way he dealt with Hurricane Katrina. He is the son of the former President George Bush.

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bush /bʊʃ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: bos, bosc 'wood']

1. a plant with many thin branches growing up from the ground ⇒ tree, shrub:
a rose bush
The child was hiding in the bushes.

2. the bush wild country that has not been cleared, especially in Australia or Africa

3. a bush of hair is a lot of thick untidy hair
⇒ beat about the bush at beat¹(14)

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bush
noun
I. plant
ADJ. gorse, rose, thorn, etc. | prickly, scrubby
QUANT. clump a large clump of rose bushes
VERB + BUSH plant | prune to prune the rose bushes
BUSH + VERB grow
PREP. among/in the ~es She was hiding in the bushes at the side of the lane.

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bush
II. wild land in Africa/Australia
ADJ. dense, thick | native hills that have become a wasteland after the removal of native bush
BUSH + NOUN fire
PREP. in/into the ~ going out into the bush

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countryside noun [uncountable] an area away from towns and cities, where there are fields, forests etc – used especially when talking about the natural beauty of this kind of area:
The walk takes you through some beautiful countryside.
The countryside changes in winter.
the country noun [singular] the area away from towns and cities, where there are fields, forests etc:
Tired of city life, they moved to the country.
I've always wanted to live in the country.
landscape noun [countable usually singular] a large area of countryside that you see from somewhere:
The house looks out over a peaceful rural landscape.
Adams is famous for his photographs of the American landscape.
scenery noun [uncountable] the natural features of part of a country, such as mountains, forests etc, especially when these are attractive:
New Zealand has some spectacular scenery.
wilderness noun [uncountable and countable] a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed:
Yukon is a vast wilderness of mountains, lakes, and forests.
the bush noun [singular] wild country that has not been cleared, especially in Australia or Africa:
The camp is popular with tourists wishing to experience the African bush.
rural adjective relating to the country:
People are moving away from rural areas.
rural communities

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bush
̈ɪbuʃ
See: beat about the bush , bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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