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bush
bush / boŏsh/ • n. a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length: a rose bush. ∎ a thing resembling such a shrub, esp. a clump of thick hair or fur: a childish face with a bush of bright hair. ∎ vulgar slang a person's pubic hair, esp. that of a woman. ∎ (the bush) (esp. in Australia, Africa, and Canada) wild or uncultivated country: they have to spend a night camping in the bush. • v. [intr.] spread out into a thick clump: her hair bushed out like a halo. |
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"bush." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bush." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bush005.html "bush." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bush005.html |
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bush1 shrub XIII. Early forms are buss(ch)e, boisshe, buysche, pointing to an OE. *bysċ; beside this, in northern and eastern areas there was a form busk (XIII) — ON. buski. There were also ME. forms with -o-, viz. bosk (XIII), surviving dial., beside bosh, bossche (XIV–XV); these were perh. — OF. bos(c), vars. of bois wood.
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T. F. HOAD. "bush." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bush." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bush.html T. F. HOAD. "bush." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bush.html |
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bush wild or uncultivated country (the bush), especially in Australia or Africa (see also, Sydney of Chancery).
bush telegraph an informal network by means of which information is conveyed in remote areas; the term is originally Australian, and refers to bushrangers' confederates who disseminated intelligence as to the movements of the police. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bush." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bush." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-bush.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "bush." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-bush.html |
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Bushbushes collectively, a cluster of shrubs; a brush-like mass such as foliage or feathers, woodland, or rural countryside collectively, as contrasted with the town. See also brush. Examples: bush of broom, 1670; of ivy (used as inn sign); of ostrich feathers, 1530; of spears, 1513; of thorns; of wood, 1639. |
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"Bush." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bush." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300194.html "Bush." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300194.html |
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1. Wilderness or uncleared land, contrasted with cultivated and settled land. 2. An Australian term for forest. 3. A shrub. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "bush." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "bush." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-bush.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "bush." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-bush.html |
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bush2 metal lining of a hole, etc. XV. — MDu. busse (Du. bus) bush of a wheel (see BOX2).
Hence bush vb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "bush." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bush." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bush1.html T. F. HOAD. "bush." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bush1.html |
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bush Wilderness or uncleared land, as contrasted with cultivated and settled land.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "bush." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "bush." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-bush.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "bush." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-bush.html |
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bush
•bush, Hindu Kush, kurus, mush, push, whoosh, woosh
•shadbush • ambush • spicebush
•saltbush • kiddush • cush-cush
•bell push
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"bush." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bush." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bush.html "bush." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bush.html |
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