Bush
11bush — [buʃ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: bos, bosc wood ] 1.) a plant with many thin branches growing up from the ground →↑tree, shrub ↑shrub ▪ a rose bush ▪ The child was hiding in the bushes. 2.) …
12Bush — Bush, v. t. To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole. [1913 Webster] …
13Bush — Bush, George Herbert (1924 ) the 41st President of the US (1989 93) Bush 2 Bush, George W. (1946 ) the 43rd President of the US (2000 ). He is the son of the former President George Bush …
14bush|el — bush|el1 «BUSH uhl», noun. 1. a measure for grain, fruit, vegetables, and other dry things. It is equal to 4 pecks or 32 quarts or 35.2383 liters. 2. a container that holds a bushel. 3. the weight of a bushel. Abbr: bu. 4. Informal. an… …
15Bush — (b[.u]sh), v. i. To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. The bushing alders. Pope. [1913 Webster] …
16bush — [ buʃ ] noun ** 1. ) count a plant that is smaller than a tree and has many thin branches growing close together: a holly/rose/blackberry bush 2. ) the bush areas in hot countries like Australia and Africa that are not used for growing crops.… …
17Bush — Bush, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 257 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.460591 sq. miles (1.192925 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005600 sq. miles (0.014505 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.466191 sq. miles (1.207430 sq.… …
18Bush, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 257 Housing Units (2000): 116 Land area (2000): 0.460591 sq. miles (1.192925 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005600 sq. miles (0.014505 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.466191 sq. miles (1.207430 sq. km) FIPS… …
19bush — (n.) many stemmed woody plant, O.E. bysc, from W.Gmc. *busk bush, thicket (Cf. Du. bos, Ger. Busch). Influenced by or combined with cognate words from Scandinavian (Cf. Dan. busk) and O.Fr. (busche firewood, apparently of Frankish origin), and… …
20bush — Ⅰ. bush [1] ► NOUN 1) a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length. 2) (the bush) (in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country. 3) vulgar slang a woman s pubic hair. ► VERB ▪ spread out into a thick clump …
