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Word: Bush
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French bos, bosc, variants of bois ‘wood’, reinforced by Old Norse buski, of Germanic origin and related to Dutch bos and German Busch. The sense ‘uncultivated country’ is probably directly from Dutch bos
bʊʃ
a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length
Short Definition:shrub or clump of shrubs
Examples:- a rose bush
(especially in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country
Short Definition:wild or uncultivated country
Examples:- they have to spend a night camping in the bush
a luxuriant growth of thick hair or fur
Short Definition:growth of hair or fur
Examples:- a childish face with a bush of bright hair
Word: Bush
Speech Type: Verb
bʊʃ
spread out into a thick clump
Short Definition:spread out in thick clump
Examples:- her hair bushed out like a halo
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