English
Noun
bush (countable and uncountable, plural bushes)
- (countable) A horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant that is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height; usually less than 6m tall.
- (uncountable) The countryside area of Australia that is neither arid nor remote enough to constitute the outback , and that can include areas of natural flora even within conurbations; naturally forested areas in New Zealand.
- (countable, coarse slang) The pubic hair of a woman.
- (archaic) a tavern
- a thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal (also bushing )
- a mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod
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Translations
woody plant
- Danish: busk
- Dutch: struik , heester
- Finnish: pensas , puska
- French: buisson m, arbrisseau m
- German: Strauch m
- Italian: arbusto m
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- Polish: krzak 'm', krzew 'm'
- Spanish: arbusto m
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countryside in Australia and New Zealand
slang: public hair of a woman
slang: vulva of a woman
slang: sexual intercourse with a woman
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