bush

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from Middle English) .
  2. Noun.  (horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; ''a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category''.
  3. Noun.  (slang) A person's pubic hair, ''especially'' a woman's; ''loosely'', a woman's vulva.
  4. Noun.  (archaic) : A tavern or wine merchant.
  5. Noun.  (context, often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
  6. Adjective.  The Australian use of the noun "bush", used attributively.
  7. Adverb.  (Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.
  8. Adjective.  (colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
  9. Noun.  (baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior".
  10. Noun.  A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal (also bushing).
  11. Noun.  A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod stand.

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