bush
- Proper noun. (surname, from Middle English) .
- 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''.
- Noun. (slang) A person's pubic hair, ''especially'' a woman's; ''loosely'', a woman's vulva.
- Noun. (archaic) : A tavern or wine merchant.
- Noun. (context, often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
- Adjective. The Australian use of the noun "bush", used attributively.
- Adverb. (Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.
- Adjective. (colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.
- Noun. (baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior".
- Noun. A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal (also bushing).
- 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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