bush

Definition

  • noun: a plant that has stems of wood and is smaller than a tree
  • noun: a low densely branched shrub
  • usually used with 'the'
  • synonyms: shrub

Examples

  • Stop 'beating around the bush' and tell me why you're here.

  • The 'bushes' [='shrubs'] in my yard need to be trimmed.

  • She recently spent several weeks in 'the bush'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And l'm in my Ferrari, man, $ Ferrari, and my wife says, ''Oh!'' l say, ''No, dear, please, wait, not here. No, not in the Ferrari, please.'' And l pull over. We go in the bushes, we go in the bushes, but no, not in the car, dear. She's ''Oh, Bill, can l...'' Hold everything. l'll get you there. (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself