n.
Pronunciation: ' bu ̇ sh
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German busc forest
Date: 14th century
1 a : SHRUB especially : a low densely branched shrub b : a close thicket of shrubs suggesting a single plant
2 : a large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usually scrub-covered or forested : WILDERNESS ― usually used with the
3 a archaic : a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale b obsolete : TAVERN c : ADVERTISING <good wine needs no bush ― Shakespeare>
4 : a bushy tuft or mass <a bush of hair> especially : 2 BRUSH 2A
5 : MINOR LEAGUE ― usually used in plural <spent ten years in the bush es >