bush

[boosh] / bʊʃ /

NOUN

shrubs; woodland

Synonyms

STRONG

backwoods bramble briar brush chaparral creeper forest hedge hinterland jungle outback plant scrub scrubland shrubbery thicket vine wilderness

WEAK

backcountry boscage the wild

Example Sentences

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Bandits tend to live in cattle camps deep in the bush.

From BBC

"It was the parents that went to the bush."

From Barron's

The court heard he was found lying on the ground next to a bush smelling strongly of fuel.

From BBC

Garden volunteers said they collected the phones from bushes and flowerbeds and handed them to their owners or the police.

From BBC

"We run from one bush to another, from one house to another, from one street to another," says Vitsik.

From BBC