bush
gb/bˈʊʃ/ us/bˈʊʃ/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1200
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
A low, dense plant or shrub
A plant that is short and has many small branches and leaves close together.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a [adjective] bush
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bush' with 'tree', but a bush is shorter and has many stems from the base.
Visawe
shrub (More formal or technical term for a small to medium-sized woody plant.)
Vinyume
tree (A woody plant that is typically taller with a single main stem.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
rose bush
|hedge bush
|bush trimming
|thick bush
|under the bush
Mada
nature
|gardening
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The rabbit hid under the bush.
- She planted a rose bush in the garden.
- We had to cut back the overgrown bushes along the path.
- A bird's nest was hidden deep inside the bush.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The cat is under the bush.
- There is a small bush in the yard.
- I see a bird in the bush.
- We have green bushes near the house.
Nomino
B1
entity
2
Wild or rural undeveloped land
Land with many wild plants and few or no buildings.
Muundo wa matumizi:
in the bush
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this with 'forest'. Bush can include open scrubland, not just dense trees.
Visawe
wilderness (Implies an even more remote and untouched area than 'bush'.)
Vinyume
city (An urban area with many buildings and people.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
out in the bush
|bush track
|bush country
|deep in the bush
Mada
geography
|travel
|nature
Mifano
- They went camping deep in the bush.
- The village is located on the edge of the bush.
- Bush fires can spread quickly in dry seasons.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- We walked in the bush.
- He lives in the bush far from town.
- There are many animals in the bush.
Kitenzi
informal
B2
action
3
Push through plants while moving
To walk through plants and push them away to move forward.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to bush through [vegetation]
Visawe
push through (More general; not limited to plants.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
bush through
|bush your way
Mada
nature
|travel
Mifano
- We bushed our way through the undergrowth.
- He had to bush through thick shrubs to reach the cabin.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- We bushed through the plants.
- He bushed through to find the road.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
bush
IPA
GB/bˈʊʃ/
US/bˈʊʃ/
Silabi na mkazo
bush (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (bush)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: bush
- Plural: bush, bushes
Familia ya neno
Forms
bushes
noun
Core family
bushy
adjective
Related words
bushfire
noun
bushland
noun
Semi
beat the bushes
1/bˈit ðə bˈʊʃɪz/
idiom
informal
Search very thoroughly
To look everywhere for something or someone.
Mifano
- The police are beating the bushes for clues.
- We beat the bushes trying to find a good restaurant.
out in the bush
1/ˈaʊt ˈɪn ðə bˈʊʃ/
fixed phrase
In rural wild land
Far from towns and cities, in wild land with few people.
Mifano
- They live out in the bush, hours from the nearest store.
- I spent a week out in the bush with no phone signal.
beat around the bush
1/bˈit ɚˈaʊnd ðə bˈʊʃ/
idiom
informal
Avoid direct topic discussion
To talk about other things instead of saying what is important or true.
Mifano
- Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
- She never answers directly; she always beats around the bush.