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adjective

Definition of bushnext
as in wrong
falling short of a standard a hopelessly bush effort at creating a romantic comedy

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bush

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noun

ˈbu̇sh How to pronounce bush (audio)
as in countryside
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country a guide who specializes in taking adventurous tourists through the bush

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Recent Examples of bush
Adjective
The handy device is designed with a tri-bush system, complete with side brushes, channel brushes, and a multi-surface brushroll that work in tandem to pick up all the dirt, hair, and dander scattered around the house. — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2022
Noun
At one point, Meghan takes Waters into what may or may not be her own garden to pick some lettuce, and encourages the chef to hug one of her rosemary bushes. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025 The animal could flee into a bush or pond and suffer a slow death. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bush
  1. wrong
  2. countryside
  3. unacceptable
  4. outback
  5. lame
  6. country
  7. poor
  8. hinterland
Adjective
  • In the case of the Ruscha photographs, computer vision was simply wrong.
    — Sonja Drimmer, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, advocates are watching closely, concerned that the wrong move could result in a fallout that decimates Connecticut’s paltry infant and toddler care system, supports too-few households, or depends on a source of money that is vulnerable to shifting economic winds.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of wrong
Noun
  • The Texas Department of Transportation is spending $540 million to widen and revamp stretches of I-20 and I-30 linking Fort Worth and Weatherford — a yearslong project that promises eased traffic, if not the preservation of remaining countryside.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The surrounding area is great for biking, hiking, and anyone else who needs a dose of medicine in the form of expansive countryside.
    — Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of countryside
Adjective
  • Forcing Americans and small independent American companies to rely on those same tools is an unacceptable outcome of domestic legislation.
    — Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Defense stocks were once considered socially unacceptable investments, but fund managers are slowly changing tack as the sector has rallied in recent years.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of unacceptable
Noun
  • Finding escaped marsupials in the vast Australian outback may sound much harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Take the story of the longest living trapdoor spider, who survived in the Australian outback to the ripe age of 43.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of outback
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Definition of lame
Noun
  • Both cases have made the coastal labels a competitive spot for country talent.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The bigger impact is likely to be from consumers in other countries who decide not to buy American goods as a protest against U.S. tariff policy.
    — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of country
Adjective
  • There’s a real debate to be had about what responsibility better-off neighborhoods like Hyde Park have to help solve humanitarian problems that often are laid at the feet of poorer areas.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The strong United cohort, almost entirely comprised of dominant sides under Ferguson, has not shied away from criticising the club, players and managers when results have been poor.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of poor
Noun
  • To anyone who has toured wineries in Tuscany, the setting rings of the Italian hinterland.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Vance and his wife Usha visited an American military base in Greenland’s remote icy hinterland after the Second Lady scaled back plans for a more public-facing trip that sparked outrage among local officials and ordinary people.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of hinterland

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