bush

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bush noun /ˈbɵʃ/ , /ˈbʉʃ/ , /ˈbʊʃ/ , [ˈbəʃ] , [ˈbɨ̞ʃ] , [ˈbɵʃ] , [ˈbʉʃ] , [ˈbʊʃ] , /~/
category of woody plant	struik, heester
pubic hair	bosje, schaamhaar

bush noun /ˈbɵʃ/ , /ˈbʉʃ/ , /ˈbʊʃ/ , [ˈbəʃ] , [ˈbɨ̞ʃ] , [ˈbɵʃ] , [ˈbʉʃ] , [ˈbʊʃ] , /~/
remote undeveloped and uncultivated rural area	bush

bushed adjective /bʊʃt/
very tired; exhausted	bekaf, doodmoe, uitgeput

bushing noun /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/
electrical engineering: lining to insulate and protect	prestatie
mechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction	kussentje

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: beter een vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht, beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht
devil-in-the-bush: juffertje-in-'t-groen
burning bush: brandende braamstruik, brandende doornstruik
butterfly bush: kansenboom
good wine needs no bush: goede wijn behoeft geen krans
creosote bush: kreosootstruik
bush rose: struikroos
beating around bush: gedraai
redcurrant bush: aalbessenstruik

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