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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
Noun
Drape your bushes or door with webs and get plastic spiders to complete it. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026 Laikipia Plateau in Kenya is also ideal for the freedom and flexibility of a quad, as the winding bush tracks and dry riverbeds lead into ancient wilderness. — Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026 There, wisteria blooms on trellises, raspberries ripen on bushes, a cold-plunge pool commands sweeping views of downtown Manhattan—and a chicken coop looms in the corner. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 Neighbors told local news outlets that the victims ended up in their driveways, bushes and on the roads. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bush
  1. wrong
  2. countryside
  3. unacceptable
  4. outback
  5. poor
  6. country
  7. lame
  8. hinterland
Adjective
  • Pagan remains wrong, sophisticated argumentation notwithstanding.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The tech leaders warned about the risk of humans losing control of AI systems and of the systems getting into the wrong hands.
    — Jack Moore, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrong
Noun
  • Although the Nordics fell out of love with the south of Sweden when the Med started attracting the rich and famous in the 1970s, a small but mighty renaissance is taking place on the Swedish countryside and shores.
    — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Though the royal family didn’t post anything on social media, Meghan did—both the aforementioned Instagram Reel and an Instagram Story, which showed a clip of her and Harry taking a countryside drive with Harry in the driver’s seat.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of countryside
Adjective
  • Laying an egg against the Raiders in Year 3 of the Harbaugh era is unacceptable.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kip Dellinger Santa Monica The type of play by the Chargers on Sunday was completely unacceptable, lackluster and disappointing for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of unacceptable
Noun
  • In the sparsely populated Australian outback, help takes time to arrive.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • For a uniquely Australian experience, extend your trip inland with a stay at one of the region’s vast outback stations.
    — Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of outback
Adjective
  • Renovation will only yield temporary improvement unless the original cause of a poor-quality lawn is remedied.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The consequences of a poor performance in the takeaway department sets a very high standard for rookies, something that can only bode well for the future.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of poor
Noun
  • That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Subsequent intermittent attacks between the two countries have coincided with higher domestic gas prices due to disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of country
Adjective
  • As Trump slides toward lame-duck status, cleavages within the group and between it and traditional progressives are becoming more salient.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The next big issue for me was that Axl shimmied from side to side with an unusual snakelike move that struck me as effeminate and lame.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of lame
Noun
  • In any event, relocating an entertainment behemoth out of California, to some entertainment hinterland like those states, would be more complicated and certainly costly than staying put.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At the very least, regionalism marked a spatial recalibration in the literary imaginary, away from European metropoles and national capitals and toward rural hinterlands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hinterland

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