noun
    
    plural bushes
    
    [count] :a plant that has stems of wood and is smaller than a tree
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a thick growth of hair or fur
    
    
    
    the bush :a large area (such as in Australia or Africa) that has not been cleared and that is not used for farming
    
    
    
    a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    
    
    
    beat around the bush
    
    or Brit beat about the bush
    
    to avoid saying something by talking about other things