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bush

куст

Meaning of bush

low woody plant

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EN-UK/ˈbʊʃ/
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bush with Russian translation

bush usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Небольшой куст рос рядом с садовым забором.

A small bush grew beside the garden fence.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она подстригла куст, чтобы тропинка была свободна.

She trimmed the bush to keep the path clear.

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bush belongs to the topic "Garden and Plants". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

bushкуст
messбеспорядок
trashмусор
toolинструмент
sinkраковина
wipeпротирать
turn onвключать

bush synonyms

Related words worth learning together

shrub
much like 'bush' but slightly more formal and used in gardening contexts
hedge
a row or line of bushes planted as a boundary or screen; more specific than 'bush'
thicket
a dense group of bushes or small trees; emphasizes thickness and impenetrability
scrub
low, stunted vegetation or bushes; often wild or uncultivated
brush
dense low vegetation; in US often called 'the brush' meaning undergrowth
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🇬🇧en

much like 'bush' but slightly more formal and used in gardening contexts

A1Often

The garden is full of low flowering shrubs.

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hedge

a row or line of bushes planted as a boundary or screen; more specific than 'bush'

A1Often

They trimmed the hedge along the driveway.

T
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thicket

a dense group of bushes or small trees; emphasizes thickness and impenetrability

A2Rarely

They found a path through the thicket.

🇬🇧en

low, stunted vegetation or bushes; often wild or uncultivated

A2Often

The land was covered in dry scrub after the fire.

🇬🇧en

dense low vegetation; in US often called 'the brush' meaning undergrowth

A2Often

The hikers pushed through thick brush.

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shrubbery

an area planted with shrubs; a collective or formal term for a group of bushes

A2Rarely

The path wound through the shrubbery.

U
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undergrowth

the layer of plants growing beneath trees in a forest; ground-level vegetation rather than single bushes

A2Often

We had to clear some undergrowth to make a path.

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bush meaning: what does it mean?

low woody plant

bush pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

bush is pronounced as /ˈbʊʃ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

bush definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

A small bush grew beside the garden fence. Translation: Небольшой куст рос рядом с садовым забором.

Is bush part of Plant Basics vocabulary?

Yes, bush (куст) can be learned in the Plant Basics topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is bush part of Garden and plants vocabulary?

Yes, bush (куст) can be learned in the Garden and plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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