the bush
noun
: a large area (such as in Australia or Africa) that has not been cleared and that is not used for farming
She recently spent several weeks in the bush.
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The guide begins pointing to something in the bush, right at the base of the tree trunk.
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Families experience so much personality, especially when partaking in the free Warriors Academy day in the life experience, which includes instruction in throwing a spear, shooting a bow and arrow, making fire in the bush, and visiting a local village.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
Her detailed attention to the environment—the smell of the sea at low tide, the sound of dingoes outside a cave, the feel of trudging through spinifex in the bush—grounds the book in a strong sense of place.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Jake Paul Claims His Father Would Physically Abuse Him: 'My Dad Would Slap the S--t Out of Me'
Logan didn't beat around the bush when recollecting his past interactions with his dad.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Families experience so much personality, especially when partaking in the free Warriors Academy day in the life experience, which includes instruction in throwing a spear, shooting a bow and arrow, making fire in the bush, and visiting a local village.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025
Her detailed attention to the environment—the smell of the sea at low tide, the sound of dingoes outside a cave, the feel of trudging through spinifex in the bush—grounds the book in a strong sense of place.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Jake Paul Claims His Father Would Physically Abuse Him: 'My Dad Would Slap the S--t Out of Me'
Logan didn't beat around the bush when recollecting his past interactions with his dad.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bush
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“The bush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bush. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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