English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bushing (n.)

A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.

Bushing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bush

Bushless (a.)

Free from bushes; bare.

Bushman (n.)

A woodsman; a settler in the bush.

Bushman (n.)

One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people.

Bushmen (pl. )

of Bushman

Bushment (n.)

An ambuscade.

Bushment (n.)

A thicket; a cluster of bushes.

Bushranger (n.)

One who roams, or hides, among the bushes; especially, in Australia, an escaped criminal living in the bush.

Bushwhacker (n.)

One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes.

Bushwhacker (n.)

A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers.

Bushwhacking (n.)

Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream.

Bushwhacking (n.)

The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers.

Bushy (a.)

Thick and spreading, like a bush.

Bushy (a.)

Full of bushes; overgrowing with shrubs.

Busied (imp. & p. p.)

of Busy

Busily (adv.)

In a busy manner.

Business (n.)

The position, distribution, and order of persons and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by the stage manager in rehearsal.

Business (n.)

Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a profession.

Business (n.)

Care; anxiety; diligence.