adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland:/ˈbʉʃe/
Northern-Ireland, Scotland:/-ʃɪ/
Northern-Ireland, Scotland:/-ʃi/
rhymes with -ʊʃi
CMU ARPABET:B UH1 SH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the bushy tail of a squirrel
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Growing thickly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
bushy eyebrows
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of bushie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bushy locks
a shaggy beard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bush Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bushy From bush + -y.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.