Bush commonly refers to:
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Shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
, a small or medium woody plant
Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to:
People
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Bush (surname) The surname Bush is an English surname, derived from either the Old English word "busc" or the Old Norse "buskr," both of which mean "bush," a shrub.
Variations on the English spelling "Bush" include: Bushe, Bosch, Boush, Boushe, Busch, Bussche, ...
, including any of several people with that name
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Bush family
The Bush family is an American dynastic family that is prominent in the fields of American politics, news, sports, entertainment, and business. They were the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, and w ...
, a prominent American family that includes:
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George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
(1924–2018), former president of the United States
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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
(born 1946), former president of the United States and son of George H. W. Bush
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Jeb Bush
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush a ...
(born 1953), former governor of Florida and candidate for US president
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Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush ( ; March 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974) was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator, who during World War II headed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), through which almost all wartime ...
(1890–1974), American engineer, inventor and science administrator
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Kate Bush
Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights (song), Wuthering Heights", ...
(born 1958), British singer, songwriter, pianist, dancer, and record producer
Places
United States
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Bush, Illinois
Bush is a village in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 257.
History
Bush was founded in 1902 and named for Benjamin Franklin Bush (1860–1927), a railroad and mining official who ...
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Bush, Louisiana
Bush is an unincorporated community in northeastern St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. Bush is on Louisiana Highway 21 south of Sun. It is part of the New Orleans– Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. Highway 21 cr ...
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Bush, Washington
Bush is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The community is east of the Olympia Regional Airport and southeast of the city of Tumwater, Washington, Tum ...
* Bush, former name of the
Ralph Waldo Emerson House
The Ralph Waldo Emerson House is a house museum located at 18 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, Massachusetts, and a National Historic Landmark for its associations with American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. He and his family named the home Bush. ...
in Concord, Massachusetts
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The Bush (Alaska)
*"The Bush," a small neighborhood within Chicago's community area of
South Chicago
South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois.
This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown. ...
Elsewhere
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Bush, Cornwall
Bush is a hamlet in the parish of Bude-Stratton, Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people ...
, a hamlet in England
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Bush Island (Nunavut)
Bush Island is a small, remote island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Hudson Strait, off the north end of Killiniq Island, separated by Port Harvey, a small bay. It measures long and wide. The elevation is approxi ...
, Canada
* Bush, a part of the
Manawatū-Whanganui
Manawatū-Whanganui (; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Manawat ...
region, North Island, New Zealand
Brands
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Bush (automobile)
The Bush was a mail-order car made by the Bush Motor Company of Chicago from 1916 to 1924. Bush Motors did no manufacturing but bought in cars from other makers. Lycoming and Continental motors were often used for the 4- and 6-cylinder versions of ...
, an early American car company
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Bush (brand)
Bush is a British consumer electronics brand owned by Sainsbury's, J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury's), the parent company of the retailer Argos (retailer), Argos. The former Bush company is one of the most famous manufacturers of early British Recei ...
, in British electronics
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Bush Brothers and Company
Bush Brothers and Company is a family-owned corporation best known for its Bush's Best brand canned baked beans. The company produces approximately 80 percent of the canned baked beans consumed in the United States, representing estimated annual s ...
, a food company commonly known as "Bush's"
* Bush, a Belgian beer made by
Dubuisson Brewery
The Dubuisson Brewery (Brasserie Dubuisson Frères) is a Belgian family brewery founded in 1769 in Pipaix, province of Hainaut. They brew one of the strongest beers in Belgium, the ''Bush Ambrée'' at 12% ABV.http://www.br-dubuisson.com Brewery ...
Film
*''Bush'', the working title of 2008 film ''
W.''
*''Bush'', the working title of 2019 film ''
The Gentlemen''
Music
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Bush (British band)
Bush are an English rock band formed in London, England in 1992. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz, and drummer Nik Hughes.
In 1994, Bush fou ...
, a rock band formed in London in 1992
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Bush (Canadian band)
Bush was an early 1970s Canadian rock band. It evolved from the club act Mandala, which had a minor Canadian hit with the song "Love-Itis".
Bush consisted of ex-Mandala bandmates Domenic Troiano (vocals, guitar), Roy Kenner (vocals), Hugh Sulli ...
, a Canadian rock band in the early 1970s, and their self-titled album from 1970
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''Bush'' (album), by Snoop Dogg, 2015
* "Bushes", a song from 1 Giant Leap's 2002
self-titled album
Other uses
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The bush
"The bush" is a term mostly used in the English vernacular of Australia and New Zealand where it is largely synonymous with '' backwoods'' or ''hinterland'', referring to a natural undeveloped area. The fauna and flora contained within this a ...
, a term for a natural undeveloped area
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Bushing (disambiguation)
Bushing may refer to:
*Bushing (bearing), a type of plain bearing
*Bushing (electrical), an insulated device that allows a conductor to pass through a grounded conducting barrier
*Bushing (isolator), a mechanical device used to reduce vibrational ...
, or bush, a term for several types of mechanical and electrical fittings
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USS ''Bush'', several ships with the name
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Bush Rugby Football Union
The Bush Rugby Football Union is a former provincial rugby union team from New Zealand, existing between 1890 and 1971.
The union was formed on 19 April 1890 at Pahiatua by the Pahiatua, Woodville and Eketahuna rugby football clubs. The origin ...
, or simply Bush, a former team, now combined with Wairarapa
* Slang term for (untrimmed)
pubic hair
Pubic hair is terminal body hair that is found in the genital area of adolescent and adult humans. The hair is located on and around the sex organs and sometimes at the top of the inside of the thighs. In the pubic region around the pubis bon ...
See also
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Bush House (disambiguation) Bush House may refer to:
;in Britain
* Bush House, Grade II listed building located in the Strand Campus of King's College London, London
* Arnolfini, known also as Bush House, Bristol
* Bush House near Penicuik, home to the Edinburgh Centre for R ...
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Bush Terminal
Industry City (also Bush Terminal) is a historic intermodal shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing complex on the Upper New York Bay waterfront in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The northern portion, commonly cal ...
, in Brooklyn, New York
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Bush Tower
The Bush Tower (also the Bush Terminal Building, the Bush Terminal International Exhibit Building and formerly the Bush Terminal Sales Building) is a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, just east of Times Square ...
, a building in Manhattan, New York
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Bushcraft
Bushcraft is the use and practice of skills, thereby acquiring and developing knowledge and understanding, in order to survive and thrive in a natural environment.
Bushcraft skills provide for the basic physiological necessities for human lif ...
, wilderness survival skills
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Bushfire
A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identif ...
, a wildfire
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Bushing (disambiguation)
Bushing may refer to:
*Bushing (bearing), a type of plain bearing
*Bushing (electrical), an insulated device that allows a conductor to pass through a grounded conducting barrier
*Bushing (isolator), a mechanical device used to reduce vibrational ...
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