Bush commonly refers to:
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Shrub, a small or medium woody plant
Bush, Bushes, or the bush may also refer to:
People
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Bush (surname), 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 (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 ...
(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 warti ...
(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", becoming the first female ...
(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
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Bush, Washington
* Bush, former name of the
Ralph Waldo Emerson House 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, 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 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 J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury's), the parent company of the retailer Argos. The former Bush company is one of the most famous manufacturers of early British radios. The company is now defunct ...
, 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
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 foun ...
, 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 Sul ...
, 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 origi ...
, or simply Bush, a former team, now combined with Wairarapa
* Slang term for (untrimmed)
pubic hair
See also
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Bush House (disambiguation)
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Bush Terminal, 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 li ...
, 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 Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire ...
, 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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