bush
/bʊʃ/noun
उच्चारण बुश
झाड़ी; जंगल
Basic word
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a large plant that is smaller than a tree and has several stems; (the bush) wild land that has not been cleared, especially in Africa and Australia
झाड़ी; जंगल
- a rose bush
- A bird was hiding in the thick bush.
- Jasmine bushes grow along the garden wall.
+ 2 more examples
- He trimmed the bush into a neat round shape.
- They lost their way in the bush for two days.
Synonyms shrub bushes undergrowth thicket scrub
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a bush / bushes (countable plant)
As a plant, a bush is a woody plant smaller than a tree, with several stems. The plural is bushes.
पौधे के रूप में bush पेड़ से छोटा, कई तनों वाला झाड़ीदार पौधा है। इसका plural 'bushes' है।
- A rose bush grows beside the gate.
- Birds hid in the thick bushes.
the bush (uncountable, wild land)
In Australia and Africa, the bush means wild land that is far from towns. It is used with the.
ऑस्ट्रेलिया और अफ़्रीका में 'the bush' का अर्थ शहरों से दूर जंगली क्षेत्र है। इसके साथ 'the' आता है।
- They camped in the bush for a week.
- Bush fires are common in Australia.
beat about the bush
To beat about the bush is to avoid coming to the main point. The idiom keeps bush in the singular and has the fixed form beat about the bush.
'Beat about the bush' का अर्थ मुख्य बात पर आने से बचना है। इस मुहावरे में bush एकवचन में रहता है और रूप निश्चित है।
- Stop beating about the bush and tell me the result.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
This proverb says that it is better to keep what you have than risk it for something you may not get.
यह कहावत बताती है कि जो आपके पास है उसे रखना बेहतर है, उस चीज़ के लिए जोखिम लेने से जो शायद न मिले।
- Take the sure job; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
+Collocations 3
noun + bush
roseteajasmineberryhibiscus
- Tea bushes cover the hillside in Darjeeling.
adjective + bush
thickthornyfloweringlowdense
- A thorny bush scratched his arm.
verb + bush
trimplanthide behindprunewater
- The gardener trimmed the bush by the wall.
“More examples 5
- The rabbit ran behind a bush when it saw the dog.
कुत्ते को देखकर खरगोश एक झाड़ी के पीछे भाग गया।
- Radhika picked flowers from the jasmine bush at dawn.
राधिका ने सुबह-सुबह चमेली की झाड़ी से फूल तोड़े।
- He kept beating about the bush instead of answering.
वह जवाब देने के बजाय घुमा-फिराकर बात करता रहा।
- The tea bush needs plenty of rain.
चाय की झाड़ी को खूब बारिश चाहिए।
- The explorers walked through the bush for three days.
खोजकर्ता तीन दिन तक जंगली क्षेत्र में चलते रहे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Don't beat about the bushes and speak plainly.
✓ Don't beat about the bush and speak plainly.
The idiom is fixed: beat about the bush, with bush in the singular.
मुहावरा निश्चित है: 'beat about the bush', जिसमें bush एकवचन में है।
✗ A bird in the hand is worth two on the bush.
✓ A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
In proverbs the preposition is fixed, so use in the bush.
कहावतों में preposition निश्चित होता है, इसलिए 'in the bush' लिखें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These plants differ in size and in how many stems they have.
इन पौधों में आकार और तनों की संख्या का अंतर है।
A woody plant with several stems, smaller than a tree.
कई तनों वाला लकड़ीदार पौधा, पेड़ से छोटा।
- A rose bush.
Almost the same as bush; slightly more formal in gardening.
लगभग bush जैसा; बाग़वानी में थोड़ा औपचारिक।
- A flowering shrub.
A row of bushes planted to form a fence.
बाड़ बनाने के लिए लगाई गई झाड़ियों की पंक्ति।
- A neat hedge.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
shrub bushes undergrowth thicket scrub
?Which word?
Keep the plant-size words: herb (small, soft stem), shrub or bush (woody, several stems), tree (one tall trunk), creeper (grows along the ground), climber (grows up walls).
पौधों के आकार के शब्द याद रखिए: herb (छोटा, नरम तना, शाक), shrub या bush (लकड़ीदार, कई तने, झाड़ी), tree (एक ऊँचा तना), creeper (ज़मीन पर फैलने वाली लता), climber (दीवारों पर चढ़ने वाली लता)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective bushy means growing thickly ('bushy eyebrows').
Adjective bushy का अर्थ घना उगने वाला है ('bushy eyebrows')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Beat about or around the bush (avoid talking about the main point; in Hindi 'gol-mol baat karna'), a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (it is better to keep what you have than risk it for something more).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: beat about या around the bush (मुख्य बात से बचना; हिंदी में 'गोल-मोल बात करना'), a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (अधिक के लिए जोखिम लेने से जो है उसे रखना बेहतर, नौ नक़द न तेरह उधार)।