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bushy

/ˈbʊʃi/adjective

उच्चारण बुशी

घना, झबरा, घनी (भौंहें, मूँछ आदि)

Core word

adjectivebushier, bushiest
  1. 1

    (of hair or fur) growing thickly

    घना, झबरा, घनी (भौंहें, मूँछ आदि)

    • He had bushy eyebrows and a grey moustache.
    • a fox with a bushy tail
    • The squirrel has a long, bushy tail.
    + 2 more examples
    • He grew a bushy beard over the winter.
    • Her bushy hair needed a lot of oil.

    Synonyms thick dense shaggy bristly

    Opposite thin sparse

  2. 2

    (of plants) growing thickly, with a lot of leaves and branches

    झाड़ीदार, घना

    • Pinch off the tips to keep the basil plant bushy.
    • Regular pruning makes the rose plant grow low and bushy.
    • The tea plants are kept low and bushy.
    + 2 more examples
    • A bushy hedge ran along the edge of the garden.
    • The tomato plant grew tall and bushy.

    Synonyms leafy dense

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

bushy + noun (hair, eyebrows, tail, beard)

Bushy describes hair or fur growing thickly, often untidy, and is used for eyebrows, beards, tails and moustaches.

'Bushy' घने उगे बालों या रोएँ का वर्णन करता है, जो अक्सर बेतरतीब होते हैं; यह eyebrows, beards, tails और moustaches के लिए आता है।

  • The old teacher had bushy eyebrows.
  • The squirrel's bushy tail waved from side to side.

bushy (plants)

For plants, bushy means growing thickly with many leaves and branches.

पौधों के लिए 'bushy' का अर्थ बहुत पत्तों और शाखाओं के साथ घना उगना है।

  • The tulsi plant has become bushy after the rain.

comparative: bushier / bushiest

Change y to i and add -er or -est: bushier, bushiest.

y को i करके -er या -est जोड़ें: bushier, bushiest।

  • Her brother's moustache is bushier than his father's.

bushy-tailed (fixed phrase)

In the idiom bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, the phrase describes someone full of energy and eager, often early in the day.

मुहावरे 'bright-eyed and bushy-tailed' में यह वाक्यांश ऊर्जा से भरे और उत्सुक व्यक्ति को बताता है, खासकर सुबह के समय।

  • The students arrived bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the first day.
+Collocations 3

bushy + noun

eyebrowstailbeardmoustachehair

  • The tiger's tail is long, not bushy like a fox's.

adverb + bushy

veryratherextremelythick andquite

  • He had thick and bushy hair that never stayed in place.

verb + bushy

growlookbecomestaykeep

  • Do not let the hedge grow too bushy.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika's grandfather has a bushy white moustache.

राधिका के दादाजी की घनी सफ़ेद मूँछें हैं।

  • The fox's bushy tail kept it warm in the snow.

लोमड़ी की घनी पूँछ ने उसे बर्फ़ में गर्म रखा।

  • The bushy plants cover the path after the monsoon.

मानसून के बाद घने पौधे पगडंडी को ढक लेते हैं।

  • He raised one bushy eyebrow in surprise.

उसने हैरानी से अपनी एक घनी भौंह उठाई।

  • She tied back her bushy hair before the dance.

उसने नृत्य से पहले अपने घने बाल बाँध लिए।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He has a more bushy beard than me.

✓ He has a bushier beard than me.

A short adjective ending in y forms its comparative with -ier.

y पर समाप्त होने वाले छोटे adjective का comparative -ier से बनता है।

✗ The squirrel has a bush tail.

✓ The squirrel has a bushy tail.

The adjective needs the suffix -y; bush is a noun.

Adjective बनाने के लिए -y जुड़ना चाहिए; 'bush' संज्ञा है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives describe thick growth, but each suits different things.

ये adjectives घने उगाव का वर्णन करते हैं, पर हर एक अलग चीज़ों के लिए उपयुक्त है।

bushy

Thick and spreading, like hair or leaves, a little untidy.

घना और फैला हुआ, जैसे बाल या पत्ते, थोड़ा बेतरतीब।

  • Bushy eyebrows.

thick

Close together, with a lot of material; general and neutral.

पास-पास, बहुत सामग्री वाला; सामान्य और तटस्थ।

  • Thick hair.

shaggy

Long, rough and untidy, as hair or fur.

लंबा, खुरदरा और बेतरतीब, जैसे बाल या रोएँ।

  • A shaggy dog.
◇Word family
bush noun