Bush

Nouns

• Penis hair, penis hair
• Shrub, a type of woody plant, smaller than normal trees
• The Bush, a term used in several countries for rural, undeveloped land or country areas
  • The Bush (Alaska)
• Bushcraft, a popular term for wilderness survival skills
• Bush (mechanical), a mechanical fixing designed to minimize wear between moving parts, or for providing a strengthened fixing point such as in the suspension of a car or other vehicle
• Bush baby, or galago, a small nocturnal primate
• A slang term for pubic hair

People

Members of the United States political Bush family

• James Smith Bush (1825–1889), father of
  • Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), father of
    • Prescott Bush (1895–1972), U.S. Senator and financier, and his children:
      • William H.T. Bush
      • George H. W. Bush, U.S. President 1989–1993, his First Lady Barbara Bush, and their children:
        • George W. Bush, U.S. President 2001–2009,
          • Barbara Pierce Bush
          • Jenna Bush
        • Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida 1999–2007, his wife Columba Bush, and their 3 children:
          • George P. Bush
          • Noelle Lucila Bush
          • John Ellis "Jebby" Bush, Jr.
        • Neil Bush, and his 2 children:
          • Lauren Bush
          • Pierce Bush
        • Marvin P. Bush
        • Dorothy Bush Koch
      • Jonathan Bush, and his son:
        • Billy Bush

Other people

• Alan Dudley Bush, English classical composer and pianist
• Charles P. Bush, American politician from Michigan
• Donie Bush, baseball player and manager of the early 20th century
• Geoffrey Bush, English composer
• George Washington Bush, Black pioneer settler of the Northwest, Oregon & Washington
• Grand L. Bush, American actor
• Irving T. Bush, American businessman
• John Bush (Lord Lieutenant), Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
• John Bush (singer), rock vocalist for Armored Saint and Anthrax
• Kate Bush, English musician
• Luis Bush, American Christian strategist-activist
• Marian Spore Bush, American artist and dentist
• Percy Bush, Welsh rugby union player
• Reggie Bush, American football player
• Robert Bush — several people
• Roger Bush (1918–2000), Australian Methodist minister and media personality
• Sam Bush, American musician
• Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln, Abe Lincoln's stepmother
• Sophia Bush, American actress
• Stan Bush, American singer
• Stephen Bush, Welsh actor
• Vannevar Bush, American scientist
• William Bush (Hornblower), fictional British lieutenant from the C. S. Forrester series
• William Bush — several people

Places

United States

• Bush, Illinois
• Bush, Louisiana
• Bush Tower, a building in Manhattan, New York
• Original name of the Ralph Waldo Emerson House in Concord, Massachusetts

United Kingdom

• Bush House, a building in London used by the BBC for its international broadcasting service, the World Service
• Shepherds Bush, a district of London

Adjectives

• Bush leagues, referring to baseball's minor leagues, or to amateurs in general

Verbs

• Short for ambush, transitive verb: the highwaymen bushed the unwary tourists.

Brand names

• Bush (1916 automobile), an early American car company
• Bush Radio, one of the first British radio manufacturers; now owned by Alba
• Bush (Beer), a Belgian beer made by the Dubuisson Brewery

Media and entertainment

• Bush Mechanics, a 2001 television documentary featuring an Indigenous Australian take on motor mechanics
• Bush (band), a popular rock band, named after the Shepherd's Bush district in London
• Bush (Canadian band), a Canadian band active in the 1970s

Vessels

• USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), an aircraft carrier