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51bush — I. /bʊʃ / (say boosh) noun 1. a woody plant, especially a low one, with many branches which usually arise from or near the ground. 2. Botany a small cluster of shrubs appearing as a single plant. 3. something resembling or suggesting a bush, as a …
52beat — [c]/bit / (say beet) verb (beat, beaten or beat, beating) –verb (t) 1. to strike repeatedly and usually violently. 2. to thrash, cane, or flog, as a punishment. 3. to whisk; stir, as in order to thicken or aerate: to beat cream; to beat eggwhites …
53The Bluetones — Infobox musical artist Name = The Bluetones Img capt = The Bluetones in Bangkok, Thailand in 1996 Img size = Background = group or band Origin = Hounslow, London, England Genre = Alternative rock Britpop Indie rock Years active = 1994… …
54beat — v., n., & adj. v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or repeatedly, esp. to harm or punish. b strike (a thing) repeatedly, e.g. to remove dust from (a carpet etc.), to sound (a drum etc.). 2 intr.… …
55bush — [[t]b ʊʃ[/t]] bushes 1) N COUNT A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches. Trees and bushes grew down to the water s edge. Syn: shrub 2) N SING: usu the N, oft N n The wild, uncultivated parts of some hot… …
56beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH …
57beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH …
58beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them. ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise. ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer …
59bush — noun (C) 1 a low thick plant smaller than a tree and with a lot of thin branches: a rose bush 2 the bush wild country that has not been cleared, especially in Australia or Africa see also: beat about the bush beat 1 (14) …
60bush — See: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH …
