bush vs creeper

bush

noun
  • A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree. 

  • A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod stand. 

  • The wild forested areas of Canada; upcountry. 

  • An area of New Zealand covered in forest, especially native forest. 

  • A woodlot or bluff on a farm. 

  • A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself. 

  • Tracts of land covered in natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated. 

  • A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal. 

  • A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's. 

  • Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior" 

  • A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category. 

  • A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored. 

  • The tail, or brush, of a fox. 

  • The countryside area of Australia that is less arid and less remote than the outback; loosely, areas of natural flora even within conurbations. 

verb
  • To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. 

  • To set bushes for; to support with bushes. 

  • To become bushy (often used with up). 

  • To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush. 

  • To furnish with a bush or lining; to line. 

adv
  • Towards the direction of the outback. 

adj
  • Not skilled; not professional; not major league. 

creeper

noun
  • A treecreeper. 

  • A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper. 

  • A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed. 

  • Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen. 

  • Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus. 

  • The lowest gear of a tractor or truck. 

  • A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons. 

  • A person who creeps people out; a creepy person. 

  • A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping. 

  • An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water. 

  • A person or a thing that crawls or creeps. 

  • A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle. 

  • A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures. 

  • A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing. 

  • A ball that travels low, near ground level. 

  • A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position. 

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