Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.

Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise..

Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait..

Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.

Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) To attack by ambush; to waylay.

Ambush :: Ambush (v. i.) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk..

Ambushed :: Ambushed (imp. & p. p.) of Ambus.

Ambusher :: Ambusher (n.) One lying in ambush.

Ambushing :: Ambushing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ambus.

Ambushment :: Ambushment (v. t.) An ambush.

Bramble Bush :: Bramble bush () The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together..

Bush :: Bush (n.) A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest..

Bush :: Bush (n.) A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs..

Bush :: Bush (n.) A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as, bushes to support pea vines..

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

Bush :: Bush (n.) The tail, or brush, of a fox..

Bush :: Bush (v. i.) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.

Bush :: Bush (v. t.) To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas..

Bush :: Bush (v. t.) To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground..

Bush :: Bush (n.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.

Bush :: Bush (n.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored..

Bush :: Bush (v. t.) To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole..

Bushboy :: Bushboy (n.) See Bushman.

Bushed :: Bushed (imp. & p. p.) of Bus.

Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts..

Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure..

Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples..

Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A large indefinite quantity.

Bushel :: Bushel (n.) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.

Bushelage :: Bushelage (n.) A duty payable on commodities by the bushel.

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