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I never found either this or the Northern Shrike return to such prey for food. I have seen them alight on the same thorn bush afterwards, but never made any use of this kind of food.
John Bachman

Meaning of "thorn bush" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THORN BUSH

thorn bush  [θɔːn bʊʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THORN BUSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Thorn bush is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THORN BUSH


ambush
ˈæmbʊʃ
bluebush
ˈbluːˌbʊʃ
bush
bʊʃ
buttonbush
ˈbʌtənbʊʃ
greasebush
ˈɡriːsˌbʊʃ
hobblebush
ˈhɒbəlˌbʊʃ
maybush
ˈmeɪˌbʊʃ
rosebush
ˈrəʊzbʊʃ
saltbush
ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ
shadbush
ˈʃædˌbʊʃ
sloebush
ˈsləʊˌbʊʃ
smokebush
ˈsməʊkˌbʊʃ
snowbush
ˈsnəʊˌbʊʃ
spicebush
ˈspaɪsˌbʊʃ
squawbush
ˈskwɔːˌbʊʃ
staggerbush
ˈstæɡəˌbʊʃ
steeplebush
ˈstiːpəlˌbʊʃ
underbush
ˈʌndəˌbʊʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THORN BUSH

thorn
thorn apple
thorn moth
thornback
thornbill
thornbill warbler
Thorndike
Thorndike´s law
Thorndike´s law of effect
thornhedge
Thornhill
thornier
thorniest
thornily
thorniness
thornless
thornlike
thornproof
thornset
thorntree

WORDS THAT END LIKE THORN BUSH

beat about the bush
bitou bush
blackberry bush
burning bush
butterfly bush
calico bush
Christmas bush
cotton bush
cranberry bush
creosote bush
daisy bush
go bush
gooseberry bush
gorse bush
mint bush
native bush
raspberry bush
strawberry bush
sugar bush
tarbush
the bush

Synonyms and antonyms of thorn bush in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «thorn bush» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THORN BUSH

Find out the translation of thorn bush to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thorn bush from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thorn bush» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

荆棘丛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espino
570 millions of speakers

English

thorn bush
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कांटा बुश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شوكة بوش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тернового куста
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espinheiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁটা গুল্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

buisson
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semak duri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dornbusch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

とげブッシュ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가시 덤불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duri grumbulan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gai bụi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முள் புஷ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काटा बुश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dikenli çalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pruno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cierń krzak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тернового куща
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ghimpe Bush
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγκάθι Μπους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doringbos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thorn bush
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tornebusk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thorn bush

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THORN BUSH»

The term «thorn bush» is regularly used and occupies the 104.122 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thorn bush

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QUOTES WITH «THORN BUSH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thorn bush.
1
John Bachman
I never found either this or the Northern Shrike return to such prey for food. I have seen them alight on the same thorn bush afterwards, but never made any use of this kind of food.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THORN BUSH»

Discover the use of thorn bush in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thorn bush and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Angel in a Thorn Bush
Living in the beautiful, remote Zambezi valley through the country's 'freedom fighter' war, Rob and wife, Sandy, pioneer a big Safari lodge in Zimbabwe – Fothergill Island on Lake Kariba – raising their family of three daughters there.
Rob Fynn, 2012
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A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal, ...
The transition from the shade-giving vine to the thorn-bush presents us with a very striking contrast. It is indeed in connection with the thorn- bush, that the narrative displays its nicest shading. While the trees say !~'?7^? to ^ °^ve trec> an <* sp?
Johann Peter Lange, 1871
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A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Joshua, Judges, Ruth
The transition from the shade-giving vine to the thorn-bush presents us with a very striking contrast It is indeed in connection with the thorn- bush, that the narrative displays its nicest shading. While the trees say ^7^? to the olive tree, and ^pbo ...
Johann Peter Lange, Philip Schaff, 1872
4
Interpreting the Bible
In order of preference they nominate the olive tree, the fig-tree, the vine, and finally the thorn bush (bramble or buckthorn). The first three decline because their task is so important that the waving to and fro over the other trees has no appeal for ...
A. Berkeley Mickelsen, 1972
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Catholic World
Really I take it unkindly of our pastor that he is continually speaking ill of us thorns, in the church yonder," said the thorn-bush, standing by a crumbling stable wall among the castle-ruins near the village church. " It is very unfair in him. How can ...
‎1867
6
The Dialogue
At the foot of the tree, if you recall, there was a sort of thorn bush. All who were in love with their own sensuality backed off from that thorn bush and ran away to a hill of chaff, in which I symbolized for you all the pleasures of the world. The chaff  ...
Saint Catherine (of Siena), Suzanne Noffke, 1980
7
Dictionary of the Spanish and English Language: Wherein the ...
Thorn, a prickle growing on a thorn bush or brier. 2. Espina blanea, (Bot.) White- thorn. Cratasgus oxyacantha L. 3. Spine. 4. (Met.) Doubt, suspicion. Es/nnus. Bones of fishes. [cea L. EspisXcA, sf. (Bot.) Spinage. Spinacia olera- KspisADtiRA, sf.
Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Marco Antonio Barretti, 1832
8
What the Hell Are the Neurons Up To?: The Wire-Dangled Human ...
In taking Graham Sutherland's thorn images as an example of an induced and altered state of consciousness, I would say that the thorn bush was only able to make its impact because the artist himself had reached the necessary degree of ...
Graham Collier, 2011
9
God's Purposes for the Male
Think of an Octopus buried in a thorn bush. Every time he moves he is stabbed by a thorn somewhere on his body. As a result, he grabs onto the branches of the bush tightly with all of his tentacles in order to hold himself still and avoid being ...
Herschel R. Melton, 2010
10
Character
First, we need to see that God would never use what is of us for the work that He wants us to do, just as the flame of fire burned upon the thorn-bush without consuming it. We cannot add anything to God's work. However, when God does use ...
Witness Lee, 1987

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THORN BUSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thorn bush is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letter: Olive branch or thorn bush?
At the March 24 Lake Elmo City Council meeting, we all heard that a “deal” was struck between the members of the 3-2 council. Some referred to it as an “olive ... «Stillwater Gazette, Apr 15»
2
Moses at the Burning Bush
An angel of the L-rd appeared to him [Moses] in a flame of fire from within the thorn bush, and behold, the thorn bush was burning with fire, but the thorn bush ... «Chabad.org, Jan 15»
3
Using a wood chipper to save cheetahs, Africa's most endangered …
Laurie Marker cuts down thorn bushes and gets farmers to change from herding dogs to guard dogs to protect cheetahs. «Christian Science Monitor, Feb 11»

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