Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling a brush; full of brush; rough; shaggy; long-haired.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Resembling a brush; shaggy; rough.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a similar
texture to afox 'stail ;bushy . - adjective Of the countryside Having thick
vegetation , larger than grass but smaller than trees.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
Etymologies
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Examples
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Don't forget to take along a plug knocker to retrieve crankbaits that hang up in brushy cover.
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Under clear skies, crappies retreat from piercing UV light in brushy cover near channel drops.
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Then keep the wind in your favor as you use fringe covers, such as brushy fence-lines, to keep hidden while you sneak and peek.
Hunt Does Early to Fill Your Freezer (and Concentrate on Bucks the Rest of the Year) 2005
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M. Auriol's letter is beautifully clear, readable and original; "brushy" in its technique, yet suitable for rapid writing.
Letters and Lettering A Treatise With 200 Examples Frank Chouteau Brown
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The isle of Rotte has not so lofty and mountainous an appearance as Timor, though it is agreeably diversified by hill and valley: On the north side, there are many sandy beaches, near which grew some trees of the fan-palm, but the far greater part was covered with a kind of brushy wood, that was without leaves.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 Robert Kerr 1784
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Q: hi i intend to purchase a shotgun this summer for the fall turkey season out here. the area is mostly brushy cover. i was wordering if a .410 is enough gun for the job. i know a 20guage will suffice i just wondered if a .410 will work thanks for your advice.
hi i intend to purchase a shotgun this summer for the fall turkey season out here. 2009
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A weedy ditch, brushy draw, overgrown fencerow, saddle, or line of dark timber are all good bets.
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Locate alfalfa, wheat, soybeans, acorns, or food plots with grassy or brushy bedding cover nearby.
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I hunt in some pretty rough terrain covering brushy timbered out lots with Honeysuckle thickets and rocky hillsides.
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I hunt in some pretty rough terrain covering brushy timbered out lots with Honeysuckle thickets and rocky hillsides.
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