The Clue
Political family name (4 letter answer)
The Answer
BUSH
Tags
Notes
The answer BUSH is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Definition
BUSH as a noun:
1. (shrub, bush) = a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
2. a large wilderness area
3. (scrub, chaparral, bush) = dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
4. (Bush, George Bush, George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, President Bush, President George W. Bush, Dubyuh, Dubya) = 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
5. (Bush, Vannevar Bush) = United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
6. (Bush, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush) = vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
7. (pubic hair, bush, crotch hair) = hair growing in the pubic area
BUSH as a verb:
1. provide with a bushing
BUSH as an adjective:
1. (bush-league, bush) = not of the highest quality or sophistication