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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-bush
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English embushen, enbusshen, enbuschen, from Old French embuissier, enbuschier. Compare ambush, imbosk.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: embushen, embuissier

Usage

Inflected Forms

embushes (present, singular) embushing (participle, present) embushed (participle, past) embushed (past)

Questions

What does embush mean?
To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.
Where does embush come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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