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devil-in-a-bush

devil-in-a-bush is the alternative form of devil-in-the-bush.

Meaning of devil-in-the-bush

Noun

devil-in-the-bush (uncountable)

  1. Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena).

Questions about devil-in-a-bush

What is devil-in-a-bush the alternative form of?
Devil-in-a-bush is the alternative form of devil-in-the-bush.

Words near devil-in-a-bush in the dictionary

  1. devil's-food cake
  2. devil's-food cakes
  3. devil's-grass
  4. devil-devil
  5. devil-devils
  6. devil-in-a-bush
  7. devil-in-a-mist
  8. devil-in-the-bush
  9. devil-lore
  10. devil-lores
  11. devil-may-care

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