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UK
/lˈʌʃ/
]
[ US /ˈɫəʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫəʃ/ ]
NOUN
- a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
ADJECTIVE
-
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
gilded dining rooms
a princely sum
these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous -
produced or growing in extreme abundance
their riotous blooming -
tender and full of juice
succulent roast beef
lush fruits
succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves -
having strong sexual appeal
juicy barmaids
a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
a voluptuous woman
a red-hot mama
How To Use lush In A Sentence
- The interiors are beautifully kept and the countryside is lush and fruitful. Times, Sunday Times
- Immersed in her ample lap, her adoring voice broadcasting stereophonically through her bosoms, I absorbed the sensationalistic stories and lush illustrations of baby Moses in his basket, later parting the very Red Sea. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- Josefina Scaglione's YouTube video When Mr. Laurents first called the willowy soprano, who speaks with lushly rolled r's and sometimes interrupts conversation to ask the meaning of an English word, she was performing the role of Amber Von Tussle in a Buenos Aires production of "Hairspray. I've Just Met a Girl Named Josefina
- The question was tinged with a touch of sarcasm that made her embarrassed flush renew its bright shade and caused her to clench her fists.
- Innovations in touchless technology have made it possible to install an automatic flusher without ripping out existing fixtures.
- They say that simply flushing out rogue unleaded petrol is sufficient. The Sun
- We're on a misty riverbank, with lush, flowering trees and towering storybook castles in the background.
- Walpole from then on ridiculed GW, calling him a fanfaron braggart, and saying that he soon “learned to blush for his rodomontade.” George Washington’s First War
- It's surrounded by mountains lush with greenery, bordered with wildflowers and dotted with water lilies.
- It's frilly and inconsequential and best known for its appearances on princesses, dolls and blushing faces. Times, Sunday Times