lush¹ Definition
lush (lus̸h)
adjective
- tender and full of juice
- of luxuriant growth lush vegetation
- characterized by a rich growth of vegetation lush fields
- characterized by richness, abundance, or extravagance, as in ornamentation, invention, etc., often tending to excess lush writing
Etymology: ME lusch, ? echoic var. of lassch, soft, flaccid < OFr lasche, lax, loose < laschier, to loosen < LL *lascare < *lascus, altered by metathesis < L laxus, lax
lush¹ Related Forms
lush² Definition
lush (lus̸h)
noun
- Slang alcoholic liquor
- Slang a person who drinks liquor habitually and to excess; esp., an alcoholic
Etymology: < ? lush, in sense “full of juice”
intransitive verb, transitive verb
Slang to drink (liquor)
lush Synonyms
lush
modif.
lush Usage Examples
Preposition: as
journey: DAY 8 The landscape becomes increasingly lush as the journey weaves through the islets and beautiful Bergen comes into view again.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
keep: When used regularly in the vegetative stage it does help keep the plant lush, healthy and stress free.
Modifies a noun
- greenery: A corrugated rusty drum is tinged with moss, which features amid lush greenery.
- vegetation: A trek up a well trodden path through lush thick vegetation brings you to the top of the crater.
- rainforest: However in the lush tropical rainforests their live two species of bat.
- pasture: Up to 40 years ago, South Devon herds were a familiar site in the lush pastures of Devon.
- foliage: They are very striking in flower with the contrast of textures against the lush foliage.
- valley: Enjoy a walk through the lush green valleys or the higher mountains.
Modifying Another Word
- surprisingly: Last hour of daylight spent walking around the surprisingly lush hotel gardens.
- very: Off the north coast of the Scottish mainland lies Orkney - a very lush green set of Islands.
- quite: It's quite lush at this level but higher up the scenery becomes drab with a number of glacial moraines.
- so: They look thinner, and their foliage is not so lush, but in fact, they have more fruit.
- too: Don't use vegetable fertilizers, which have too much nitrogen and encourage too lush growth and few flowers.
- really: Uganda is a really lush, green country, not what I was expecting at all.
Used with adjective complement
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