adj

lush

LUHSH

adj

Growing thickly and vigorously; richly green and full of life.

"The valley was covered in lush green vegetation after weeks of rain."

Luxurious or richly appealing.

"They stayed in a lush hotel suite overlooking the bay."

noun

Informal: a person who drinks alcohol heavily.

"The old lush at the end of the bar hadn't left his stool in hours."

How to Use Lush

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThick, green, and vigorous-looking, or luxuriously rich; informally, a heavy drinker.

When to use it

The "heavy drinker" sense is informal and can be seen as insulting.

Common pairings

lush greenery lush surroundings

Word Forms

lusher comparative, lusher comparative, lushed past tense, lushes plural, lushes singular, lushest superlative, lushest superlative

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Etymology

From Middle English lusch ("slack, limp"), from Old English roots meaning weak or feeble — the modern sense of "lush, green, and thriving" developed later.

Rhymes for lush

push tush bush mush gush rush hush kush brush crush blush plush

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