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lush ¹  (lsh)

adj. lush·er, lush·est

1.

a. Having or characterized by luxuriant vegetation.

b. Abundant; plentiful. See Synonyms at profuse.

c. Extremely productive; thriving.

2.

a. Luxurious; opulent: the lush décor of a grand hotel.

b. Extremely pleasing to the senses: a lush scent; lush fruit; the lush sounds of an orchestra.

c. Voluptuous or sensual.

3. Overelaborate or extravagant: lush rhetoric.

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[Middle English, relaxed, soft, probably alteration of lache, loose, weak, from Old French lasche, soft, succulent, from laschier, to loosen, from Late Latin laxicre, to become shaky, frequentative of Latin laxre, to open, relax, from laxus, loose; see lax.]

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lushly adv.

lushness n.

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lush ²  (lsh) Slang

n.

A drunkard.

intr.v. lushed, lush·ing, lush·es

To drink liquor to excess.

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[Origin unknown.]

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lush¹

adj

1. (of vegetation) abounding in lavish growth

2. (esp of fruits) succulent and fleshy

3. luxurious, elaborate, or opulent

[probably from Old French lasche lax, lazy, from Latin laxus loose; perhaps related to Old English lǣc, Old Norse lakr weak, German lasch loose]

lushly  adv

lushness  n

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lush² Slang

n

1. a heavy drinker, esp an alcoholic

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) alcoholic drink

vb

US and Canadian to drink (alcohol) to excess

[origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lush - a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, souse, soaker drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino - a chronic drinker
Adj.	1.	lush - produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" profuse, riotous, exuberant, luxuriant abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
	2.	lush - characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" lucullan, plush, plushy, lavish rich - suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"
	3.	lush - full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves" succulent juicy - full of juice

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lush

adjective

1. abundant, green, flourishing, lavish, dense, prolific, rank, teeming, overgrown, verdant the lush green meadows

2. luxurious, grand, elaborate, lavish, extravagant, sumptuous, plush (informal), ornate, opulent, palatial, ritzy (slang) The hotel is lush, plush and very non-backpacker

3. succulent, fresh, tender, ripe, juicy an unusual combination of vegetables and lush fruits

Translations

lush [lʌʃ]

A. ADJ (lusher (compar) (lushest (superl)))

1. (= luxuriant) [vegetation] → exuberante, lozano; [pastures] → rico

2. (= opulent) → opulento, lujoso

B. N (= alcoholic) → borracho/a m/f

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lush [ˈlʌʃ] adj [vegetation, fields, countryside] → luxuriant(e)

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lush

adj

grass, meadows → saftig, satt; vegetation → üppig

(inf: = opulent) hotel, house → feudal; lifestyle → üppig

n (sl) → Säufer(in) m(f) (inf), → Rauschkugel f (inf)

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lush [lʌʃ] adj → rigoglioso/a, lussureggiante

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lush [lʌʃ] adj → rigoglioso/a, lussureggiante

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lush

adj lush [laʃ]

green and fertile lush meadows. sappig, weelderig غَض، غَزير النُّمو тучен bujný frodig; saftig saftig οργιώδης σε βλάστηση exuberante lopsakas شاداب؛ آبدار vehmas luxuriant שוֹפֵע יֶרֶק हरा-भरा, प्रभूत bujan, bogat friss, buja subur gróðursæll lussureggiante 青々と茂った 풀이 우거진 vešlus (par zāli, dzinumiem) sulīgs; spēcīgs subur welig grønn og frodig bujny viçoso bogat, mănos сочный bujný bujen svež frodig, grönskande เขียวชอุ่ม gür, yeşil ve verimli 茂盛的 соковитий, буйний ہرا بھرا tươi tốt 茂盛的

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lush → مزدهر bujný frodig üppig οργιώδης suntuoso rehevä luxuriant bujan lussureggiante 青々とした 푸릇푸릇한 welig frodig bujny exuberante густой frodig เขียวชอุ่ม bereketli tươi tốt 味美的