blush | ||
1. | [ verb ] (color) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | |
Synonyms: | flush redden crimson | |
Examples: | "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" |
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Related terms: | discolor bloom blushing_mushroom rouge | |
2. | [ verb ] (color) become rosy or reddish | |
Examples: | "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air" |
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Related terms: | redden | |
3. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) | |
Synonyms: | flush | |
Related terms: | reflex | |
4. | [ noun ] (medicine) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health | |
Synonyms: | flush bloom rosiness | |
Related terms: | good_health | |
Similar spelling: |
Blash Blish bluish Blough Blas blueish blase Blasi Blass Blais Bligh bless bliss Bloch Blose Bloss blues blahs Blecha Blasko blouse Blasco Bleich bleach Blausey blue_ash Blighia |