Lush

/ˈlʌʃ/ · adjective

Meaning

Juicy, succulent..

Definitions by Sense

1. Juicy, succulent.
2. (dialectal) Mellow; soft; (of ground or soil) easily turned; fertile.
3. (of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
4. (of food) Savoury, delicious.
5. Thriving; rife; sumptuous.
6. (British, slang) Beautiful, sexy.
7. (British, Canada, slang) Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.
8. (obsolete) Lax; slack; limp; flexible.

Example Sentences

How luſh and luſty the graſſe lookes ? How greene ?

Some of the world’s best rain forest and volcanic hiking can be found within the lush canopied Caribbean trail systems. Chock-full of waterfalls and hot springs, bright-colored birds and howling monkeys, flora-lined trails cut through thick, fragrant forests and up cloud-covered mountains.

Virmire is a lush world located on the frontier of the Attican Traverse. Its vast seas and orbital position on the inner life zone have created a wide equatorial band of humid, tropical terrain.

European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.

The birds survived thanks to the mild weather in Caracas and the lush mountains that surround the city, which are covered with trees that provide macaws with fruits and seeds.

That meal was lush! We have to go to that restaurant again sometime!

They rolled into Jane's room a wheeled cart lush with cake and cookies and shrimp and crudités and pop and soda water. The staff was giving us a going-away party for our trip to Seattle; it was good to understand their confidence.

Boys with long hair are lush!

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Word Forms

• lusher
• lushest
• lushes
• lushing
• lushed

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