Plush

/plʌʃ/ · adjective

Meaning

(UK) Very extravagant..

Definitions by Sense

1. (UK) Very extravagant.
2. (UK) Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious.
3. Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery).
4. A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.
5. A plush toy.
6. (transitive) To give a soft, fluffy surface to.

Example Sentences

They lived in a plush apartment complex.

This plush toy is so cute and soft — I want it!

Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold.

That night the Boy slept in a different bedroom, and he had a new bunny to sleep with him. It was a splendid bunny, all white plush with real glass eyes, but the Boy was too excited to care very much about it.

When Play Along — the holder of the Care Bears master toy license — placed Care Bears plushes in Spencer Gifts last year, tweens and teenage girls bought the toys.

For a small fee, the player can control a crane equipped with a gripper to pick a gift, usually a plush or a small toy, and has to drop it in a place where he/she can grab it.

[…] L.A. Prop Cinema Storage, full of kids' clothing (mostly for girls), PJs, and lots of toys and plushes (there's also a substantial infant area).

Green moss plushed the boulders that were stewn ^([sic]) about, reaching up to splash the cliffs with a velvet mantle.

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• plusher
• plushest
• plushes
• plushing
• plushed

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