lush1 adjectivelush2 noun
lushlush1 /lʌʃ/ adjective 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINlush1
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Perhaps from Old French lache ‘soft, loose’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- lush fabrics
- a lush garden
- First, we need a long, warm, unbroken growing season to provide a plentiful diet of lush herbage.
- It was green, lush and luxuriant, ringed by the mountains with snowy peaks.
- Mist ferns daily with plastic spray bottle to keep them green and lush.
- Similarly, Colescott paints big, lush narrative acrylics on canvas, hard-hitting narrative works that travel across time and history.
- The famous walls and ramparts of the city, now surround lush lawns and leafy trees.
- They have lush stands of elm trees and will require minimal leveling.
WORD SETS► Gardening
Collocationsallotment, nounannual, nounarbour, nounaspidistra, nounbackyard, nounbarrow, nounbed, nounbillhook, nounbirdbath, nounblackcurrant, nounbloom, nounbloom, verbblossom, nounblossom, verbbonemeal, nounborder, nounbush, nounbusy Lizzie, nouncamellia, nouncane, nouncarnation, nounchrysanthemum, nounclematis, nounclimber, nouncloche, nouncompost, nouncompost, verbconifer, nounconservatory, nouncornflower, nouncrazy paving, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, nouncutting, noundaffodil, noundahlia, nounedge, verbfertilizer, nounfish meal, nounflower, verbflowerbed, nounflowerpot, nounfoliage, nounforget-me-not, nounfork, nounfork, verbfoxglove, nounframe, noungarden, noungarden, verbgarden centre, noungardener, noungardenia, noungazebo, noungeranium, noungerminate, verbgladiolus, nounglasshouse, noungnome, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrass, noungreenfly, noungreenhouse, noungrowbag, nounGrowbag, nounhardware, nounhardy, adjectivehardy perennial, nounheavy, adjectivehedge, nounheliotrope, nounherbaceous border, nounherbicide, nounhibiscus, nounhoe, nounholly, nounhollyhock, nounhoneysuckle, nounhorticulture, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhothouse, nounhouseplant, nounhumus, nounhyacinth, nouninsecticide, nouniris, nounivy, nounjasmine, nounkitchen garden, nounlandscape, verblandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlawn, nounlawn mower, nounlift, verblilac, nounlily of the valley, nounlop, verblush, adjectivemanicured, adjectivemanure, nounmorning glory, nounmow, verbmower, nounmuck, nounmulch, nounmulch, verbnarcissus, nounnursery, nounnurseryman, nounorangery, nounorganic, adjectiveovergrown, adjectiveox-eye, nounpack, verbparterre, nounpatch, nounpeat, nounpeony, nounpergola, nounpesticide, nounpetunia, nounphlox, nounpink, nounplant, verbplanter, nounplot, nounpoinsettia, nounpot, nounpot, verbpot plant, nounpotted, adjectivepotting shed, nounpropagate, verbpropagator, nounprune, verbrake, nounrake, verbrank, adjectiverockery, nounrock garden, nounrose, nounscion, nounsecateurs, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounset, nounshears, nounsickle, nounsnapdragon, nounsod, nounsoil, nounsow, verbspade, nounsprinkler, nounsweet pea, nounsweet william, nountopdressing, nountopiary, nountrain, verbtransplant, verbtrellis, nountrimmer, nountrowel, nounturf, nounturf, verbuproot, verbvegetable, nounwater butt, nounwatering can, nounweed, verbweedkiller, nounweedy, adjectivewheelbarrow, nounwindow box, nounwisteria, nounyard, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a green/wooded/lush valley
1plants that are lush grow many leaves and look healthy and strong: (=one with a lot of plants or trees growing in it)· We were on a ridge above a green valley, with the mountains beyond it.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► garden· The hotel is 650 feet above the sea, set in lush gardens of flowers, palms and orange trees.· Brown said he saw Adam and Eve in a remote-viewing session, but they were not naked primitives in a lush garden.· Within its lush gardens just 100 yards from the beach, is a superb new swimming pool.· The newly-built swimming pool is situated in lush gardens and deep palm groves which are part of the charm of this resort.· There are winding streets, museums, half-timbered houses and lush gardens of figs, mulberries, sweet chestnuts and vines.
a lush green mountainous island The fields were lush with grass and flowers.2very beautiful, comfortable, and expensive SYN luxurious: lush carpets3lush music has a lot of pleasant-sounding instruments or voices together: lush vocal harmonies4informal very attractive or nice – used especially by young people: He looks so lush in this pic!lush1 adjectivelush2 noun
lushlush2 noun [countable] Word OriginWORD ORIGINlush2
ExamplesOrigin:
1700-1800 Perhaps from ➔ LUSH1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- What are you drinking, you big lush?
- You'll see her sitting at the bar all day. She's a real lush.
- It sketches the usual story of Meurent, the model who dabbled in painting, who was a lush and promiscuous.
- See, the dude is a lush and we give him time to get mellow.
- This lush, seething insularity-what am I supposed to be learning, what are the lessons here?
- This is a film to make you feel fabulous about being a lush.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is often drunk► alcoholic
Collocations someone who drinks too much alcohol and cannot stop: · Many alcoholics do not realize that they have a problem until it is too late.· I usually have a drink or two after work, but I don't think I'm an alcoholic.
► drunk someone who is drunk or who often gets drunk - use this especially about someone you see in a public place such as a street or a bar: · A couple of drunks were passed out on the sidewalk.· I don't like to take the bus at night. It's full of drunks and crazy people.
► drinker someone who often drinks a lot of alcohol: · He had the watery eyes and swollen nose of a drinker.heavy drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · Paul and Jane were both heavy drinkers and spent most of their time in the local bar.hard drinker (=someone who regularly drinks a lot of alcohol): · He quickly earned the reputation as a hard drinker and hell-raiser.
► have a drink problem British /have a drinking problem American to be unable to stop the habit of drinking too much alcohol, so that it has a bad effect on your life: · My sister has a drink problem but she won't admit it.· From everything you tell me, it sounds as if your husband may have a drinking problem.
► lush American informal someone who is often drunk - often used humorously: · You'll see her sitting at the bar all day. She's a real lush.· What are you drinking, you big lush?
► drunkard someone who is drunk very often - used especially in literature: · They were all drunkards, but Arthur was the worst of them all.· Unfortunately she had married an incurable drunkard.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a green/wooded/lush valley
informal an alcoholic (=one with a lot of plants or trees growing in it)· We were on a ridge above a green valley, with the mountains beyond it.