Lush
adjective
Rich and luxurious.
The hotel room was lush and sumptuous.
Often appears as...
- lush carpet
- lush landscape
adjective
Having a lot of full and healthy growth.
The garden has lush green grass.
Often appears as...
- lush vegetation
- lush plantings
noun
A heavy drinker, especially an alcoholic.
He's known in town as a bit of a lush.
Often appears as...
- bit of a lush
- known lush
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Rich and luxurious.
The hotel room was lush and sumptuous.
Often appears as...
- lush carpet
- lush landscape
adjective
Having a lot of full and healthy growth.
The garden has lush green grass.
Often appears as...
- lush vegetation
- lush plantings
noun
A heavy drinker, especially an alcoholic.
He's known in town as a bit of a lush.
Often appears as...
- bit of a lush
- known lush
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Elegant Ambiance
Used to describe settings that are designed to impress, often relating to wealth or high quality.
The lush decor made the banquet hall look like a palace.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Richness
Conveys a sense of deep pleasure to the senses, often visual or tactile.
She wore a lush velvet gown that looked regal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Essentials
Indicates non-essential luxury rather than basic needs, implies excess or opulence.
We splurged on a lush gourmet chocolate assortment.
Pro Tip 1/3Elegant Ambiance
Used to describe settings that are designed to impress, often relating to wealth or high quality.
The lush decor made the banquet hall look like a palace.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Richness
Conveys a sense of deep pleasure to the senses, often visual or tactile.
She wore a lush velvet gown that looked regal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Essentials
Indicates non-essential luxury rather than basic needs, implies excess or opulence.
We splurged on a lush gourmet chocolate assortment.
Pro Tip 1/3Elegant Ambiance
Used to describe settings that are designed to impress, often relating to wealth or high quality.
The lush decor made the banquet hall look like a palace.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensory Richness
Conveys a sense of deep pleasure to the senses, often visual or tactile.
She wore a lush velvet gown that looked regal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Essentials
Indicates non-essential luxury rather than basic needs, implies excess or opulence.
We splurged on a lush gourmet chocolate assortment.
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Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
He drove us a bit closer to have a look. Looking through binoculars, we could see she was pregnant and it was soon clear she was going to give birth. Herbivores time their births to coincide with the rains, as there's then much more lush grass to eat to raise their young. By all giving birth around the same time, there's less chance of your offspring being the one to get eaten by a predator.
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What does an alien look...
this is the earth our home planet and its nearest neighbor Mars the earth is a lush oasis in comparison to Mars and this is because we enjoy the luxury of life's most precious commodity water Mars did have water in its past billions
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Gorilla vs. Gorilla PIPE...
well hidden secret in the rainforests of africa distinct clearings buried deep within the forest these strange islands are located in a northwest corner of the republic of congo where an expanse of lush vegetation makes up odds ala
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David Attenborough Eats...
in the lush forests of the tropics where flowers bloomed throughout the year animals that feed on nectar can always find a drink somewhere but in other parts of the world where perhaps the winters are bitterly cold or here in the
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A climate change...
Think about that for a second. There's more carbon in soil than there is in all of the world's vegetation, including the lush tropical rainforests and the giant sequoias, the expansive grasslands, all of the cultivated systems,
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A day in the life of a...
This ensures constant water and lush grass in summer, and protection from harsh winds in winter. The whole operation requires weeks of strict planning, liaising with the other camps in her domain, strategic delegation –
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The Egyptian Book of the...
who gives him final approval to enter the afterlife. In the endless and lush field of reeds, Ani meets his deceased parents. Here, there is no sadness, pain, or anger, but there is work to be done.
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Rainforests 101 PIPE...
in cancer treatments are only found in rainforests. On an even larger scale, rainforests help to stabilize the planet's climate. It's lush, green vegetation regulate global temperatures
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Why should you read "One...
With its lush, detailed sentences, large cast of characters, and tangled narrative, One Hundred Years of Solitude is not an easy book to read. But it’s a deeply rewarding one,
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Pablo Escobar's Hippos PIPE...
at least two of the hippos were left behind they rank among the second largest mammals in the world and can produce calves every two years Pablo's hippos adapted to this lush
Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
He drove us a bit closer to have a look. Looking through binoculars, we could see she was pregnant and it was soon clear she was going to give birth. Herbivores time their births to coincide with the rains, as there's then much more lush grass to eat to raise their young. By all giving birth around the same time, there's less chance of your offspring being the one to get eaten by a predator.
Video examples
What does an alien look...
this is the earth our home planet and its nearest neighbor Mars the earth is a lush oasis in comparison to Mars and this is because we enjoy the luxury of life's most precious commodity water Mars did have water in its past billions
Video examples
Gorilla vs. Gorilla PIPE...
well hidden secret in the rainforests of africa distinct clearings buried deep within the forest these strange islands are located in a northwest corner of the republic of congo where an expanse of lush vegetation makes up odds ala
Video examples
David Attenborough Eats...
in the lush forests of the tropics where flowers bloomed throughout the year animals that feed on nectar can always find a drink somewhere but in other parts of the world where perhaps the winters are bitterly cold or here in the
Video examples
A climate change...
Think about that for a second. There's more carbon in soil than there is in all of the world's vegetation, including the lush tropical rainforests and the giant sequoias, the expansive grasslands, all of the cultivated systems,
Video examples
A day in the life of a...
This ensures constant water and lush grass in summer, and protection from harsh winds in winter. The whole operation requires weeks of strict planning, liaising with the other camps in her domain, strategic delegation –
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
who gives him final approval to enter the afterlife. In the endless and lush field of reeds, Ani meets his deceased parents. Here, there is no sadness, pain, or anger, but there is work to be done.
Video examples
Rainforests 101 PIPE...
in cancer treatments are only found in rainforests. On an even larger scale, rainforests help to stabilize the planet's climate. It's lush, green vegetation regulate global temperatures
Video examples
Why should you read "One...
With its lush, detailed sentences, large cast of characters, and tangled narrative, One Hundred Years of Solitude is not an easy book to read. But it’s a deeply rewarding one,
Video examples
Pablo Escobar's Hippos PIPE...
at least two of the hippos were left behind they rank among the second largest mammals in the world and can produce calves every two years Pablo's hippos adapted to this lush
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Quote examples
Andrew Dost
American Musician
In general, we like to play as a band - guitar, piano, and voice. We also tour with a bass player, a drummer, and somebody who plays keyboard and guitar. We try to play all of our parts and flesh it out to get a lush sound, while also keeping the energy of a three-piece punk act. We want to be the best of all possible worlds.
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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
I could not do what I do, and teach a class, and never miss a deadline, never be late for anything if I was a lush, OK? I would really love to read a piece that said, 'He is not a lush.' That would be fabulous, it would be a first, I could show it to people and say, 'Look!
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Olivia Colman
English Actress
If I didn't have children I might be more of a lush than I am. I like booze. I struggle with smoking. And I'm a big swearer. I'm trying to rein it in but I do think it's a nice seasoning of language.
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Kameron Hurley
American Writer
I'm terribly particular about what I read: lush writing, secondary world or seriously far-out science fiction, strong worldbuilding, dynamic characters. I need to have it all for it to work for me.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Grooming oneself with all the crazed compulsion of an under-exercised lab rat in order to hook a rich man and obtain a lush lifestyle makes a certain (albeit seedy) sense.
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Etta James
American Musician
I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Portland is quickly becoming one of those lovely, lush Third World countries where kinda-rich people retire with their money.
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Laura Mvula
British Musician
Green Garden' is about beauty and joy and lush green and dance and excitement and smiling from within.
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Paul McCartney
English Singer
George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.
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Billy Strayhorn
American Composer
I'll live a lush life in some small dive.
Quote examples
Andrew Dost
American Musician
In general, we like to play as a band - guitar, piano, and voice. We also tour with a bass player, a drummer, and somebody who plays keyboard and guitar. We try to play all of our parts and flesh it out to get a lush sound, while also keeping the energy of a three-piece punk act. We want to be the best of all possible worlds.
Quote examples
Christopher Hitchens
American Author
I could not do what I do, and teach a class, and never miss a deadline, never be late for anything if I was a lush, OK? I would really love to read a piece that said, 'He is not a lush.' That would be fabulous, it would be a first, I could show it to people and say, 'Look!
Quote examples
Olivia Colman
English Actress
If I didn't have children I might be more of a lush than I am. I like booze. I struggle with smoking. And I'm a big swearer. I'm trying to rein it in but I do think it's a nice seasoning of language.
Quote examples
Kameron Hurley
American Writer
I'm terribly particular about what I read: lush writing, secondary world or seriously far-out science fiction, strong worldbuilding, dynamic characters. I need to have it all for it to work for me.
Quote examples
Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Grooming oneself with all the crazed compulsion of an under-exercised lab rat in order to hook a rich man and obtain a lush lifestyle makes a certain (albeit seedy) sense.
Quote examples
Etta James
American Musician
I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Portland is quickly becoming one of those lovely, lush Third World countries where kinda-rich people retire with their money.
Quote examples
Laura Mvula
British Musician
Green Garden' is about beauty and joy and lush green and dance and excitement and smiling from within.
Quote examples
Paul McCartney
English Singer
George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.
Quote examples
Billy Strayhorn
American Composer
I'll live a lush life in some small dive.
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