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You can make 15 words from blush according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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Definitions and meaning of blush

blush

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blʌʃ/
• Rhymes: -ʌʃ
• Hyphenation: blush

Etymology 1

From Middle English blusshen, bluschen, blusschen, blisshen, from Old English blysċan (“to be red; shine”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blaskijaną, from *blasǭ (“burning candle; torch”) or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *bluskijaną, from *blusjǭ (“torch”). Cognate with Middle Low German blöschen (“to blush”). Compare also Old English blysian (“to burn; blaze”), Dutch blozen (“to blush”), Danish blusse (“to blush”), Old Norse blys (“torch”), Danish blus (“blaze”).

Noun

blush (countable and uncountable, plural blushes)

1. An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, modesty, etc.
2. A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
3. (figuratively) Feeling or appearance of optimism.
   • 1974, “April's Fading Carnation,” Time, 9 September, 1974,[3]^{Superscript text}

     The independence ceremony could not keep the blush of April's revolution, when carnations had seemed to sprout from every buttonhole, from fading.

   • 2016, David McKay, “AngloGold to fire up dividend in 2017 as net debt cut a third,” miningmx.com, 15 August, 2016,^[4]

     The weakening of local currencies – in Argentina, Australia and Brazil – gave a blush to the financial numbers. (As a whole, all-in sustaining costs (AISC) improved to an average of $911/oz compared with the $924/oz recorded in the first half of 2015).

4. (uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.

   Synonyms: blusher, rouge

   • 2016, Sana Passricha, “Keep or Toss: The Shelflife of Your Beauty Treasures,” iDIVA, 22 July, 2016,_[5]

     The same rules that apply to face powder apply to powder blush, since neither contains water. Cream blush, however, should be replaced after a year. To prolong the life of any blush, clean your blush brush regularly and store the product in a dry place.

5. A color between pink and cream.
6. (chiefly US) A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.

   Synonyms: blush wine, rosé

   • 2016, Mishkah Abrahams, “Blush or Rosé? The Cape's Best Summer Drink,” capetownetc.com, 29 September, 2016,^[6]

     If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts.

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Verb

blush (third-person singular simple present blushes, present participle blushing, simple past and past participle blushed)

1. (intransitive) To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
2. (intransitive, figuratively) To be ashamed or embarrassed (to do something).
3. (intransitive) To become red.
4. (transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make rosy.
5. (copulative) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
6. (transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
7. (intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
8. (intransitive, obsolete) To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
9. (aviation, intransitive) Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.

Synonyms

• flush
• pinken
• redden

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See also

• erythrophobia (fear of blushing)

Etymology 2

Unknown; attested in the late 15th century.

Noun

blush (plural blushes)

1. The collective noun for a group of boys.

   A blush of boys.

Usage notes

This is probably a fanciful expression and has never been in common use.

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Anagrams

• buhls, shlub

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English blush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blœʃ/

Noun

blush m (plural blushs)

1. blush (makeup used to redden the cheeks)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English blush.

Pronunciation

Noun

blush m (uncountable)

1. blush (makeup used to redden the cheeks)