blush

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Usage notes 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /blʌʃ/

  Rhymes: -ʌʃ

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English blyscan. Cognate with Old Norse blys (“‘torch’”) and Danish blus (“‘blaze’”).

[edit] Noun

blush (plural blushes)

1. An act of blushing.
2. (uncountable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks. Confer rouge.
3. (color/colour) A color between pink and cream.

   blush colour:

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[edit] Verb

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

1. To redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment.

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[edit] Etymology 2

1486 Dame Julia Barnes. The Book of St Albans.

[edit] Noun

blush (plural blushes)

1. The collective noun for a group of boys.

   A blush of boys.

[edit] Usage notes

This is probably a fanciful expression and is not in common use.

[edit] References

• Noun sense: 1986 Oxford Reference Dictionary: Appendix

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of bhlsu
• shlub