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- [pluhsh]
- /plʌʃ/
- /plʌʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pluhsh]
- /plʌʃ/
Definitions of plush word
- noun plush a fabric, as of silk, cotton, or wool, whose pile is more than ⅛ inch (0.3 cm) high. 1
- adjective plush expensively or showily luxurious: the plushest hotel in town. 1
- adjective plush abundantly rich; lush; luxuriant: plush, rolling lawns. 1
- adjective plush luxurious 1
- adjective plush fluffy, soft 1
- noun plush fluffy fabric 1
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Origin of plush
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; 1920-25 for def 2; < French pluche, syncopated variant of peluche ≪ Latin pilus hair
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Parts of speech for Plush
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plush popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plush usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plush
adj plush
- an arm and a leg — If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- beaut — You describe someone or something as a beaut when you think they are very good.
- big ticket — costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big-ticket items.
- big-ticket — If you describe something as a big-ticket item, you mean that it costs a lot of money.
adjective plush
- centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
- deluxe — Deluxe goods or services are better in quality and more expensive than ordinary ones.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
- expensive — Costing a lot of money.
- glitzy — pretentiously or tastelessly showy: a glitzy gown.
noun plush
- lushness — (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
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