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thrush

thrush
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [thruhsh]
    • /θrʌʃ/
    • /θrʌʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thruhsh]
    • /θrʌʃ/

Definitions of thrush word

  • noun thrush Pathology. a disease, especially in children, characterized by whitish spots and ulcers on the membranes of the mouth, fauces, etc., caused by a parasitic fungus, Candida albicans. 1
  • noun thrush Veterinary Pathology. (in horses) a diseased condition of the frog of the foot. 1
  • noun thrush brown songbird 1
  • noun thrush baby: oral infection 1
  • noun thrush vaginal infection 1
  • countable noun thrush A thrush is a fairly small bird with a brown back and a spotted breast. 0

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Origin of thrush

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English thrusche, Old English thrȳsce; cognate with Old High German drōsca

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Thrush

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

thrush popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

thrush usage trend in Literature

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