Associations to the word «Blush»

Wiktionary

BLUSH, noun. An act of blushing.
BLUSH, noun. (uncountable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks. Confer rouge.
BLUSH, noun. A color between pink and cream.
BLUSH, verb. (intransitive) To redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment.
BLUSH, verb. (intransitive) To become red.
BLUSH, verb. (transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.
BLUSH, verb. (transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
BLUSH, verb. (intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
BLUSH, noun. The collective noun for a group of boys.
BLUSH WINE, noun. A kind of semisweet pink-coloured wine.
BLUSH WINES, noun. Plural of blush wine

Dictionary definition

BLUSH, noun. A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health.
BLUSH, noun. Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty).
BLUSH, verb. Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by".
BLUSH, verb. Become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air".

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