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# lush

adjective (lush, lusher, lushest); noun (a lush, lushes — rude, informal)

«lush» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lush plants or places are green, thick and growing well: «lush grass», «a lush rainforest». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#m1)
2. Lush can mean rich, comfortable and expensive-looking: «lush velvet curtains». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#m2)
3. (UK slang, especially Wales and the South West) Lush means lovely, great or delicious: «That cake was lush!»; it can also mean good-looking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#m3)
4. (US, rude, informal) A lush is a person who drinks too much alcohol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons «lush» describes rainforests, river valleys and wet green land where plants grow well because of rain and warmth. In descriptive writing it makes a scene feel rich and alive. In everyday UK talk, especially in Wales, «lush» is a common word of praise. The «drunk» meaning is unkind; pupils should know it but not use it about people.

### Examples

- The rainforest was lush and green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#x1)
- After the rain, the garden looked lush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#x2)
- Cows grazed on the lush meadow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#x3)
- «This pizza is lush!» said Rhys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#x4)
- The hotel room had lush carpets and soft cushions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#x5)
- The valley was lush, unlike the dry hills around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#x6)
- In the old film, a character was called a lush because he drank too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/#x7)

### Note

Comparative «lusher», superlative «lushest». The slang «lovely» meaning is friendly and informal — do not use it in a formal essay. The noun «a lush» (a heavy drinker) is rude. Do not confuse with «plush» (soft and fancy).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lush» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lush/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lush» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lush.html) on Mova free.