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Nothing is so beautiful as spring - when weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring the ear, it strikes like lightning to hear him sing.
Gerard Manley Hopkins

Meaning of "thrush" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THRUSH

Old English thrӯsce; related to Old High German drōsca.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THRUSH

thrush  [θrʌʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRUSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thrush is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THRUSH


airbrush
ˈɛəˌbrʌʃ
bottlebrush
ˈbɒtəlˌbrʌʃ
brush
brʌʃ
bulrush
ˈbʊlˌrʌʃ
crush
krʌʃ
frush
frʌʃ
hairbrush
ˈhɛəˌbrʌʃ
inrush
ˈɪnˌrʌʃ
onrush
ˈɒnˌrʌʃ
paintbrush
ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ
rush
rʌʃ
sagebrush
ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ
toothbrush
ˈtuːθˌbrʌʃ
underbrush
ˈʌndəˌbrʌʃ
woodrush
ˈwʊdˌrʌʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THRUSH

thrum-eyed
thrummed
thrummer
thrumming
thrummingly
thrummy
thrupenny
thrupenny bit
thruppence
thruppenny
thruput
thrust
thrust bearing
thrust fault
thruster
thrustful
thrusting
thrustings
thrutch
thruway

WORDS THAT END LIKE THRUSH

adrenalin rush
ant thrush
bristle brush
bum´s rush
carbon brush
clothes brush
gold rush
interdental brush
missel thrush
mistle thrush
pastry brush
scrub brush
scrubbing brush
shrike thrush
song thrush
styling brush
tarred with the same brush
water thrush
wire brush
woodthrush

Synonyms and antonyms of thrush in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thrush» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THRUSH

Find out the translation of thrush to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thrush from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thrush» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

画眉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tordo
570 millions of speakers

English

thrush
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिड़िया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سُمْنَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дрозд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tordo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গায়ক পক্ষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thrush
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drossel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ツグミ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개똥지빠귀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thrush
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim hét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெண்புண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झटकून टाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pamukçuk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tordo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drozd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дрізд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sturz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσίχλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sproei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trost
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thrush

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THRUSH»

The term «thrush» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THRUSH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thrush

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QUOTES WITH «THRUSH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thrush.
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Gerard Manley Hopkins
Nothing is so beautiful as spring - when weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring the ear, it strikes like lightning to hear him sing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRUSH»

Discover the use of thrush in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thrush and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Native Seattle: histories from the crossing-over place
In Native Seattle, Coll Thrush explodes the commonly accepted notion that Indians and cities-and thus Indian and urban histories-are mutually exclusive, that Indians and cities cannot coexist, and that one must necessarily be eclipsed by ...
Coll-Peter Thrush, 2009
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Friends at Thrush Green
Miss Watson and Miss Fogerty, two of Thrush Green's former schoolteachers, who had retired to Barton-on-Sea, return to the village of Thrush Green for a visit. Reprint.
Miss Read, 2002
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The Year at Thrush Green
January has been bitterly cold in Thrush Green.
Miss Read, 2010
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Gossip from Thrush Green
Books by Miss Read NOVELS Village School * Village Diary * Storm in the Village Thrush Green * Fresh from the Country Winter in Thrush Green * Miss Clare Remembers Over the Gate * The Market Square * Village Christmas The Howards ...
Miss Read, 2010
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Celebrations at Thrush Green
A major, double celebration is planned in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green: the village school is in its centenary year; and exactly a hundred years ago, one of the village's most notable residents founded a mission school in Africa.
Miss Read, 2010
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Return to Thrush Green
During a fine spring in the small village of Thrush Green, residents struggle with their own personal problems, including Joan and Edward Young, whose lifestyle changes with the arrival of Joan's father. Reprint.
Miss Read, 2002
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Winter In Thrush Green
As the story plays out, Miss Read succeeds in portraying village life with all its often unexpected incidents, and her unwavering eye for detail beautifully captures the character of a gradually disappearing aspect of rural English life.
Miss Read, 2010
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At Home In Thrush Green
There was much to be thankful for, she thought, gazing out of her bedroom window across Thrush Green. It was still light, although the little travelling clock on the bedroom mantelpiece said ten o'clock. The statue of Nathaniel Patten shone in ...
Miss Read, 2009
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Affairs At Thrush Green
Village School * Village Diary * Storm in the Village Thrush Green * Fresh from the Country Winter in Thrush Green * Miss Clare Remembers Over the Gate * The Market Square * Village Christmas The Howards of Caxley * Fairacre Festival ...
Miss Read, 2009
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Battles at Thrush Green
Children's voices ring out from the school playground; in the distance there is the gentle hum of a lawnmower; and all around the village birdsong can be heard.
Miss Read, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRUSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thrush is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gas explosion leveled St. Louis house but cause remains mystery
The blast shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday occurred in a rental house at 732 Thrush Avenue. It was reduced to rubble, and 10 other homes were damaged. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
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What a bright idea! Bird builds her nest in traffic lights at junction …
And one thing's for sure - at this junction, it was always thrush hour. The mistle thrush picked the unlikely location on a busy ring road for a home for her eggs, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Good Natured: The wood thrush – Beguiling, alluring and haunting
The wood thrush is a cousin of the American robin, an accomplished singer in ... The best way to know what a wood thrush song sounds like is to hear it yourself. «Kane County Chronicle, Jun 15»
4
Let's talk about birds: Hermit thrush
The hermit thrush's song, known very well by the 19th-century naturalist John ... cannot resist waxing poetic when it comes to the song of the hermit thrush. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 15»
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Politico's Glenn Thrush: Clinton Money Accusations 'Have A Ton Of …
Politico's Glenn Thrush said the accusations emanating from “Clinton Cash” have “a ton of legs” on “Now with Alex Wagner” Tuesday. Thrush added that it only ... «Daily Caller, May 15»
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12-year-old girl hit by SUV near Welch and Thrush drives on city's …
The incident was reported just before 7 a.m. near the intersection of Welch and Thrush drives, just a few blocks from Georgetown Road. Police said when the ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Apr 15»
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Liberal Politico Reporter: Clinton Campaign 'Collapsing Completely'
Politico senior staff writer Glenn Thrush opined on Twitter that the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign was “collapsing completely” before it started, and ... «Daily Caller, Apr 15»
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Stalking the sweet-singing, reclusive wood thrush
The wood thrush's song is one of the most beautiful among eastern birds, and its flute-like warble is one of the reasons Vitek Jirinec picked this species to study. «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
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DARA BioSciences Nabs US Rights to Oral Thrush Drug
There are more than 3 million prescriptions written each year for drugs to treat oral thrush, Drutz says. But he adds that these antifungals come with undesirable ... «Xconomy, Mar 15»
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Glenn Thrush named chief political correspondent at Politico
Glenn Thrush has been promoted to Politico's chief political correspondent and will take a major role in the outlet's coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign, ... «Poynter.org, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Thrush [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thrush>. May 2024 ».
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