thrush
1any of numerous, medium-sized songbirds of the family Turdinae, usually dull brown and often speckled below, and including many outstanding singers.
any of various superficially similar birds, as the water thrushes.
Slang. a female professional singer, especially of popular songs.
Origin of thrush
1Other words from thrush
- thrushlike, adjective
Other definitions for thrush (2 of 2)
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.
Veterinary Pathology. (in horses) a diseased condition of the frog of the foot.
Origin of thrush
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How to use thrush in a sentence
Fieldfares and Mistletoe Thrushes usually sell at fourpence each, the rest at fourpence a couple.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithThe murmur of the nearby Swale and the notes of the English thrushes filled the air with soft melody.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyBlackbirds and thrushes joined in the chorus, and birds of all sorts flitted around in multitudes.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellThe birds were about the size of the hermit thrushes, but lither and suppler.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserSo that now the thrushes have no idea of there being no Kapchack.
Wood Magic | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for thrush (1 of 2)
/ (θrʌʃ) /
any songbird of the subfamily Turdinae, esp those having a brown plumage with a spotted breast, such as the mistle thrush and song thrush: family Muscicapidae: Compare water thrush Related adjective: turdine
Origin of thrush
1British Dictionary definitions for thrush (2 of 2)
/ (θrʌʃ) /
a fungal disease of the mouth, esp of infants, and the genitals, characterized by the formation of whitish spots and caused by infection with the fungus Candida albicans
another word for sprue 1
a softening of the frog of a horse's hoof characterized by degeneration and a thick foul discharge
Origin of thrush
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Scientific definitions for thrush
[ thrŭsh ]
An infectious disease, caused by the fungus Candida albicans, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and sometimes accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea. Thrush is most often seen in infants, children, and people with impaired immune systems.
A degenerative condition of a horse's foot, usually caused by unhygienic management.
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