Thrush
11thrush — thrush1 thrushlike, adj. /thrush/, n. 1. any of numerous, medium sized songbirds of the family Turdinae, usually dull brown and often speckled below, and including many outstanding singers. 2. any of various superficially similar birds, as the… …
12thrush — I. /θrʌʃ / (say thrush) noun 1. any of numerous birds belonging to the family Muscicapidae (formerly Turdidae), most of which are moderate in size, migratory, gifted as songsters, and not brightly coloured, as the European song thrush, Turdus… …
13thrush — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrusche, from Old English thrysce; akin to Old English throstle thrush, Old High German droscala, Latin turdus Date: before 12th century any of numerous small or medium sized birds of an oscine family (Turdidae …
14thrush — 1. n. any small or medium sized songbird of the family Turdidae, esp. a song thrush or mistle thrush (see MISTLE THRUSH, song thrush). Etymology: OE thrysce f. Gmc: cf. THROSTLE 2. n. 1 a a disease, esp. of children, marked by whitish fungous… …
15thrush — Infection of the oral tissues with Candida albicans; often an opportunistic infection in humans with AIDS or humans suffering from other conditions that depress the immune system; also common in normal infants who have been treated with… …
16thrush — {{11}}thrush (n.1) type of songbird, O.E. þyrsce (related to THROSTLE (Cf. throstle)), from P.Gmc. *thruskjon (Cf. O.N. þröstr, Norw. trost, O.H.G. drosca), from PIE *trozdo (Cf. L. turdus, Lith. strazdas thrush, M.Ir …
17thrush — 1. Bird. Kāma o, ōma o, keluka. Hawaiian thrush, āmaui, ōma o. Small Kaua i thrush, puaiohi. Lāna i and Moloka i thrush, oloma o. 2. Disease. Ea (for various kinds, see ea and entries that follow it) …
18Thrush — Recorded in the spellings of Thresh and Thrush, this is a medieval English surname. It originates from the Olde English pre 7th century word prysce , meaning and pronounced thresh , and meaning thrush . As such it was a nickname probably for a… …
19thrush — [[t]θrʌ̱ʃ[/t]] thrushes 1) N COUNT A thrush is a fairly small bird with a brown back and a spotted breast. 2) N UNCOUNT Thrush is a medical condition cause by a fungus. It most often occurs in a baby s mouth or in a woman s vagina …
20thrush — hob·thrush; thrush; …
