thrush

CEFRC1

/θrˈʌʃ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small singing bird.

  2. 02

    noun

    A fungal infection in the mouth.

Examples

  • My land has palm trees where the thrush sings.

  • The thrush sings each song twice over.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A female singer.

  2. A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.

  3. Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

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In context

  • Cervical cancer and recurrent vaginal thrush are both strongly linked to the presence of HIV in women.

  • I felt comforted by the song of the redbreast, and I thought I felt less lonely and deserted as long as I heard the merry notes of the thrush.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English thrusche, þrusch, þresche, from a combination of Old English þrysċe (from Proto-Germanic *þruskijǭ, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *þruskō) and Old English þræsċe (from Proto-Germanic *þrauskǭ and/or *þrastuz); all from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”). Cognate with German Drossel, Old Norse þrǫstr, Latin turdus, Lithuanian strazdas (“thrush”), Middle Irish truid, Welsh drudwy (“starling”), Old Church Slavonic дрозгъ (drozgŭ), Russian дрозд (drozd).