Thrush
[θrʌʃ]
Definition
(noun.) songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast.
(noun.) a woman who sings popular songs.
(noun.) candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults.
Typist: Ronald--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush.
(n.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae.
(n.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.
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Definition
n. a genus of Passerine birds of the family Turdid specifically the throstle song-thrush or mavis of Europe.
n. an inflammatory and suppurating affection of the sensitive surfaces within the frog of the horse: an infantile disease of the mouth and throat.
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Examples
- The Thrush went out of harbour this morning. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- But have you heard about the Thrush? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- There were three species of mocking-thrush, two of them confined to one island each. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Thrush in all his glory in another light. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Much as I know'd the birds' names in the hedges to be chaffinch, sparrer, thrush. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Sloop Thrush being made out was spreading general joy through a wide circle of great people. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The recent increase of the missel-thrush in parts of Scotland has caused the decrease of the song-thrush. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- I remember, a thrush had the confidence to snatch out of my hand, with his bill, a of cake that Glumdalclitch had just given me for my breakfast. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- But by G--, you lost a fine sight by not being here in the morning to see the Thrush go out of harbour! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Whereabouts does the Thrush lay at Spithead? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The destination of the Thrush must be now preeminently interesting. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I knew this meant, in our local dialect, like two young thrushes, and received it as a compliment. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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