Words that rhyme with mush

  • airbrush
    n 1: an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air v 1: paint with an airbrush; "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"
  • ambush
    n 1: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap] v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait] 2: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: still-hunt, ambush]
  • blush
    n 1: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: bloom, blush, flush, rosiness] 2: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: blush, flush] v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: blush, crimson, flush, redden] 2: become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"
  • brush
    n 1: a dense growth of bushes [syn: brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket] 2: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle 3: momentary contact [syn: brush, light touch] 4: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor 5: a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) 6: a minor short-term fight [syn: brush, clash, encounter, skirmish] 7: the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" [syn: brush, brushing] 8: the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" [syn: brush, brushing] 9: contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police" v 1: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" 2: touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" 3: clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" 4: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: brush, sweep] 5: remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" 6: cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"
  • bush
    adj 1: not of the highest quality or sophistication [syn: bush- league, bush] n 1: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems [syn: shrub, bush] 2: a large wilderness area 3: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: scrub, chaparral, bush] 4: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: Bush, George Bush, George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, President Bush, President George W. Bush, Dubyuh, Dubya] 5: United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) [syn: Bush, Vannevar Bush] 6: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) [syn: Bush, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush] 7: hair growing in the pubic area [syn: pubic hair, bush, crotch hair] v 1: provide with a bushing
  • crush
    n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: crushed leather, crush] 2: a dense crowd of people [syn: crush, jam, press] 3: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuation] 4: the act of crushing [syn: crush, crunch, compaction] v 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: oppress, suppress, crush] 2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze] 3: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish] 4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" 5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" [syn: crush, smash, demolish] 6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: jam, crush] 7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" [syn: break down, crush] 8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
  • flush
    adv 1: squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face" 2: in the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table" adj 1: of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" 2: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy] n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush] 2: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: bloom, blush, flush, rosiness] 3: sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) [syn: hot flash, flush] 4: a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit 5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 6: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: flush, gush, outpouring] 7: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: blush, flush] v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: blush, crimson, flush, redden] 2: flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" 3: glow or cause to glow with warm color or light; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" 4: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: flush, level, even out, even] 5: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: flush, scour, purge] 6: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn: sluice, flush] 7: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"
  • gush
    n 1: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: flush, gush, outpouring] 2: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition] v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: spurt, spirt, gush, spout] 2: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" [syn: rave, gush] 3: issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" [syn: jet, gush]
  • hairbrush
    n 1: a brush used to groom a person's hair
  • hush
    n 1: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: hush, stillness, still] v 1: become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!" 2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up] [ant: louden] 3: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down] [ant: louden] 4: wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" 5: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
  • lush
    adj 1: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous] 2: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy] 3: full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves" [syn: lush, succulent] n 1: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse]
  • paintbrush
    n 1: a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
  • plush
    adj 1: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy] n 1: a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
  • push
    n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" [syn: push, pushing] 2: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn: push, thrust] 3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" [syn: energy, push, get-up-and-go] 4: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button, push, button] 5: an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea" v 1: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn: push, force] [ant: draw, force, pull] 2: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn: push, bear on] 3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: advertise, advertize, promote, push] 4: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: tug, labor, labour, push, drive] 5: press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" 6: approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" [syn: push, crowd] 7: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate] 8: sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" 9: move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward" 10: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" [syn: press, push]
  • rosebush
    n 1: any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses [syn: rose, rosebush]
  • rush
    adj 1: not accepting reservations [syn: first-come-first- serve(p), rush] 2: done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: rush(a), rushed] n 1: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste, hurry, rush, rushing] 2: a sudden forceful flow [syn: rush, spate, surge, upsurge] 3: grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems 4: physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn: Rush, Benjamin Rush] 5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 6: a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush" 7: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" [syn: rush, rushing] v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger] 2: attack suddenly 3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: rush, hurry] [ant: delay, detain, hold up] 4: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate] 5: run with the ball, in football 6: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: race, rush] 7: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, stimulate, rush, hasten]
  • saltbush
    n 1: any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
  • shadbush
    n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn: Juneberry, serviceberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow]
  • shush
    v 1: silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
  • slush
    n 1: partially melted snow v 1: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" [syn: splash, splosh, slosh, slush] 2: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" [syn: slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around]
  • spicebush
    n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries [syn: spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum] 2: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: spicebush, California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis]
  • swoosh
    n 1: the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) [syn: swoosh, whoosh] v 1: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open" [syn: lap, swish, swosh, swoosh]
  • thrush
    n 1: candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults 2: a woman who sings popular songs 3: songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
  • toothbrush
    n 1: small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth 2: slang for a mustache [syn: soup-strainer, toothbrush]
  • whoosh
    n 1: the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) [syn: swoosh, whoosh] v 1: move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open" [syn: woosh, whoosh] 2: move with a whooshing sound [syn: hiss, whoosh] 3: gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well"
  • hindu
    adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Hinduism; "the Hindu faith" [syn: Hindu, Hindi, Hindoo] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India [syn: Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani] 2: a person who adheres to Hinduism [syn: Hindu, Hindoo]
  • tush
    n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
  • hush-hush
    adj 1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and- corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground]
  • kiddush
  • dush
  • dusch
  • busche
  • cush
  • frush
  • grush
  • kusch
  • lusch
  • musch
  • nusz
  • pusch
  • rusche
  • tarbrush
  • kuras
  • kush
  • wimbush
  • uprush
  • sugarbush

See also mush definition and mush synonyms