Synonyms for lushes

Grammar : Noun

Spell : luhsh

Phonetic Transcription : lʌʃ

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Définition of lushes

Origin : mid-15c., "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from Old French lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from Late Latin laxicare "become shaky," related to Latin laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested c.1600, in Shakespeare. Applied to colors since 1744. Related: Lushly; lushness.

As in wino : noun drunk
As in drinker : noun tippler
As in problem drinker : noun alcoholic
As in boozer : noun drunkard
As in drunkard : noun one who drinks too much
As in rummy : noun drunkard
As in sot : noun drunkard
As in tippler : noun drunkard
As in alcoholic : noun drunk
As in drunk/drunkard : noun person who is inebriated

Example sentences :

He just lushes till he remembers he's married, and then he makes for home and does me up.
Extract from : « The Trimmed Lamp » by O. Henry

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