English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-blush.ogg|Audio (US)
IPA|/bl��/
:rhymes|��

Etymology 1
OE. blyscan.

Noun
en-noun|es

1. An act of blushing.
2. uncountable A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks. Confer rouge.
3. colour A color between pink and cream.

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Verb
en-verb|blush|es

1. To redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment.

Translations
trans-top|to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment
Afrikaans: bloos
Dutch: blozen
German: erröten
Hebrew: ��ס��ק (le'hasmyq)
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Italian: arrosire
Russian: к�а�не�� (krasnét')
Spanish: ruborizarse, enrojecerse
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Etymology 2
1486 Dame Julia Barnes. The Book of St Albans.

Noun
en-noun|es

1. The collective noun for a group of boys.

#:A blush of boys.

Usage notes
This is probably a fanciful expression and is not in common use.

References
Noun sense: 1986 Oxford Reference Dictionary: Appendix

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