lush
Growing thickly, green and healthy.
lush in a sentence
- After the rains, the valley turned lush, with grass up to the ponies' knees.
- The rainforest was lush and green, with thick, healthy leaves dripping in every direction.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lush?
- Adead
- Bgreen
- Cbare
- Ddry
Show the answer
B: green. The other three mean the opposite of lush.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lush?
- Abare
- Brich
- Cgreen
- Dthick
Show the answer
A: bare. The other three mean nearly the same as lush.
Words that mean something similar
green, rich, thick
Words that mean the opposite
bare, dry, dead
More words about weather & nature
- mirage: Something you seem to see, often in heat, that is not really there.
- molten: Melted into hot liquid by great heat.
- nocturnal: Awake and active at night instead of during the day.
- nourish: To feed something so it grows healthy and strong.
- noxious: Harmful or poisonous, especially a gas or smell.
- overcast: Covered with grey cloud and dull.
- parched: Extremely dry, or very thirsty.
- pungent: Having a very strong, sharp smell or taste.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test