lush
/lʌʃ/adjective
उच्चारण लश
हरा-भरा
Core word
- 1
(of plants, gardens) growing thickly and strongly in a way that is attractive; covered in healthy grass and plants
हरा-भरा
- lush green fields
- The hills were lush after the monsoon rains.
- The lush gardens of the palace were full of fruit trees.
+ 2 more examples
- After the rains, the whole valley turned lush and green.
- Tea gardens covered the lush hillsides of Assam.
Synonyms verdant green luxuriant abundant
Opposite barren
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lush + noun
Placed before a noun, lush describes plants and land that are thick, green and healthy.
Noun के पहले आकर 'lush' घने, हरे और स्वस्थ पौधों और भूमि का वर्णन करता है।
- Lush tea gardens covered the hills.
- The lush meadow was full of flowers.
be lush with + noun
Use with to say what makes a place lush.
कोई स्थान किस कारण हरा-भरा है, यह बताने के लिए 'with' आता है।
- The valley is lush with ferns after the rain.
lush for rich and luxurious
Lush can also mean rich and luxurious, as in a lush hotel or lush sound.
'Lush' का अर्थ समृद्ध और विलासी भी हो सकता है, जैसे lush hotel या lush sound।
- The film has a lush musical score.
comparative and superlative
Lush makes lusher and lushest.
'Lush' का comparative lusher और superlative lushest है।
- Kerala is lusher than Rajasthan.
+Collocations 4
lush + noun
vegetationforestgreenvalleylawnfoliage
- Lush vegetation covers the Western Ghats.
adverb + lush
veryincrediblywonderfullyrichlynaturally
- The garden was wonderfully lush.
verb + lush
lookturnstaygrowbecome
- The fields turn lush after the monsoon.
lush + colour or setting
lush greenlush landscapelush paddy fieldslush tropical garden
- We drove through lush paddy fields.
“More examples 5
- The monsoon makes the hills lush and green.
मानसून पहाड़ियों को हरा-भरा बना देता है।
- Radhika sat under a lush mango tree.
राधिका एक घने आम के पेड़ के नीचे बैठी।
- The lush gardens of the palace attract tourists.
महल के हरे-भरे बाग पर्यटकों को आकर्षित करते हैं।
- Assam is famous for its lush tea estates.
असम अपने हरे-भरे चाय बागानों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- The lush grass was perfect for the cattle.
रसीली घास मवेशियों के लिए एकदम उपयुक्त थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The garden was full with lush plants.
✓ The garden was full of lush plants.
Full takes of, not with.
'Full' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ This place is more lush than that.
✓ This place is lusher than that.
Lush is a one-syllable adjective, so lusher is the normal form.
'Lush' एक syllable का adjective है, इसलिए सामान्य रूप 'lusher' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe plant growth, differing in density and richness.
ये adjective पौधों की वृद्धि बताते हैं, घनत्व और समृद्धि में अंतर के साथ।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lush greenery or vegetation.
Collocation 'lush greenery' या 'vegetation' (घनी हरियाली)।