'Thrush' definitions:
Definition of 'thrush'
(from WordNet)
noun
Candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
noun
A woman who sings popular songs
noun
Songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
Definition of 'Thrush'
From: GCIDE
- Thrush \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. Throstle.]
- 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle (Turdus musicus), the missel thrush (see under Missel), the European redwing, and the blackbird. The most important American species are the wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus), Wilson's thrush (Turdus fuscescens), the hermit thrush (see under Hermit), Swainson's thrush (Turdus Aliciae), and the migratory thrush, or American robin (see Robin). [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush. [1913 Webster]
- Ant thrush. See Ant thrush, Breve, and Pitta.
- Babbling thrush, any one of numerous species of Asiatic timaline birds; -- called also babbler.
- Fruit thrush, any species of bulbul.
- Shrike thrush. See under Shrike.
- Stone thrush, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called from its marbled breast.
- Thrush nightingale. See Nightingale, 2.
- Thrush tit, any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds of the genus Cochoa. They are beautifully colored birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size and habits.
- Water thrush. (a) The European dipper. (b) An American warbler (Seiurus Noveboracensis). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Thrush'
From: GCIDE
- Thrush \Thrush\, n. [Akin to Dan. tr["o]ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan. t["o]r dry, Sw. torr, Icel. [thorn]urr, AS. [thorn]yrr, OE. thrust thrist, E. thrist.]
- 1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'thrush'
From: GCIDE
- Frush \Frush\, n. [Cf. OE. frosch, frosk, a frog (the animal), G. frosch frog (the animal), also carney or lampass of horses. See Frog, n., 2.]
- 1. (Far.) The frog of a horse's foot. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horse's foot; -- also caled thrush. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thrush'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute articular rheumatism,
- African lethargy,
- ague,
- alkali disease,
- amebiasis,
- amebic dysentery,
- anthrax,
- Asiatic cholera,
- bacillary dysentery,
- bastard measles,
- black death,
- black fever,
- blackwater fever,
- breakbone fever,
- brucellosis,
- bubonic plague,
- bulbul,
- cachectic fever,
- canary,
- cerebral rheumatism,
- Chagres fever,
- chicken pox,
- cholera,
- cowpox,
- cuckoo,
- dandy fever,
- deer fly fever,
- dengue,
- dengue fever,
- diphtheria,
- dumdum fever,
- dysentery,
- elephantiasis,
- encephalitis lethargica,
- enteric fever,
- erysipelas,
- famine fever,
- feathered songster,
- five-day fever,
- flu,
- frambesia,
- German measles,
- glandular fever,
- grippe,
- hansenosis,
- Haverhill fever,
- hepatitis,
- herpes,
- herpes simplex,
- herpes zoster,
- histoplasmosis,
- hookworm,
- hydrophobia,
- infantile paralysis,
- infectious mononucleosis,
- inflammatory rheumatism,
- influenza,
- jail fever,
- jungle rot,
- kala azar,
- kissing disease,
- lark,
- lepra,
- leprosy,
- leptospirosis,
- loa loa,
- loaiasis,
- lockjaw,
- madness,
- malaria,
- malarial fever,
- marsh fever,
- mavis,
- measles,
- meningitis,
- milzbrand,
- mockingbird,
- mumps,
- nightingale,
- oriole,
- ornithosis,
- osteomyelitis,
- paratyphoid fever,
- parotitis,
- parrot fever,
- pertussis,
- Philomel,
- pneumonia,
- polio,
- poliomyelitis,
- polyarthritis rheumatism,
- ponos,
- psittacosis,
- rabbit fever,
- rabies,
- rat-bite fever,
- relapsing fever,
- rheumatic fever,
- rickettsialpox,
- ringdove,
- ringworm,
- rubella,
- rubeola,
- scarlatina,
- scarlet fever,
- schistosomiasis,
- septic sore throat,
- shingles,
- singing bird,
- sleeping sickness,
- sleepy sickness,
- smallpox,
- snail fever,
- song sparrow,
- songbird,
- songster,
- splenic fever,
- spotted fever,
- strep throat,
- swamp fever,
- tetanus,
- tinea,
- trench fever,
- trench mouth,
- tuberculosis,
- tularemia,
- typhoid,
- typhoid fever,
- typhus,
- typhus fever,
- undulant fever,
- vaccinia,
- varicella,
- variola,
- venereal disease,
- viral dysentery,
- warbler,
- whooping cough,
- yaws,
- yellow fever,
- yellow jack,
- zona,
- zoster
Words containing 'Thrush'
- thrushes,
- Ant thrush,
- Babbling thrush,
- Blue thrush,
- Brown thrush,
- Fruit thrush,
- Ground thrush,
- Hermit thrush,
- Holm thrush,
- Jay thrush,
- Migratory thrush,
- Milk thrush,
- Missel thrush,
- Mocking thrush,
- Native thrush,
- Restless thrush,
- Ring thrush,
- Rock thrush,
- Screech thrush,
- Shrike thrush,
- Solitary thrush,
- Song thrush,
- Squawking thrush,
- Stone thrush,
- Thrush nightingale,
- Thrush tit,
- Tit thrush,
- Water thrush,
- Whin Thrush,
- Whistling thrush,
- Willow thrush,
- Wilson's thrush,
- Wood thrush,
- ground thrushes,
- guttural thrush,
- mistle thrush,
- mistletoe thrush,
- mountain thrush,
- redwinged thrush,
- volatile thrush,
- Old World ant thrushes,
- black-crowned thrush,
- fly-catching thrush