thrush

IPA: θrˈʌʃ

noun

  • Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.
  • (US, colloquial) A female singer.
  • A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.
  • A surname transferred from the nickname.
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Examples of "thrush" in Sentences

  • This is called thrush and is treated orally with nystatin drops.
  • Also I think I have thrush - well at least I hope its just thrush…
  • The word thrush sounded so smooth and poetic compared to the raging fire and irritation that was in my throat.
  • There is the song of the hermit thrush from the deep wood, the sight of a hawk or an eagle soaring silent above it all.
  • Your tongue can also develop cysts, ulcers, herpes infections, and yeast infections which are called thrush; milk of magnesia or nystatin can chase the yeast right out of your mouth.
  • Its recoil might, with a following wind, dislodge a thrush from a thistle-but as I saw when I hunted in Sweden, ungulates of all sizes fell down smartly when shot with the 6.5, just as fast as they would if smacked with something that would take the turret off an M-1 tank.
  • I found some relief with liberal applications of bag balm, as well as by using these things called Second Skin bandages (which are moist bandages used for burns) between feedings – but use those with care because if you leave them on too long you can get thrush from the damp environment.
  • The old man was so eager for news that it was difficult to fix him to the object of our inquiries; and then he expatiated on the attractions of the neighbourhood, and the “chasse magnifique de grèves,” as he called thrush-shooting, in the country round, if we came to Porto-Torres in the month of December.

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