plush
/plʌʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a soft, fluffy exterior (of a man-made object, especially stuffed animals or upholstery).
noun
A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A census-designated place in Lake County, Oregon, United States.
Example Sentences
- "They lived in a plush apartment complex."
- "This plush toy is so cute and soft — I want it!"
- "Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. […] The Maria had a cabin, which was finished in hard wood and yellow plush, and accommodations for keeping things cold."
- "That night the Boy slept in a different bedroom, and he had a new bunny to sleep with him. It was a splendid bunny, all white plush with real glass eyes, but the Boy was too excited to care very much about it."
- "When Play Along — the holder of the Care Bears master toy license — placed Care Bears plushes in Spencer Gifts last year, tweens and teenage girls bought the toys."
- "For a small fee, the player can control a crane equipped with a gripper to pick a gift, usually a plush or a small toy, and has to drop it in a place where he/she can grab it."
Etymology
From French peluche (“fluff, plush”). The fact that historically (in past centuries) plush upholstery was so expensive as to be socially exclusive undoubtedly connects the senses of "luxurious" and "soft".
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: peluche
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Transitive verb