blush
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounAn act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
- verbTo become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
Example:
The love scene made him blush to the roots of his hair / to the tips of his ears.
- nounThe collective noun for a group of boys.
Example:
a blush of boys
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,023 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 21% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None