lush

lush
1. adjective /lʌʃ/
a) dense, teeming with life

Some of the world’s best rain forest and volcanic hiking can be found within the lush canopied Caribbean trail systems. Chock-full of waterfalls and hot springs, bright-colored birds and howling monkeys, flora-lined trails cut through thick, fragrant forests and up cloud-covered mountains.

That meal was lush! We have to go that restaurant again sometime!

See Also: lushly, lushing, lusher, lushness, luscious
2. noun /lʌʃ/
3. verb /lʌʃ/
a) to drink liquor to excess
b) to drink (liquor) to excess

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