plural plushes
1
: a fabric with an even pile that is longer and less dense than velvet pile
… the upholstered seats were indeed covered in plush, to accompany the brass fittings and the walnut walls.—
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane2
: a toy that is covered in plush and filled with soft material : plushie
Some reversible plushes are essentially the same stuffed toy inside and out with a slightly different facial expression or design.—Elliott Rivette
Elliott Rivette1
: relating to, resembling, or made of plush
plushly
adverb
plushness
noun
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Examples of plush in a Sentence
Adjective
The hotel accommodations were plush.
a particularly plush and buttery chardonnay
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
In its plush and hushed confines, Mellerio’s fifteenth generation owner, Laure-Isabelle Mellerio, the house’s first-ever female CEO greeted me with warmth.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
It is abetted in this effort with the plush leather appointments, on-the-road silence thanks to the Pirelli tires, and an impressive Bowers & Wilkins 15-speaker audio system.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The surprises include six mini plush and 19 mini clothing and accessory items.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
In its plush and hushed confines, Mellerio’s fifteenth generation owner, Laure-Isabelle Mellerio, the house’s first-ever female CEO greeted me with warmth.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The result is more high-performing foam in the same 40-millimeter stack, which delivers a plush, cushioned feel and gives the impression of more thickness than there actually is.
—Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
It is abetted in this effort with the plush leather appointments, on-the-road silence thanks to the Pirelli tires, and an impressive Bowers & Wilkins 15-speaker audio system.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Plush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plush. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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plush
1 of 2 noun
: a fabric like a very thick soft velvet
plush
2 of 2 adjective1
: made of or like plush
2
: very luxurious
a plush home
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