thrushes

Noun (1)

thrush (plural thrushes)

1. Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.
   • I felt comforted by the song of the redbreast, and I thought I felt less lonely and deserted as long as I heard the merry notes of the thrush.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 281
2. (US, colloquial) A female singer.

Noun (2)

thrush (plural thrushes)

1. A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.
   • Cervical cancer and recurrent vaginal thrush are both strongly linked to the presence of HIV in women.1991 August 24, Dawn Schmitz, “AIDS Redefined In 1992?”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 6

   Synonyms:

   candidiasis

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