· a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

Synonym(s): bloom, flush, rosiness

Hypernym(s): good_health, healthiness

· sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

Synonym(s): flush

Hypernym(s): reflex, reflex_response, reflex_action, instinctive_reflex, innate_reflex, inborn_reflex, unconditioned_reflex, physiological_reaction

· turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

Synonym(s): crimson, flush, redden

Hypernym(s): discolor, discolour, colour, color

· become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"

Hypernym(s): redden