thrush /θɹʌʃ/ noun3 •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 •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 •(US, informal) A female singer. formsthrushes
