Blushing vs. Bushing

Blushingnoun

The act of one who blushes; a blush.

Blushingadjective

Showing blushes; rosy red.

Blushingadjective

Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.

Blushingnoun

The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.

Blushingadjective

having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset;

Blushing

Blushing is the reddening of a person's face due to psychological reasons. It is normally involuntary and triggered by emotional stress associated with passion, embarrassment, shyness, fear, anger, or romantic stimulation.

Bushingnoun

(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.

Bushingnoun

(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.

Bushingnoun

(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing, is a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.

Bushingnoun

(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.

Bushingnoun

An adapter for joining pipes of different size.

Bushingnoun

The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc.

Bushingnoun

A bush or lining; - sometimes called a thimble. See 4th Bush.

Bushingnoun

an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass

Bushingnoun

a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction