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Bushing vs Blushing - What's the difference?

bushing | blushing |

As nouns the difference between bushing and blushing

is that bushing is 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 while blushing is the act of one who blushes; a blush.

As a verb blushing is

present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective blushing is

showing blushes; rosy red.

bushing

English

(wikipedia bushing)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.
  • (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.
  • (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.
  • (electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
  • An adapter for joining pipes of different size.

    • blushing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who blushes; a blush.
  • * 1850 , Charles Delucena Meigs, Observations on certain of the diseases of young children (page 159)
    • In observing the phenomena presented in a case of tubercular meningitis or acute hydrocephalus, one will scarce ever fail of noticing the repeated blushings or suffusions of face in the now insensible or lethargic patient.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing blushes; rosy red.
    • the blushing bride
  • * Prior
    • The dappled pink and blushing rose.

    Derived terms

    * blushingly