reflex vs blush

blush vs reflex

reflex and blush both are nouns.

reflex is an adjective but blush is not an adjective.

reflex is not a verb while blush is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflex	Yes	Yes	No	No
blush	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, blush is a hyponym of reflex; that is, blush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflex:

reflex: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
blush: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

Other hyponyms of reflex include accommodation reflex, Babinski, Babinski reflex, Babinski sign, belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation, blink, blinking, eye blink, nictation, nictitation, wink, winking, flush, disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting, defecation reflex, rectal reflex, oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning, electric shock, electrical shock, shock, breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus, wind, gulp, gulping, knee-jerk reflex, knee jerk, patellar reflex, light reflex, miosis, myosis, pupillary reflex, mydriasis, micturition reflex, gag reflex, pharyngeal reflex, goose bump, goose pimple, goose skin, goosebump, gooseflesh, horripilation, pilomotor reflex, plantar reflex, rooting reflex, jump, start, startle, myotactic reflex, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, shake, shiver, tremble, sneeze, sneezing, sternutation, hiccough, hiccup, singultus.

reflex (noun)	blush (noun)
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus	sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
	makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
	a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

reflex (adjective)	blush (adjective)
without volition or conscious control

reflex (verb)	blush (verb)
	turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
	become rosy or reddish

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