Blush or rose Crossword Clue

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Blush or rose Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any material used for its color
2. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
(adjective)
1. having or capable of producing colors
(verb)
1. decorate with colors
2. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BLUSH (verb)
1. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
2. become rosy or reddish
BLUSH (noun)
1. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
2. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
ROSE (noun)
1. any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
2. pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
ROSE (adjective)
1. of something having a dusty purplish pink color

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