What's the difference between fluffy and plush?

Fluffy


Definition:

  • (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The narrow spaces were filled with a fluffy material.
  • (2) Con A-treated whole cells and cell walls contain an irregular, fluffy layer 25 to 60 nm thick which is absent in untreated or alpha-methyl glucoside-treated preparations.
  • (3) Makes around 20 75g butter, melted 75g granulated sugar 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 160g oats 2 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp strong coffee, cooled to room temp Desiccated coconut, to finish 1 Whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then stir in the vanilla sugar, oats, cocoa and coffee.
  • (4) Results indicate that the micelles have a dense core with a fluffy outer layer.
  • (5) And if this all seems a bit fluffy at a time when NHS mental health budgets are so hard pressed, the number of mental health bed days fell by 52% between 2009 and 2011, with fewer people using secondary mental health services but more often.
  • (6) By electron microscopy, mitochondria in numerous hepatocytes appeared abnormal with occasional cristae in a fluffy matrix, some containing dense inclusions.
  • (7) Clinically, cytomegalovirus retinitis is characterized by lesions, usually in the posterior pole, that take the form of fluffy white infiltrates with irregular, translucent, granular appearing margins.
  • (8) Inevitably women are the fluffy part of a newspaper, on the whole.
  • (9) Small, fluffy feathers are thought to have arisen for warmth, with more elaborate feather structures emerging for displays, and ultimately flight.
  • (10) While small stuffed birds used to dangle from rear view mirrors – the Maltese version of fluffy dice – such displays are now rare and hunters can face hefty fines of up to €5,000 (£3,600) and jail if they are caught killing protected species.
  • (11) 2 Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time, beating until incorporated.
  • (12) When high molecular weight DNA is incubated with interphase extracts, fluffy chromatin-like structures are assembled.
  • (13) He lies buried in dirty, fluffy blankets inside the family’s three-room house and barely leaves it.
  • (14) Of all mutagens tested, only 5-AC induced the fluffy phenotype with a significant frequency.
  • (15) There must be something to marry with the richness of the stew, and nothing beats the fluffy inside of a camp-baked potato.
  • (16) It comes, as it should, in a bag of liquid, and is firm to the touch but with a good level of gentle fluffiness inside and a delicate, creamy aftertaste.
  • (17) Photograph: Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd He didn't even have a skin to help with the dingo, and produced an adorably fluffy and very un-wild looking dog.
  • (18) Chest radiographs commonly demonstrate bilateral fluffy infiltrates.
  • (19) Legally Blonde Beneath its fluffy and frivolous exterior, Legally Blonde has feminism coming out the proverbial.
  • (20) Con A treatment binds adjacent teichoic acid molecules in their native configuration producing the irregular, fluffy layer visualized.

Plush


Definition:

  • (n.) A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The three rooms are plush and contemporary with tartan trim.
  • (2) The first-floor lounge is decorated in plush deep pink, with a mix of contemporary and neoclassical decor, and an antique dining table and chandelier.
  • (3) Customers at her plush boutique in central Cairo are offered a choice between chocolates coated with his face and others embossed with messages of adulation.
  • (4) We meet in a plush Mayfair hotel suite in the early evening, by which time he is sipping a cup of Starbuck's coffee, struggling to keep his eyes open but still unfailingly polite and professional.
  • (5) The pictures of the former president's plush compound – his vintage car collection and fancy pheasants, the private restaurant and golf course – have struck a chord in the same way the palaces of Ben Ali and the wealth of Hosni Mubarak angered the people of Tunisia and Egypt.
  • (6) Meanwhile the plush London offices of all his overlapping enterprises are right across from the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, as if to taunt critics who claim he is America's poodle.
  • (7) While in office, Bloomberg enthusiastically oversaw the rezoning of almost 40% of New York , a process that changed once-industrial areas into plush residential zones or parks, and created public spaces.
  • (8) And then smile calmly at her back as she switches on the kettle and enjoy the gentle sensation of a breeze wafting through your plush and generous under-arm hair.
  • (9) Mary, by email Well, plush tweeds and thick knits are absolutely essential.
  • (10) They sport new reports, plush offices and branded mineral water far more lavish than the departments that spawned them.
  • (11) Risdale to the rescue JMW Solicitors is staging its inaugural corporate recovery and insolvency conference on 15 September, to be held at a plush hotel in Manchester.
  • (12) During his time at the foreign ministry, in a plush building on the banks of the Nile, Moussa earned considerable respect.
  • (13) Quite why the College of Social Work decided to stage its long-awaited official launch in the plush London premises of the Institute of Directors is an intriguing question.
  • (14) There is luxury marble tiling and plush sofas, and a sign on the door alerts residents to the fact that the concierge is available.
  • (15) Even a fox surprising you by your front door has this ephemeral effect.” Bamba Issa still exists, at least in name, but today it’s a plush-looking beachside restaurant , where inevitable systematic exploitation goes unaddressed.
  • (16) She's dragged herself from unloved brat to brass to millionaire (via some dead husbands, but let's be real, a good few Guardian readers would do the same if a plush three-bed Victorian terrace was their prize).
  • (17) They're both suited, booted and sitting in plush red armchairs.
  • (18) The neat and tidy doubles have tasteful plush chocolate-coloured furnishings and polished wooden floors, while the more spacious deluxe rooms with wooden beams come with fireplaces and balconies with street views.
  • (19) The plush mansion is in the Hancock Park district, just a few miles from the A-list havens of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
  • (20) A sequel to The Stud, The Bitch continues the story of Fontaine Khaled, who has "an Arab millionaire among her yesterdays and hard-gambling Nico for all her tomorrows", as she "calls the shots from her plush limos and black satin sheets".

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