Flush Very Common

Flush has 24 different meanings across 4 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions

Noun

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

"The city experienced a golden flush during the oil boom that transformed its skyline and economy."

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a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

"After the morning run, she had a healthy flush on her cheeks that showed everyone how well-rested and fit she was."

bloom blush flush rosiness

sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

"After her first hot flash, Sarah fanned herself to cool down from the sudden wave of heat that swept through her face."

hot flash flush

a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

"He was thrilled to be dealt a royal flush at the beginning of the game."

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the swift release of a store of affective force

"they got a great bang out of it"

"what a boot!"

"he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"

"he does it for kicks"

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a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

"he heard the flush of a toilet"

"there was a little gush of blood"

"she attacked him with an outpouring of words"

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sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

"His face flushed red when he realized he had been caught stealing money from his grandmother's purse."

blush flush

A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

"She won the game when her opponent played a flush, revealing five hearts in a row."

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

In plain English: A flush is a poker hand where all five cards are from the same suit, like hearts or spades.

"He hoped to get a royal flush during the poker tournament."

Usage: As a noun, flush refers to the sudden rush of water used for cleaning or a startled flight of birds taking off together. Use this term specifically when describing that momentary surge rather than a continuous flow.

Verb

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

"The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

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flow freely

"The garbage flushed down the river"

flush

glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

"the sky flushed with rosy splendor"

flush

make level or straight

"level the ground"

flush level even out even

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

"flush the wound with antibiotics"

"purge the old gas tank"

flush scour purge

irrigate with water from a sluice

"sluice the earth"

sluice flush

cause to flow or flood with or as if with water

"flush the meadows"

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To cause to take flight from concealment.

"The gardener flushed the soil with water to wash away all the excess fertilizer."

To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

In plain English: To flush means to wash something clean using a lot of liquid.

"She quickly flushed the debris from the sink."

Adjective

of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane

"a door flush with the wall"

"the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"

flush

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

"an affluent banker"

"a speculator flush with cash"

"not merely rich but loaded"

"moneyed aristocrats"

"wealthy corporations"

"a substantial family"

affluent flush loaded moneyed wealthy substantial

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

"The carpenter sanded the wood until its surface was perfectly flush."

In plain English: Flush means neat and level with everything around it.

"The new kitchen cabinets have a flush mount to the wall."

Adverb

squarely or solidly

"hit him flush in the face"

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in the same plane

"set it flush with the top of the table"

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Example Sentences

"The new kitchen cabinets have a flush mount to the wall." adj

"He hoped to get a royal flush during the poker tournament." noun

"She quickly flushed the debris from the sink." verb

Origin

From Middle English flusshen, fluschen, of uncertain origin. Compare dialectal flusk ("to fly at, startle a bird out of the bush") and flusker ("to flutter, fly irregularly"). Perhaps related to Middle English flasshen, flasschen, flaschen, see flash; or a Middle English blend of flowen ("to flow") + guschen ("to gush"). Compare Saterland Frisian flutskje, German Low German flutschen, German flutschen.

Rhyming Words

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