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flush
(fl/@//S/ )

adjective (a)

  • Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, heyday, peak, prime
    source: wordnet30
  • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    bloom, blush, rosiness
    source: wordnet30
  • sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    hot flash
    source: wordnet30
  • a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • the swift release of a store of affective force(noun.feeling)
    Synonym:
    bang, boot, charge, kick, rush, thrill
    source: wordnet30
  • a sudden rapid flow (as of water)(noun.event)
    Example:
    He heard the flush of a toilet.
    Synonym:
    gush, outpouring
    source: wordnet30
  • sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    blush
    source: wordnet30
  • A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • squarely or solidly(adv.all)
    Example:
    Hit him flush in the face.
    source: wordnet30
  • in the same plane(adv.all)
    Example:
    Set it flush with the top of the table.
    source: wordnet30
  • So as to be level or even.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane(adj.all)
    Example:
    A door flush with the wall.
    The bottom of the window is flush with the floor.
    source: wordnet30
  • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value(adj.all)
    Example:
    A speculator flush with cash.
    Synonym:
    affluent, loaded, moneyed, wealthy
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    blush, crimson, redden
    source: wordnet30
  • flow freely(verb.change)
    Example:
    The garbage flushed down the river.
    Synonym:
    flush down, wash down
    source: wordnet30
  • glow or cause to glow with warm color or light(verb.perception)
    Example:
    The sky flushed with rosy splendor.
    source: wordnet30
  • make level or straight(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    even, even out, level
    source: wordnet30
  • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid(verb.change)
    Example:
    Flush the wound with antibiotics.
    Synonym:
    purge, scour
    source: wordnet30
  • irrigate with water from a sluice(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    sluice
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to flow or flood with or as if with water(verb.change)
    Example:
    Flush the meadows.
    source: wordnet30
  • To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause by flow; to draw water from, or pour it over or through (a pond, meadow, sewer, etc.); to cleanse by means of a rush of water.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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