flush (Meaning)
flush (n)
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
the swift release of a store of affective force
a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
flush (v)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
flow freely
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
make level or straight
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
irrigate with water from a sluice
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
flush (s)
of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
flush (r)
squarely or solidly
in the same plane
flush (v. i.)
To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.
To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush.
To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
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.
To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
flush (v. t.)
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.
To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement.
To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood.
To excite; to animate; to stir.
To cause to start, as a hunter a bird.
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.
flush (n.)
A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset.
A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy.
A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.
A hand of cards of the same suit.
flush (a.)
Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint.
Consisting of cards of one suit.
flush (adv.)
So as to be level or even.
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flush Sentence Examples
- After exercising, her cheeks were flushed from the exertion.
- He felt a flush of excitement as he opened the envelope containing his acceptance letter.
- She experienced a flush of embarrassment when she realized she had forgotten her lines on stage.
- The sudden win caused a flush of joy to spread throughout the team.
- The toilet flushed loudly, echoing through the empty house.
- His face turned a deep shade of red, a clear sign of embarrassment and flush of anger.
- The river had swollen with rainwater, causing it to flush over its banks.
- With a flush of pride, he displayed his artwork to the admiring crowd.
- The medication caused a flush reaction, leaving her feeling warm and itchy.
- He pressed the flush button on the poker table, signaling the end of the hand.
FAQs About the word flush
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity, a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health, sudden brief sensation of heat (assoc
rosy,tanned, ruddy, glowing, blooming, warm, flushed, red, blushing, florid
waxen, livid, mealy, sallow, peaked, pale, ashy, pallid, pasty, pallid
After exercising, her cheeks were flushed from the exertion.
He felt a flush of excitement as he opened the envelope containing his acceptance letter.
She experienced a flush of embarrassment when she realized she had forgotten her lines on stage.
The sudden win caused a flush of joy to spread throughout the team.
