Flush - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |flʌʃ|  American pronunciation of the word flush
Brit.  |flʌʃ|  British pronunciation of the word flush

noun

- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity (syn: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, heyday, peak, prime)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health (syn: bloom, blush)
- 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 (syn: bang, boot, charge, kick, rush, thrill)
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water) (syn: gush, outpouring)
he heard the flush of a toilet
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) (syn: blush)

verb

- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame (syn: blush, crimson, redden)
- flow freely
The garbage flushed down the river
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
the sky flushed with rosy splendor
- make level or straight (syn: even, level)
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid (syn: purge, scour)
flush the wound with antibiotics
- irrigate with water from a sluice (syn: sluice)
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
flush the meadows

adverb

- squarely or solidly
hit him flush in the face
- in the same plane
set it flush with the top of the table

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
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value (syn: affluent, loaded, moneyed, substantial, wealthy)
a speculator flush with cash

Extra examples

He just got paid and he was feeling flush.

...was flushed after getting out of the hot bath...

She placed her hands flush against the door and pushed with all her might.

He hit the ball flush.

The first floor lodgers were flush of furniture.

That were flush times.

The criminal put the torn papers in the lavatory and tried to flush them away.

The blood flushed in Eliza's pale face.

Armies were flushed with the conquest.

The birds were flushed from their hiding place.

The police used tear gas to flush out the gunmen.

His words brought a warm flush to her face.

She felt a sudden flush of anger.

The flush isn't working properly.

Susan flushed deeply and looked away.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: flush
he/she/it: flushes
present participle: flushing
past tense: flushed
past participle: flushed
noun
singular: flush
plural: flushes
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