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Definition of Flush

1. Noun. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.

2. Verb. Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame. "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

3. Adjective. Of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane. "The bottom of the window is flush with the floor"

4. Adverb. Squarely or solidly. "Hit him flush in the face"

5. Noun. A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health.

6. Verb. Flow freely. "The garbage flushed down the river"

7. Adjective. Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value. "Wealthy corporations"

8. Adverb. In the same plane. "Set it flush with the top of the table"

9. Noun. Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders).

10. Verb. Glow or cause to glow with warm color or light. "The sky flushed with rosy splendor"

11. Noun. A poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit.

12. Verb. Make level or straight. "Level the ground"

13. Noun. The swift release of a store of affective force. "He does it for kicks"

14. Verb. Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid. "Purge the old gas tank"

15. Noun. A sudden rapid flow (as of water). "She attacked him with an outpouring of words"

16. Verb. Irrigate with water from a sluice. "Sluice the earth"

17. Noun. Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty).

18. Verb. Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water. "Flush the meadows"

Definition of Flush

1. v. i. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.

2. 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.

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

4. a. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.

5. adv. So as to be level or even.

6. v. t. 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.

7. v. i. 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.

Definition of Flush

1. ruddy [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: ruddy

Medical Definition of Flush

1. Transient, episodic redness of the face and neck caused by certain diseases, ingestion of certain drugs or other substances, heat, emotional factors or physical exertion. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flush

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