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flush

/ flush /
adverb/verb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
in the same plane
"set it flush with the top of the table"
adverb Sense 2
squarely or solidly
"hit him flush in the face"
verb Sense 3
make level or straight
"level the ground"
Type of:
change surface
Kinds of:
grade strickle strike
Derived:
level spirit level leveler leveller
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
"flush the wound with antibiotics"
"purge the old gas tank"
Type of:
rinse rinse off
Derived:
purge purging scour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
flow freely
"The garbage flushed down the river"
Type of:
run flow feed
Kinds of:
wash down flush down
Derived:
gush outpouring
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 6
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
"flush the meadows"
Type of:
water irrigate
Kinds of:
suffuse perfuse
Derived:
gush outpouring
Causes:
run flow feed
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 7
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
Type of:
poker hand
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
flow flowing
Kinds of:
springtide
Derived:
spurt spirt gush spout sluice
adjective satellite Sense 9
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"
Similar:
rich
noun Sense 10
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Type of:
reflex instinctive reflex innate reflex
Derived:
blush crimson redden
verb Sense 11
irrigate with water from a sluice
"sluice the earth"
Type of:
drench douse dowse
Derived:
gush outpouring sluice sluiceway penstock
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 12
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
Type of:
symptom
noun Sense 13
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Type of:
good health healthiness
Derived:
blush crimson redden
verb Sense 14
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
"The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
Type of:
discolor discolour colour
Derived:
bloom blush rosiness crimson ruby
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 15
polish and make shiny
"buff the wooden floors"
"buff my shoes"
Type of:
polish smooth smoothen
Derived:
polish gloss glossiness burnish buff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 16
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"
Type of:
exhilaration excitement
Derived:
exhilarate inebriate thrill exalt beatify
noun Sense 17
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
golden age
Derived:
blossom blossom out blossom forth unfold
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
90
Times Searched
3
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change surface grade strickle strike rinse rinse off run flow feed wash down flush down water