flush

/flˈʌʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

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
“they got a great bang out of it”
a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
“he heard the flush of a toilet”
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

verb

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
“The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”
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
“level the ground”
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
“flush the wound with antibiotics”
irrigate with water from a sluice
“sluice the earth”
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
“flush the meadows”

adjective

of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
“a door flush with the wall”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
“an affluent banker”

adverb

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