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flush
of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
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adjective
of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
“a door flush with the wall”
adjective
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
“an affluent banker”
adverb
squarely or solidly
“hit him flush in the face”
adverb
in the same plane
“set it flush with the top of the table”
noun
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
noun
a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
“he heard the flush of a toilet”
noun
the swift release of a store of affective force
“they got a great bang out of it”
noun
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
noun
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
noun
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
noun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
verb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
“The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”
verb
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
“flush the meadows”
verb
cause to flow through something
“The garbage flushed down the river”
verb
irrigate with water from a sluice
“sluice the earth”
verb
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
“flush the wound with antibiotics”
verb
make level or straight
“level the ground”
verb
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
“the sky flushed with rosy splendor”
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Example Sentences
a door flush with the wall
the bottom of the window is flush with the floor
an affluent banker
a speculator flush with cash
not merely rich but loaded
moneyed aristocrats
wealthy corporations
hit him flush in the face
set it flush with the top of the table
he heard the flush of a toilet
there was a little gush of blood
she attacked him with an outpouring of words
they got a great bang out of it
what a boot!
he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
he does it for kicks
The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
flush the meadows
The garbage flushed down the river
sluice the earth
flush the wound with antibiotics
purge the old gas tank
level the ground
the sky flushed with rosy splendor
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