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flush

/ˈflʌʃ/noun, verb, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Flush means: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity.

Synonyms for flush39

noun, as in the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence

noun, as in the swift release of a store of affective force

noun, as in a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

bloom, blush, rosiness

noun, as in a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

gush, outpouring

noun, as in sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

hot flash

noun, as in sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

verb, as in turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

blush, crimson, redden

verb, as in make level or straight

level, even out, even

verb, as in rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

scour, purge

verb, as in irrigate with water from a sluice

sluice

adjective, as in having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

adjective, as in of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane

also used for flush

drive, flush out, scare up, forced, forced justified, force justified, justified

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What does flush mean?18

noun

1

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

2

the swift release of a store of affective force“they got a great bang out of it”

3

a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

4

a sudden rapid flow (as of water)“he heard the flush of a toilet”

5

sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

6

sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

7

a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

adjective

1

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value“an affluent banker”

2

of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane“a door flush with the wall”

verb

1

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame“The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”

2

make level or straight“level the ground”

3

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid“flush the wound with antibiotics”

4

irrigate with water from a sluice“sluice the earth”

5

cause to flow through something“The garbage flushed down the river”

6

glow or cause to glow with warm color or light“the sky flushed with rosy splendor”

7

cause to flow or flood with or as if with water“flush the meadows”

adverb

1

squarely or solidly“hit him flush in the face”

2

in the same plane“set it flush with the top of the table”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with flush?9

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Flush in a sentence

  • Remember, you should always flush after using the toilet.Amastan
  • Remember, it's your responsibility to flush after using the toilet.Amastan
  • If you use the toilet, flush it afterward.Amastan
  • After you've used the toilet, flush it right away.Amastan
  • When you use the bathroom, be sure to flush and wash your hands.Amastan
  • Don't neglect to flush, it's a basic courtesy.Amastan
  • You have to jiggle the handle to get it to flush.shekitten
  • The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of flush

as a noun

plural
flushes

as a verb

past tense
flushed
present participle
flushing
third-person singular
flushes
past participle
flushed

as a adjective

comparative
flusher
superlative
flushest