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
noun, as in a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
noun, as in a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
noun, as in sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
noun, as in sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
verb, as in rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
verb, as in irrigate with water from a 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
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What does flush mean?18
noun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
the swift release of a store of affective force“they got a great bang out of it”
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
a sudden rapid flow (as of water)“he heard the flush of a toilet”
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
adjective
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value“an affluent banker”
of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane“a door flush with the wall”
verb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame“The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by”
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 through something“The garbage flushed down the river”
glow or cause to glow with warm color or light“the sky flushed with rosy splendor”
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water“flush the meadows”
adverb
squarely or solidly“hit him flush in the face”
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
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