Flush — synonyms, definition

1. flush (a)

blush crimson even flat horizontal lay level parallel pink pinkish plain plane reddening reddish regular rose smooth surfaced uniform unrelieved • • •

2. flush (Noun)

ardour bang bloom blossom blush boot charge crimson efflorescence excitement fever flower fountain freshness geyser glow gush heat heyday hot flash • • •

flush (Noun) — The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.

flush (Noun) — A rosy colour (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health.

flush (Noun) — Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders).

flush (Noun) — A poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit.

flush (Noun) — A sudden pleasurable excitement.

flush (Noun) — A sudden rapid flow (as of water). ex. "he heard the flush of a toilet"

flush (Noun) — Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment, guilt, shame or modesty).

excitement exhilaration flow flowing good health healthiness inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex period period of time physiological reaction poker hand reflex reflex action reflex response symptom time period unconditioned reflex golden age springtide

3. flush (Verb)

bloom clear colour drain empty even out free glow purge redden remove rid scour sluice

flush (Verb) — Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame. ex. "The girl flushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

flush (Verb) — Flow freely. ex. "The garbage flushed down the river"

flush (Verb) — Glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light. ex. "the sky flushed with rosy splendour"

flush (Verb) — Make level or straight. ex. "flush the ground"

flush (Verb) — Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid. ex. "flush the wound with antibiotics"

flush (Verb) — Irrigate with water from a sluice.

flush (Verb) — Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water. ex. "flush the meadows"

change surface color colour course discolor discolour douse dowse drench feed flow glow irrigate rinse rinse off run soak sop souse water flush down grade perfuse strickle strike suffuse wash down

4. flush (Adjective)

affluent loaded moneyed wealthy

flush (Adjective) — Of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane. ex. "a door flush with the wall" ex. "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"

flush (Adjective) — Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value. ex. "a speculator flush with cash"

5. flush (Adverb)

flush (Adverb) — Squarely or solidly. ex. "hit him flush in the face"

flush (Adverb) — In the same plane. ex. "set it flush with the top of the table"