flush

Fetched 2026-10-27 (live).

Synonyms: lush, flesh, plush, blush, flash, frush, slush, flosh, aflush, fluish, flus

Antonyms: lush, flesh, plush, blush, flash, frush, slush, flosh, aflush, fluish, flus

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Noun

1. A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.

Verb

1. To cause to take flight from concealment.
   • The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.
2. To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
   • A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.

Adjective

1. Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
   • Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.
2. Wealthy or well off.
   • He just got a bonus so he's flush today.
3. Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
4. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
5. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.

Adverb

1. Suddenly and completely.
   • I landed flush on the couch.

Noun

1. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
2. Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
3. The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
4. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
5. Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
   • the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset
6. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
   • a flush of joy
7. A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.

Verb

1. To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
   • Flush the injury with plenty of water.
2. Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
3. To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
   • The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.
4. To cause to blush.
5. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
   • to flush the meadows
6. To excite, inflame.
7. To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
   • There must be somebody home: I just heard the toilet flushing.
8. To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
9. To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
   • flush to disk
10. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
    • Blood flushes into the face.
11. To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
12. To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
13. To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
14. To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
15. To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
16. To move, shift or align to one side.

Noun

1. A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.

Noun

1. A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

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