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FLUSH

(noun, adverb, adj.sat, verb, adj.)
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There are 23 meanings of the word Flush.

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Flush - as a noun

The period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bloom9blossom11efflorescence23flower12heyday16peak10prime9
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
period9period of timetime period
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bloom9blush10rosiness8

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
hot flash

A poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

The swift release of a store of affective force

Example: "They got a great bang out of it"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
boot6charge12kick14rush7thrill9

A sudden rapid flow (as of water)

Example: "He heard the flush of a toilet"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
gush8outpouring13
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
flow10flowing14
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blush10

Flush - as an adverb

Squarely or solidly

Example: "Hit him flush in the face"

In the same plane

Example: "Set it flush with the top of the table"

Flush - as an adjective satellite

Of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane

Example: "A door flush with the wall"

Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Example: "An affluent banker"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
affluent14loaded8moneyed13substantial13wealthy16

Flush - as a verb

Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

Example: "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blush10crimson11redden8

Cause to flow through something

Example: "The garbage flushed down the river"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
course8feed8flow10run3
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

Example: "The sky flushed with rosy splendor"

Make level or straight

Example: "Level the ground"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
even7even outlevel8
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
change surface
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

Example: "Flush the wound with antibiotics"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
purge8scour7

Irrigate with water from a sluice

Example: "Sluice the earth"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
sluice8

Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water

Example: "Flush the meadows"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
irrigate9water8
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Flush - as an adjective

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

Example: "Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface."

Wealthy or well off.

Example: "He just got a bonus so he's flush today."

Short for flush left and right; a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.

Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.

Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.

Example Sentences

"I heard the sound of a flush coming from the bathroom."
"He won the poker game with a royal flush."
"She felt a flush of embarrassment spread across her face."
"The toilet wouldn't flush, so we had to call a plumber."
"The sudden flush of success overwhelmed him."
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Word Game Points

Is FLUSH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, flush is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

FLUSH has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.

Is FLUSH a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, flush is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
FLUSH has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.

Is FLUSH a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, flush is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
FLUSH has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.

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