FLUSH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
   Synonym(s)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reflex (what does reflex mean?)
   • instinctive reflex (what does instinctive reflex mean?)
   • innate reflex (what does innate reflex mean?)
   • inborn reflex (what does inborn reflex mean?)
   • unconditioned reflex (what does unconditioned reflex mean?)
   • physiological reaction (what does physiological reaction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • crimson (what does crimson mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • redden (what does redden mean?)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • crimson (what does crimson mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • redden (what does redden mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
   Synonym(s)
   • gush (what does gush mean?)
   • outpouring (what does outpouring mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he heard the flush of a toilet
   • there was a little gush of blood
   • she attacked him with an outpouring of words
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • flowing (what does flowing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • springtide (what does springtide mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spurt (what does spurt mean?)
   • spirt (what does spirt mean?)
   • gush (what does gush mean?)
   • spout (what does spout mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • sluice (what does sluice mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the swift release of a store of affective force
   Synonym(s)
   • bang (what does bang mean?)
   • boot (what does boot mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • kick (what does kick mean?)
   • rush (what does rush mean?)
   • thrill (what does thrill mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they got a great bang out of it
   • what a boot!
   • he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
   • he does it for kicks
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exhilaration (what does exhilaration mean?)
   • excitement (what does excitement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • exhilarate (what does exhilarate mean?)
   • inebriate (what does inebriate mean?)
   • thrill (what does thrill mean?)
   • exalt (what does exalt mean?)
   • beatify (what does beatify mean?)
   • thrill (what does thrill mean?)
   • tickle (what does tickle mean?)
   • vibrate (what does vibrate mean?)
   • thrill (what does thrill mean?)
   • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
   • rouse (what does rouse mean?)
   • turn on (what does turn on mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • commove (what does commove mean?)
   • excite (what does excite mean?)
   • charge up (what does charge up mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • poker hand (what does poker hand mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
   Synonym(s)
   • bloom (what does bloom mean?)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • rosiness (what does rosiness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • good health (what does good health mean?)
   • healthiness (what does healthiness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • crimson (what does crimson mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • redden (what does redden mean?)
6. Meaning
   • sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
   Synonym(s)
   • hot flash (what does hot flash mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • symptom (what does symptom mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
   Synonym(s)
   • bloom (what does bloom mean?)
   • blossom (what does blossom mean?)
   • efflorescence (what does efflorescence mean?)
   • flower (what does flower mean?)
   • heyday (what does heyday mean?)
   • peak (what does peak mean?)
   • prime (what does prime mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • time period (what does time period mean?)
   • period of time (what does period of time mean?)
   • period (what does period mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • golden age (what does golden age mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • blossom (what does blossom mean?)
   • blossom out (what does blossom out mean?)
   • blossom forth (what does blossom forth mean?)
   • unfold (what does unfold mean?)

FLUSH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
   Synonym(s)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • crimson (what does crimson mean?)
   • redden (what does redden mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discolor (what does discolor mean?)
   • discolour (what does discolour mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bloom (what does bloom mean?)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • rosiness (what does rosiness mean?)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • crimson (what does crimson mean?)
   • ruby (what does ruby mean?)
   • deep red (what does deep red mean?)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • blushing mushroom (what does blushing mushroom mean?)
   • blusher (what does blusher mean?)
   • Amanita rubescens (what does Amanita rubescens mean?)
   • rouge (what does rouge mean?)
   • paint (what does paint mean?)
   • blusher (what does blusher mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
   Usage Example(s)
   • flush the meadows
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • water (what does water mean?)
   • irrigate (what does irrigate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • suffuse (what does suffuse mean?)
   • perfuse (what does perfuse mean?)
   • perfuse (what does perfuse mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • feed (what does feed mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • gush (what does gush mean?)
   • outpouring (what does outpouring mean?)
3. Meaning
   • flow freely
   Usage Example(s)
   • The garbage flushed down the river
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • feed (what does feed mean?)
   • course (what does course mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • wash down (what does wash down mean?)
   • flush down (what does flush down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • gush (what does gush mean?)
   • outpouring (what does outpouring mean?)
4. Meaning
   • irrigate with water from a sluice
   Synonym(s)
   • sluice (what does sluice mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • sluice the earth
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • drench (what does drench mean?)
   • douse (what does douse mean?)
   • dowse (what does dowse mean?)
   • soak (what does soak mean?)
   • sop (what does sop mean?)
   • souse (what does souse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • gush (what does gush mean?)
   • outpouring (what does outpouring mean?)
   • sluice (what does sluice mean?)
   • sluiceway (what does sluiceway mean?)
   • penstock (what does penstock mean?)
5. Meaning
   • rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flush the wound with antibiotics
   • purge the old gas tank
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rinse (what does rinse mean?)
   • rinse off (what does rinse off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • purge (what does purge mean?)
   • purging (what does purging mean?)
   • scour (what does scour mean?)
6. Meaning
   • polish and make shiny
   Synonym(s)
   • buff (what does buff mean?)
   • burnish (what does burnish mean?)
   • furbish (what does furbish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • buff the wooden floors
   • buff my shoes
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   • smooth (what does smooth mean?)
   • smoothen (what does smoothen mean?)
   • shine (what does shine mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • polish (what does polish mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • glossiness (what does glossiness mean?)
   • burnish (what does burnish mean?)
   • buff (what does buff mean?)
   • buffer (what does buffer mean?)
   • buff (what does buff mean?)
   • buffer (what does buffer mean?)
   • buffer (what does buffer mean?)
   • polisher (what does polisher mean?)
7. Meaning
   • make level or straight
   Synonym(s)
   • even (what does even mean?)
   • even out (what does even out mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • level the ground
   Hypernyms(s) flush is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change surface (what does change surface mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • grade (what does grade mean?)
   • strickle (what does strickle mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   • spirit level (what does spirit level mean?)
   • leveler (what does leveler mean?)
   • leveller (what does leveller mean?)
   • leveler (what does leveler mean?)
   • leveller (what does leveller mean?)

FLUSH as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
   Synonym(s)
   • affluent (what does affluent mean?)
   • loaded (what does loaded mean?)
   • moneyed (what does moneyed mean?)
   • wealthy (what does wealthy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an affluent banker
   • a speculator flush with cash
   • not merely rich but loaded
   • moneyed aristocrats
   • wealthy corporations
   Similar To
   • rich (what does rich mean?)

FLUSH as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • squarely or solidly
   Usage Example(s)
   • hit him flush in the face
2. Meaning
   • in the same plane
   Usage Example(s)
   • set it flush with the top of the table