flush

/ˈflʌʃ/ · noun

Meaning

A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.
To cause to take flight from concealment.
To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
Wealthy or well off.
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.
A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
To cause to blush.
To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
To excite, inflame.
A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

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