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flushes

/ˈflʌʃɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.
  2. To cause to take flight from concealment.
  3. To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
  4. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
  5. Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
  6. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
  7. Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
  8. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
  9. To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
  10. Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
  11. To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
  12. To cause to blush.
  13. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
  14. To excite, inflame.
  15. A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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