- flush´er
- flush1 «fluhsh», verb, noun.–v.i.1. to become red suddenly; blush; glow: »
Her face flushed when they laughed at her.
SYNONYM(S): redden.2. to rush suddenly; flow rapidly: »Embarrassment caused the blood to flush to her cheeks.
3. (of a plant) to send out shoots.–v.t.2. a) to send a sudden rush of water over or through: »The city streets were flushed every night to make them clean.
b) to empty out; drain: »to flush water from flooded land, to flush the stomach of a poisoned person.
3. to make joyful and proud; excite: »The team was flushed with its first victory. Armies flushed with conquest (Joseph Addison).
–n.1. a rosy glow or blush: »The flush of sunrise was on the clouds.
2. a sudden rush; rapid flow.3. the action of draining water: »Don't dump ashes in the toilet; every flush uses 5 to 8 gallons (New York Times).
4. an excited condition or feeling, especially as in a sudden rush of joyous pride: »in the flush of victory.
SYNONYM(S): elation, thrill.5. a) a sudden, fresh growth: »April brought the first flush of grass.
b) a tender young shoot of a tea plant.7. a fit of feeling very hot.flush2 «fluhsh», adjective, adverb, verb.–adj.1. a) even; level; in the same plane: »The edge of the new shelf must be flush with the old one. The column of a newspaper page is flush.
b) having a flat surface all on one level: »a flush deck of a ship.
2. well supplied; having plenty: »The rich man was always flush with money. The banks still are far from flush with funds (Wall Street Journal).
5. prosperous: »If times ever again come smooth and flush with me (Washington Irving).
8. full of vigor; lusty.–adv.–v.t.to make even; level.╂[perhaps special use of flush1]flush3 «fluhsh», verb, noun.–v.i.to fly or start up suddenly: »The bird flushed from its cover under the bush.
–v.t.1. to cause to fly or start up suddenly: »The hunter's dog flushed a partridge in the woods.
2. to bring out of hiding; dig up: »Four bewildered shepherd boys [were] flushed from the caves (Newsweek). The government troops have…to flush out snipers (London Times).
–n.1. the act of flushing.2. a flushed bird or flock of birds.╂[Middle English flusshen; origin uncertain]–flush´er, noun.flush4 «fluhsh», noun, adjective.–n.a hand of cards all of one suit. In poker, a flush is next above a straight and next below a full house.–adj.consisting of cards of one suit.╂[origin uncertain. Compare Old French flus or flux a flowing (in sense of “run”), learned borrowing < Latin flūxus; see etym. under flux. (Cf. ↑flux)]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
