1. Verb
To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.
2. Verb
To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush.
3. Verb
To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
4. Verb
To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
5. Verb
To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.
6. Verb
To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement.
7. Verb
To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood.
8. Verb
To excite; to animate; to stir.
9. Verb
To cause to start, as a hunter a bird.
10. Noun
A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
11. Noun
A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
12. Noun
Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset.
13. Noun
A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy.
14. Noun
A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.
15. Noun
A hand of cards of the same suit.
16. Adjective
Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
17. Adjective
Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
18. Adjective
Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint.
19. Adjective
Consisting of cards of one suit.
20. Adverb
So as to be level or even.
21. Noun
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
22. Noun
the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
23. Noun
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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