Flush

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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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