FLUSH

(noun) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
synonyms : blush
She felt a blush warm her cheeks. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
"he heard the flush of a toilet", "there was a little gush of blood", "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
synonyms : gush , outpouring
(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"
synonyms : bang , boot , charge , kick , rush , thrill
(noun) a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
(noun) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
synonyms : bloom , blush , rosiness
The blush on her cheeks was a sign of good health. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
synonyms : hot flash
(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
synonyms : bloom , blossom , efflorescence , flower , heyday , peak , prime
The dahlias and chrysanthemums were in their prime. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
"The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
synonyms : blush , crimson , redden
(verb) cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
"flush the meadows"
(verb) flow freely
"The garbage flushed down the river"
(verb) irrigate with water from a sluice
"sluice the earth"
synonyms : sluice
(verb) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
"flush the wound with antibiotics", "purge the old gas tank"
synonyms : purge , scour
The nurse showed the young interns how to purge a wound with antibiotics to reduce the chances of infection. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) make level or straight
"level the ground"
synonyms : even , even out , level
(verb) glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
"the sky flushed with rosy splendor"
(adverb) squarely or solidly
"hit him flush in the face"
(adverb) in the same plane
"set it flush with the top of the table"
(adj.) of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
"a door flush with the wall", "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"
(adj.) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
"an affluent banker", "a speculator flush with cash", "not merely rich but loaded", "moneyed aristocrats", "wealthy corporations"
synonyms : affluent , loaded , moneyed , wealthy

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