flush

1. v. i. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face. Source: opted

2. v. i. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush. Source: opted

3. v. i. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow. Source: opted

4. v. i. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird. Source: opted

5. v. t. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement. Source: opted

7. v. t. To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood. Source: opted

8. v. t. To excite; to animate; to stir. Source: opted

9. v. t. To cause to start, as a hunter a bird. Source: opted

10. n. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes. Source: opted

11. n. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow. Source: opted

12. n. 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. Source: opted

13. n. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy. Source: opted

14. n. A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed. Source: opted

15. n. A hand of cards of the same suit. Source: opted

16. a. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright. Source: opted

17. a. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal. Source: opted

18. a. Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint. Source: opted

19. a. Consisting of cards of one suit. Source: opted

20. adv. So as to be level or even. Source: opted

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