flush (
http://definr.com/flush)
adj 1: 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" [syn:
flush(p)]
2: 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" [syn:
affluent,
loaded,
moneyed,
wealthy]
n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn:
flower,
prime,
peak,
heyday,
bloom,
blossom,
efflorescence]
2: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of
good health [syn:
bloom,
blush,
rosiness]
3: sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause
and some mental disorders) [syn:
hot flash]
4: a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for
kicks" [syn:
bang,
boot,
charge,
rush,
thrill,
kick]
6: 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" [syn:
gush,
outpouring]
7: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt
or shame or modesty) [syn:
blush]
adv 1: squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face"
2: in the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table"
v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed
when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn:
blush,
crimson,
redden]
2: flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river"
3: polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my
shoes" [syn:
buff,
burnish,
furbish]
4: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with
antibiotics" [syn:
scour]
5: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn:
sluice]
6: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the
meadows"