Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: flush

'flush'

[flower.n.03] as in: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

'flush'

[bloom.n.04] as in: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

'flush'

[hot_flash.n.01] as in: sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

'flush'

[flush.n.04] as in: a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

'flush'

[bang.n.04] as in: the swift release of a store of affective force

Examples:
they got a great bang out of it
what a boot!
he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
he does it for kicks

'flush'

[flush.n.06] as in: a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

Examples:
he heard the flush of a toilet
there was a little gush of blood
she attacked him with an outpouring of words

'flush'

[blush.n.02] as in: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

'flush'

[blush.v.01] as in: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

Examples:
The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by

'flush'

[flush.v.02] as in: flow freely

Examples:
The garbage flushed down the river

'flush'

[flush.v.03] as in: glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

Examples:
the sky flushed with rosy splendor

'flush'

[flush.v.04] as in: make level or straight

Examples:
level the ground

'flush'

[flush.v.05] as in: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

Examples:
flush the wound with antibiotics
purge the old gas tank

'flush'

[sluice.v.02] as in: irrigate with water from a sluice

Examples:
sluice the earth

'flush'

[flush.v.07] as in: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water

Examples:
flush the meadows

'flush'

[flush.s.01] as in: of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane

Examples:
a door flush with the wall
the bottom of the window is flush with the floor

'flush'

[affluent.s.01] as in: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Examples:
an affluent banker
a speculator flush with cash
not merely rich but loaded
moneyed aristocrats
wealthy corporations

'flush'

[flush.r.01] as in: squarely or solidly

Examples:
hit him flush in the face

'flush'

[flush.r.02] as in: in the same plane

Examples:
set it flush with the top of the table

Origins

					flush (English)
└── flusshen (Middle English (1100-1500))