flush
/f ˈləʃ/
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Definition(s):
- (n) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- (n) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- (n) sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- (n) a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- (n) the swift release of a store of affective force
- (n) a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- (n) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- (v) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- (v) flow freely
- (v) glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- (v) make level or straight
- (v) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- (v) irrigate with water from a sluice
- (v) cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- (adj) of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
- (adj) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- (adv) squarely or solidly
- (adv) in the same plane
Usage(s):
- To flush or not to flush.
- Americans have not taken to dual-flush toilets, as they are known, says Toto's New York sales rep, Kurt Raabe, because the early models were substandard.
- The tower will save so-called gray water from washrooms and use it to flush the toilets.
Quotes
- "I've won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one, so I'm delighted to win them all," Lessing said. "It's a royal flush."on Oct 10, 2007 By: Doris Lessing Source: International Herald Tribune
- "Our goal is to literally flush Cocaine down the drain across the nation," said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who announced the company's agreement with his state Monday. "Our main complaint about Cocaine is its name and...on May 7, 2007 By: Richard Blumenthal Source: USA Today
- "I flushed it, and I knew I had to flush it," said Poulter, who used an 8-iron from 169 yards. "So as soon as it left the club, I knew it was going to be pretty good. Obviously the bank on the right-hand side is your friend with that pin...on Apr 10, 2008 By: Ian Poulter Source: Naples Daily News
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