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flusher

 [fluhsh]   Origin

flush

2   [fluhsh]
adjective
1.
even or level, as with a surface; forming the same plane: The bottom of the window is flush with the floor.
2.
having direct contact; being right next to; immediately adjacent; contiguous: The table was flush against the wall.
3.
well-supplied, as with money; affluent; prosperous: He was feeling flush on payday.
4.
abundant or plentiful, as money.
5.
having a ruddy or reddish color; blushing.
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6.
full of vigor; lusty.
7.
full to overflowing.
8.
Printing. even or level with the right margin (flush right) or the left margin (flush left) of the type page; without an indention.
COLLAPSE
adverb
9.
on the same level; in a straight line; without a change of plane: to be made flush with the top of the table.
10.
in direct contact; squarely: It was set flush against the edge.

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verb (used with object)
11.
to make flush or even.
12.
to improve the nutrition of (a ewe) to bring on optimum physiological conditions for breeding.
verb (used without object)
13.
to send out shoots, as plants in spring.
noun
14.
a fresh growth, as of shoots and leaves.
Origin:
1540–50; perhaps all sense developments of flush1

Related forms
flush·ness, noun
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flush

4   [fluhsh] Cards.
adjective
1.
consisting entirely of cards of one suit: a flush hand.
noun
2.
a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
3.
Pinochle. a meld of ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the trump suit. Compare marriage (def. 8), royal marriage.
Origin:
1520–30; compare French (obsolete) flus, variant of flux flow, flush (compare phrase run of cards) < Latin fluxus flux

flush

1   [fluhsh]
noun
1.
a blush; rosy glow: a flush of embarrassment on his face.
2.
a rushing or overspreading flow, as of water.
3.
a sudden rise of emotion or excitement: a flush of anger.
4.
glowing freshness or vigor: the flush of youth.
5.
hot flush. hot flash.
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6.
a cleansing preparation that acts by flushing: an oil flush for the car's engine.
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verb (used with object)
7.
to redden; cause to blush or glow: Winter air flushed the children's cheeks.
8.
to flood or spray thoroughly with water, as for cleansing purposes: They flushed the wall with water and then scrubbed it down.
9.
to wash out (a sewer, toilet, etc.) by a sudden rush of water.
10.
Metallurgy.
a.
to remove slag from (a blast furnace).
b.
to spray (a coke oven) to cool the gases generated and wash away the ammonia and tars distilled.
11.
to animate or excite; inflame: flushed with success.
verb (used without object)
12.
to blush; redden.
13.
to flow with a rush; flow and spread suddenly.
14.
to operate by flushing; undergo flushing: The toilet won't flush.
Origin:
1540–50; perhaps extended senses of flush3; compare similar phonesthemic elements and meanings of blush, gush, flash

Related forms
flush·a·ble, adjective
flush·er, noun
flush·ing·ly, adverb
flush·ness, noun

Synonyms
3. access, rush, flood, impulse, thrill.

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World English Dictionary
flush1 (flʌʃ)
 
—vb
1.  to blush or cause to blush
2.  to flow or flood or cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
3.  to glow or shine or cause to glow or shine with a rosy colour
4.  to send a volume of water quickly through (a pipe, channel, etc) or into (a toilet) for the purpose of cleansing, emptying, etc
5.  to cause (soluble substances in the soil) to be washed towards the surface, as by the action of underground springs, or (of such substances) to be washed towards the soil surface
6.  (tr; usually passive) to excite or elate
 
—n
7.  a rosy colour, esp in the cheeks; blush
8.  a sudden flow or gush, as of water
9.  a feeling of excitement or elation: the flush of success
10.  early bloom; freshness: the flush of youth
11.  redness of the skin, esp of the face, as from the effects of a fever, alcohol, etc
12.  ecology an area of boggy land fed by ground water
 
—adj
13.  having a ruddy or heightened colour
 
[C16 (in the sense: to gush forth): perhaps from flush³]
 
'flusher1
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

flush
"hand of cards all of one suit," 1529, perhaps from M.Fr. flus (15c.), from O.Fr. flux "a flowing," with the sense of "a run" (of cards), from L. fluxus "flux," from fluere "to flow" (see fluent). The form in Eng. probably was influenced by flush (v.).
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Medical Dictionary

flush 1 (flŭsh)
v. flushed, flush·ing, flush·es

  1. To turn red, as from fever, heat, or strong emotion; blush.

  2. To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water.

n.

  1. An act of cleansing or rinsing with a flow of water.

  2. A reddening of the skin, as with fever, emotion, or exertion.

  3. A brief sensation of heat over all or part of the body.

adj.
Having surfaces in the same plane; even.

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Slang Dictionary

flush definition


  1. mod.
    wealthy; with plenty of money. : Today I am flush. By tomorrow, I'll be broke.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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flusher definition


  1. n.
    a toilet. (Compared to an outhouse.) : I hear they put in a flusher over at the Babbits'.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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