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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.
EXPANDhot flush. hot flash.
6.
COLLAPSEa cleansing preparation that acts by flushing: an oil flush for the car's engine.
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.
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Hot flush
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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.
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hot flash
noun
a sudden, temporary sensation of heat experienced by some women during menopause.
Also called hot flush.
Origin:
1905–10
1905–10
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World English Dictionary
| hot flush or (US) hot flash | |
| —n | |
| a sudden unpleasant hot feeling in the skin, caused by endocrine imbalance, esp experienced by women at menopause | |
| hot flash or (US) hot flash | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
flush 1 (flŭsh)
v. flushed, flush·ing, flush·es
To turn red, as from fever, heat, or strong emotion; blush.
To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water.
An act of cleansing or rinsing with a flow of water.
A reddening of the skin, as with fever, emotion, or exertion.
A brief sensation of heat over all or part of the body.
Having surfaces in the same plane; even.
hot flash n.
A sudden, brief sensation of heat, often over the entire body, caused by a transient dilation of the blood vessels of the skin and experienced by some menopausal women. Also called hot flush.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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