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Flush
Flush Flush, v. t.
To cause by flow; to draw water from, or pour it over or
through (a pond, meadow, sewer, etc.); to cleanse by means of
a rush of water.
Flush
Flush Flush, v. i. (Mining)
(a) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of
water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and
releasing it periodically in a flood.
(b) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines,
with material carried by water, which, after drainage,
constitutes a compact mass.
FlushFlush Flush, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flushed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flushing.] [Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F. fluz
a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to blaze, and E. flash;
perh. influenced by blush. [root]84.]
1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes
into the face.
The flushing noise of many waters. --Boyle.
It flushes violently out of the cock. --Mortimer.
2. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red;
to blush.
3. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. --Milton.
4. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
Flushing from one spray unto another. --W. Browne. FlushFlush Flush, a.
1. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May.
--Shak.
2. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence,
liberal; prodigal.
Lord Strut was not very flush in ready. --Arbuthnot.
3. (Arch. & Mech.) Unbroken or even in surface; on a level
with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface;
as, a flush panel; a flush joint.
4. (Card Playing) Consisting of cards of one suit.
Flush bolt.
(a) A screw bolt whose head is countersunk, so as to be
flush with a surface.
(b) A sliding bolt let into the face or edge of a door, so
as to be flush therewith.
Flush deck. (Naut.) See under Deck, n., 1.
Flush tank, a water tank which can be emptied rapidly for
flushing drainpipes, etc. Flush
Flush Flush, adv.
So as to be level or even.
FlushFlush Flush, n.
1. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of
water for cleansing purposes.
In manner of a wave or flush. --Ray.
2. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame,
modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a
glow.
The flush of angered shame. --Tennyson.
3. Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by
a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a
peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset.
4. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement.
animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy.
5. A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.
6. [From F. or Sp. flux. Cf. Flux.] A hand of cards of the
same suit.
Meaning of Flush from wikipedia
- Look up
flush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Flush may
refer to:
Flush, Kansas, a
community in the
United States Flush cut, a type of cut made with...
- A
flush toilet (also
known as a
flushing toilet,
water closet (WC); see also
toilet names) is a
toilet that
disposes of
human waste (i.e.,
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- A
flush is a hand of
playing cards where all
cards are of the same suit.
There are
different types of
flush,
including straight,
where the
flush is formed...
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Alcohol flush reaction is a
condition in
which a
person develops flushes or
blotches ****ociated with
erythema on the face, neck, shoulders, ears, and in...
- rules, or
under high
rules as part of a five-high
straight or
straight flush.
Suits are not ranked, so
hands that
differ by suit
alone are of
equal rank...
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royal flush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Royal Flush may
refer to:
Royal flush (poker hand), an ace-high
straight flush Royal Flush (game), a...
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flushing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Flushing may
refer to:
Flushing, Netherlands, an
English name for the city of Vlissingen, Netherlands...
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Flushing is to
become markedly red in the face and
often other areas of the skin, from
various physiological conditions.
Flushing is
generally distinguished...
- In
naval architecture, a
flush deck is a ship deck that is
continuous from stem to stern.[citation needed]
Flush decks have been in use
since the times...
- A dual
flush toilet is a
variation of the
flush toilet that uses two
buttons or a
handle mechanism to
flush different amounts of water. The
purpose of...
