Flushes

/ˈflʌʃɪz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters

Definition of Flushes

verb

  1. To cause to take flight from concealment.

    "The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake."

  2. To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

    "A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth."

noun

  1. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
  2. Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
  3. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
  4. Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.

    "the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset"

  5. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

    "a flush of joy"

verb

  1. To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

    "Flush the injury with plenty of water."

  2. Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
  3. To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

    "The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion."

  4. To cause to blush.
  5. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.

    "to flush the meadows"

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

blush