Flushing

/ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters
Definition of Flushing

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."

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"

Anagrams of Flushing

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "flushing":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "flushing" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Flushing"

Flushing is a 8-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "flushing" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Flushing" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "flushing" is a high-scoring word.