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Textual thesaurus for "flush"

(adj) wealthy, moneyed, affluent, loaded

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

an affluent banker; a speculator flush with cash; not merely rich but loaded; moneyed aristocrats; wealthy corporations


(noun) blush

sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)


(noun) gush, outpouring

a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

he heard the flush of a toilet; there was a little gush of blood; she attacked him with an outpouring of words


(noun) kick, boot, charge, bang, thrill, rush

the swift release of a store of affective force

they got a great bang out of it; what a boot!; he got a quick rush from injecting heroin; he does it for kicks


(noun) bloom, blush, rosiness

a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health


(noun) hot flash

sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)


(noun) peak, prime, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, heyday, flower

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity


(verb) crimson, redden, blush

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by


(verb) sluice

irrigate with water from a sluice

sluice the earth


(verb) scour, purge

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

flush the wound with antibiotics; purge the old gas tank


(verb) level, even, even out

make level or straight

level the ground