Meaning
- (noun) A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.
- (verb) To cause to take flight from concealment. “The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake.”
- (verb) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover. “A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.”
- (noun) A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- (noun) Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
- (noun) A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- (noun) 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”
- (noun) A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc. “a flush of joy”
- (verb) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid. “Flush the injury with plenty of water.”
- (verb) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- (verb) 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.”
- (verb) To cause to blush.
Synonyms
Letter breakdown
- Flushes contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
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Reader questions
What does Flushes mean?
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.
How many letters are in Flushes?
Flushes has 7 letters.
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