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flush

adjective

of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"
Similar: even
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"
Synonyms: affluent, loaded, moneyed, wealthy Similar: rich

noun

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Synonyms: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, heyday, peak, prime
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Synonyms: bloom, blush, rosiness
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
Synonyms: hot flash
a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
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"
Synonyms: bang, boot, charge, kick, rush, thrill
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"
Synonyms: gush, outpouring
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Synonyms: blush

adverb

verb

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
Synonyms: blush, crimson, redden
flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river"
make level or straight; "level the ground"
Synonyms: even, even out, level
polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
Synonyms: buff, burnish, furbish
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
Synonyms: purge, scour
irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"
Synonyms: sluice
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"