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A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

To cause to take flight from concealment.

Example: The hunters flushed the tiger from the canebrake.

To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

Example: A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

Example: Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.

Wealthy or well off.

Example: He just got a bonus so he's flush today.

Short for flush left and right; a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.

Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.

A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.

Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.

Example: the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset

To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

Example: Flush the injury with plenty of water.

Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

Example: The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.

To cause to blush.

A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.