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Flush

/ˈflʌʃ/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Flush"

noun

1
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees etc.

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."

🔄 Synonyms of "Flush"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
bangnoun	A sudden percussive noise.
affluentnoun	Someone who is wealthy.
richnoun	Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
primenoun	First in importance, degree, or rank.
thrillnoun	(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
efflorescencenoun	(botany) The production of flowers.
buffnoun	Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
blossomnoun	(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
crimsonnoun	A deep, slightly bluish red.
rushnoun	A sudden forward motion.
scournoun	(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
peaknoun	The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
blushnoun	(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
burnishverb	(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
loaded	(colloquial) Possessing great wealth.
kickverb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
gushnoun	(intransitive, also figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
sluicenoun	An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
heydaynoun	A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
outpouringnoun	The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
rosinessnoun	The quality of being rosy.
inflammationnoun	(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
flowernoun	A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
furbishverb	To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flush"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
flowernoun	A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
buffnoun	Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
blossomnoun	(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
bloomnoun	(uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
rushnoun	A sudden forward motion.
rosinessnoun	The quality of being rosy.
blushnoun	(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
rednessnoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.
reddenverb	(intransitive) To become red or redder.
crimsonnoun	A deep, slightly bluish red.
scournoun	(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
burnishverb	(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
furbishverb	To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.
inflammationnoun	(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.
gushnoun	(intransitive, also figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
outpouringnoun	The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
efflorescencenoun	(botany) The production of flowers.
bangnoun	A sudden percussive noise.
sluicenoun	An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
kickverb	(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.