flush

flush

noun

Definition of FLUSH

1

a rosy appearance (of the cheeks) <looked for a flush on her cheeks as evidence of a fever>

Synonyms blush, color, flush

Related Words brightness, brilliance, glow; pinkness, reddishness, redness, rosiness, ruddiness, sanguineness

Near Antonyms paleness, pallidness, pallor, pastiness, wanness, whiteness; greenishness, greenness, sallowness

2

a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement <was in the flush of his youth>

Synonyms blossom, florescence, floruit, flower, flush, heyday, high noon, prime, salad days, springtime

Related Words autumn, Indian summer; blooming, blossoming, efflorescence, flowering; acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith; glory, grandeur, splendor; belle epoque (or belle {eacute}poque), golden age, silver age; comeback, recovery, revivial

Near Antonyms decay, decline, downfall; bottom, nadir; shriveling (or shrivelling), wilting, withering

3

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling <a flush of patriotic pride>

Synonyms agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, flare-up, flash, flush, gale, gush, gust, paroxysm, spasm, storm

Related Words blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum; ecstasy, rapture, transport; delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor