flush

1 of 2

adjective

1

a

: of a ruddy healthy color

b

: full of life and vigor : lusty

2

a

: filled to overflowing

streams flush with the spring runoff

b

informal : having a large amount of money

feeling flush

a company that's flush with cash/money

3

informal : readily available : abundant

4

a

: having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface

flush paneling

b

: directly abutting or immediately adjacent: such as

(1)

: set even with an edge of a type page or column : having no indention

(2)

: arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly

flushness noun

flushness

2 of 2

noun

flush·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being flush

especially : possession of abundant funds

Synonyms of flush

Adjective

• tanned
• red
• glowing
• flushed
• ruddy
• warm
• rosy
• blooming

Examples of flush in a Sentence

Adjective

He just got paid and he was feeling flush.

was flushed after getting out of the hot bath

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

While a camera is present, the lenses are flush with the construction. —Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Any break below this area could spell doom and see shares flush out to the $80 level. —Jay Woods, CNBC, 28 May 2026

Low-flying aircraft repeatedly flush wildlife from resting areas, despite Federal Aviation Administration regulations intended to minimize disruption. —Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026

The Times also identified social media accounts believed to be used by one of the shooters who idolized school shootings, the white nationalism movement and neo-Nazi terrorism, and were flush with memes from the online far-right extremist community. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

and Noun

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing flush

• four-flush
• in the (first) flush of
• royal flush
• straight flush

Rhymes for flush

• blush
• brush
• crush
• gush
• hush
• lush
• mush
• plush
• shush
• slush
• thrush
• airbrush

Kids Definition

flush

1 of 5 verb

ˈfləsh 

: to take flight or cause to take flight suddenly

flushed several quail

flush

2 of 5 noun

1

: a sudden flow (as of water)

2

: a sudden increase (as of emotion)

a flush of triumph

3

a

: blush entry 2 sense 2

b

: a fresh and vigorous state

the flush of youth

4

: a brief sensation of heat

flush

3 of 5 verb

1

: blush entry 1 sense 1

2

: to pour liquid over or through

especially : to wash out with a rush of liquid

flush a toilet

3

: inflame sense 2, excite

flushed with pride

4

: to make red or hot

flush

4 of 5 adjective

1

a

: of a healthy reddish color

b

: full of life and vigor : lusty

2

a

: filled to overflowing

b

informal : well supplied especially with money

3

a

: having an unbroken surface

flush paneling

b

: even with the neighboring surface

a river flush with the top of its bank

flushness noun

flush

5 of 5 adverb

1

: so as to be flush

2

: so as to make solid contact

a blow flush on the chin

Etymology

Verb

Middle English flusshen "to fly up suddenly"

Noun

perhaps from Latin fluxus, "flow," from fluere "to flow" — related to fluid

Medical Definition

flush

1 of 2 noun

ˈfləsh 

: a transitory sensation of extreme heat (as in response to some drugs or in some physiological states)

menopausal flushes

flush

2 of 2 intransitive verb

: to blush or become suddenly suffused with color due to vasodilation

transitive verb

: to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid

the newly sewn incision is flushed with saline

—Don Gold