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flush
What does flush mean?
flush (noun): sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce flush?
/flʌʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of flush?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “flush”?
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What does “flush” mean?
an action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change
Not quite: that's what influence means.
a man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse
Not quite: that's what husband means.
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Right! That's what “flush” means.
an organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship
Not quite: that's what league means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “flush”?
place
Not quite: place means something else.
blush
Right!
money
Not quite: money means something else.
house
Not quite: house means something else.
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