flush

(Tiếng Anh)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
2. (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

Adj

1. Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
2. Wealthy or well off.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
4. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
5. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.

Adv

Suddenly and completely.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
2. (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
3. (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
4. (transitive) To cause to blush.
5. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
6. (transitive) To excite, inflame.
7. (intransitive) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
8. (transitive) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
9. (transitive) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
10. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
11. To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
12. To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
13. (intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
14. To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
15. (intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
16. (Singapore) To move, shift or align to one side.

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈflʌʃ/

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

Được thừa hưởng từ Tiếng Anh Trung cổ: flusshen

Có liên quan đến Tiếng Anh Trung cổ: flasshen

Có liên quan đến Tiếng Đức: flutschen

In summary

From Middle English flusshen, fluschen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle English flasshen, flasschen, flaschen, see flash; or a Middle English blend of flowen (“to flow”) + guschen (“to gush”). Compare Saterland Frisian flutskje, German Low German flutschen, German flutschen.

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blush

😊

redden

colour

level

glow

color

sluice

bloom

even

redness

douche

burn

go red

fly up

flat

scour

soar

rinse

color

affluent

colour

even out

wealthy

crimson

bang

turn red

take wing

boot

👢

snug

blushing

blossom

🌼

rosiness

clean

purge

profuse

rush

start

outpouring

charge

peak

irrigate

inundate

kick

leach

loaded

moneyed

gush

heyday

kindle

plump