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(n) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
(n) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
(n) sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
(n) a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
(n) the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
(n) a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
(n) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
(r) squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face"
(r) in the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table"
(s) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"
(v) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
(v) flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river"
(v) make level or straight; "level the ground"
(v) polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
(v) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
(v) irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"
(v) cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"

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