Adjective : The bottom of the window is flush with the floor. ,The table was flush against the wall. ,He was feeling flush on payday. From Dictionary.com.
Adverb : to be made flush with the top of the table. ,It was set flush against the edge. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to flush a woodcock. From Dictionary.com.
Lord John's transparent skin flushed up to his white hair. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
She rotates on the spot, eyes wild, face flushed from the ovens heat. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel] Reference
His face flushed from the drug and a mad grin spread across his features. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Then her damp, dull skin flushed suddenly to a warm glory, and she began to stammer. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of the Soldier] Reference
Diuretic properties of caffeine cause potassium and other minerals to be flushed from the body. From Wordnik.com. [Sara Lee to Source More Sustainable Coffee] Reference
She called the flushed, bowing director to her box, and publicly thanked him for the pleasure he had given. From Wordnik.com. [The Man from Brodney's] Reference
His expression flushed to the point of incandescence, young Amalric took the shield across his own shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Collins went 17-for-41 for 178 yards and an interception in the Denver end zone after being flushed from the pocket. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Scores] Reference
Three to four times a week if flushed, which is rarely. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall] Reference
A term flushed down the toilet along with shame for too many people. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Health care reform protesters mock man carrying sign saying he has Parkinson’s disease.] Reference
I’d say see ‘drhunt’ but he was flushed from the threads last evening. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Confused Karl Rove Falsely Accuses Obama Of Having ‘A Little Bit Of Confusion’ About Stimulus Jobs Numbers] Reference
The "flushed" effect comes from the dilated blood vessels. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Flashes] Reference
"You look kind of flushed like, sir, and you need it.". From Wordnik.com. [Looking Backward 2000-1887] Reference
It would almost be as though we had "flushed" the Pentagon. From Wordnik.com. [iToot Stream] Reference
"The boy kind of flushed but I didn't let on I noticed. From Wordnik.com. [Green Valley] Reference
"flushed" then the next intellectual came on and said he wished he could punch me!. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The other, flushed and fit, is waiting to save her. From Wordnik.com. [Risking Life To Give Life] Reference
His career is in the toilet and the GOP gets flushed. From Wordnik.com. [Conventional Wisdom Watch] Reference
(Psycho was the first film to show a toilet being flushed.). From Wordnik.com. [The Mother of All Horror Films] Reference
Roberts flushed, turned to her boyfriend and told him she'd been dissed. From Wordnik.com. [He's The Boss] Reference
Charles made the sign of the cross as he straightened; his face looked flushed. From Wordnik.com. [The Day England Cried] Reference
Some women appear flushed; many experience rapid heartbeat and a rush of anxiety. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Flashes] Reference
"Vladimir Vladimirovich!" barks an older man with a flushed face and tousled gray hair. From Wordnik.com. [Russian Road Trip] Reference
The spill occurred at high tide and then was flushed out of the bay over the next 12 to 23 hours. From Wordnik.com. [A Nasty Spill] Reference
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