Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [fluhsh]
- /flʌʃ/
- /flʌʃt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fluhsh]
- /flʌʃ/
Definitions of flushed word
- noun flushed a flushed bird or flock of birds. 1
- verb with object flushed to rouse and cause to start up or fly off: to flush a woodcock. 1
- verb without object flushed to fly out or start up suddenly. 1
- adjective flushed even or level, as with a surface; forming the same plane: The bottom of the window is flush with the floor. 1
- adjective flushed having direct contact; being right next to; immediately adjacent; contiguous: The table was flush against the wall. 1
- adjective flushed well-supplied, as with money; affluent; prosperous: He was feeling flush on payday. 1
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Origin of flushed
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; perhaps extended senses of flush3; compare similar phonesthemic elements and meanings of blush, gush, flash
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flushed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flushed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flushed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flushed
adj flushed
- rosy — pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- blushing — to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
- intoxicated — Archaic. intoxicated.
- crimson — Something that is crimson is deep red in colour.
adjective flushed
- red-faced — having a red face.
- glowing — incandescent.
- embarrassed — Feeling or showing embarrassment.
- elated — Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
- enthused — Past participle of enthuse.
noun flushed
- infrared — the part of the invisible spectrum that is contiguous to the red end of the visible spectrum and that comprises electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths from 800 nm to 1 mm.
- garnet — Henry Highland, 1815–82, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist.
- fuchsia — a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers.
- claret — Claret is a type of French red wine.
- bittersweet — If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones.
Antonyms for flushed
adj flushed
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- pallid — pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- sad — Systems Analysis Definition
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
Top questions with flushed
- what does flushed mean?
- sink gurgles when toilet flushed?
- toilet leaking at base when flushed?
- toilet leaking from bottom of tank when flushed?
- toilet bubbling when flushed?
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