1. (

• flower ,
• prime ,
• peak ,
• heyday ,
• bloom ,
• blossom ,
• efflorescence ,
• flush

) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity ;

2. (

• bloom ,
• blush ,
• flush ,
• rosiness

) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health ;

3. (

• hot_flash ,
• flush ,

) sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) ;

4. (

• flush

) a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit ;

5. (

• bang ,
• boot ,
• charge ,
• rush ,
• flush ,
• thrill ,
• kick

) 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" ;

6. (

• flush ,
• gush ,
• outpouring ,

) 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" ;

7. (

• blush ,
• flush

) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) ;

1. (

• blush ,
• crimson ,
• flush ,
• redden

) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" ;

2. (

• flush

) flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" ;

3. (

• flush

) glow or cause to glow with warm color or light; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" ;

4. (

• flush ,
• level ,
• even_out ,
• even

) make level or straight; "level the ground" ;

5. (

• flush ,
• scour ,
• purge ,

) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" ;

6. (

• sluice ,
• flush ,

) irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" ;

7. (

• flush ,

) cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows" ;

1. (

• flush

) of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" ;

2. (

• affluent ,
• flush ,
• loaded ,
• moneyed ,
• wealthy ,
• substantial

) 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"; "a substantial family" ;