Fever vs. Flush — What's the Difference?

Fever, also referred to as pyrexia, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point. There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using values between 37.2 and 38.3 °C (99.0 and 100.9 °F) in humans.

(of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion

Abnormally high body temperature.

Cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it

Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature.

Drive (a bird, especially a game bird, or an animal) from its cover

A condition of heightened activity or excitement

(of a plant) send out fresh shoots

A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze

Fill in (a joint) level with a surface.

To effect fever in.

A reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion

To be or become feverish.

A sudden rush of intense emotion

A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

An act of cleansing something, especially a toilet, with a sudden flow of water

Any of various diseases.

The action of driving an animal or game bird from its cover

A state of excitement or anxiety.

(in poker or brag) a hand of cards all of the same suit.

(neologism) A group of stingrays.

A piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel.

To put into a fever; to affect with fever.

Completely level or even with another surface

To become fevered.

Having plenty of something, especially money

A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever.

So as to be level or even

Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever.

So as to be directly centred; squarely

To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip.

To turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; blush.

A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

To glow, especially with a reddish color

Intense nervous anticipation;

To flow suddenly and abundantly, as from containment; flood.

To be emptied or cleaned by a rapid flow of water, as a toilet.

To cause to redden or glow.

To excite or elate

To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water

To drive away with a rapid flow of a liquid

To remove or eliminate

To frighten (a game bird, for example) from cover.

To drive or force into the open

To dart out or fly from cover.

A flooding flow or rush, as of water.

The act of cleaning or rinsing by or as if by flushing.

A blush or glow

A reddening of the skin, as with fever, emotion, or exertion.

A brief sensation of heat over all or part of the body.

A rush of strong feeling

A state of great vigor or development.

A hand in which all the cards are of the same suit but not in numerical sequence, ranked above a straight and below a full house in poker.

A bird or flock of birds that has been frightened from cover.

So as to be even, in one plane, or aligned with a margin.

Squarely or solidly

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

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.

(computing) The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.

A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.

Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.

A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

(skiing) A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.

(poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.

(transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.

(intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.

(transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

(intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.

(transitive) To cause to blush.

To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.

(transitive) To excite, inflame.

To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.

To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.

To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.

To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

(masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.

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.

(mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.

To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

Wealthy or well off.

(typography) nodot=1: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.

Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.

Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.

Suddenly and completely.

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.

To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush.

To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.

To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.

To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement.

To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood.

To excite; to animate; to stir.

To cause to start, as a hunter a bird.

To cause to flow; to draw water from, or pour it over or through (a pond, meadow, sewer, etc.); to cleanse by means of a rush of water.

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.

A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.

A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.

Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset.

A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy.

A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.

A hand of cards, all of the same suit; - especially significant in poker, where five cards of the same suit constitute a flush, which beats a straight but is beaten by a full house or four of a kind.

Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.

Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.

Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint.

Consisting of cards of one suit.

So as to be level or even.

The period of greatest prosperity or productivity

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

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

A poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

The swift release of a store of affective force;

A sudden rapid flow (as of water);

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

Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame;

Flow freely;

Make level or straight;

Polish and make shiny;

Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid;

Irrigate with water from a sluice;

Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water;

Of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane;

Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value;

Squarely or solidly;

In the same plane;