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Difference Between Flush and Plush

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Flush

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

Plush

Plush (from French peluche) is a textile having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet. Its softness of feel gave rise to the adjective "plush" to describe something soft or luxurious, which was extended to describe luxury accommodation, or something rich and full.Originally the pile of plush consisted of mohair or worsted yarn, but now silk by itself or with a cotton backing is used for plush, the distinction from velvet being found in the longer and less dense pile of plush.

Flush

Cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it
The nurse flushed out the catheter
She flushed the loo

Plush

A rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or a combination of these, with a long, soft nap
Plush upholstery

Flush

Drive (a bird, especially a game bird, or an animal) from its cover
The grouse were flushed from the woods

Plush

Richly luxurious and expensive
A plush Mayfair flat
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Flush

(of a plant) send out fresh shoots
The plant had started to flush by late March

Plush

A fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, or other material, having a thick deep pile.

Flush

Fill in (a joint) level with a surface.

Plush

Made of or covered with plush.

Flush

A reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion
A flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks

Plush

Luxurious.
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Flush

A sudden rush of intense emotion
I was carried away in a flush of enthusiasm

Plush

(UK) Very extravagant.

Flush

An act of cleansing something, especially a toilet, with a sudden flow of water
An old-fashioned toilet uses six or seven gallons a flush

Plush

(UK) Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious.
They lived in a plush apartment complex.

Flush

The action of driving an animal or game bird from its cover
Labradors retrieve the birds after the flush

Plush

Having a soft, fluffy exterior.
This plush toy is so cute and soft - I want it!

Flush

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

Plush

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

Flush

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

Plush

A plush toy.

Flush

Completely level or even with another surface
The gates are flush with the adjoining fencing

Plush

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

Flush

Having plenty of something, especially money
The banks are flush with funds

Plush

A fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet

Flush

So as to be level or even
The screw must fit flush with the surface

Plush

Characterized by extravagance and profusion;
A lavish buffet
A lucullan feast

Flush

So as to be directly centred; squarely
Hodson caught him flush on the jaw with a straight right

Flush

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

Flush

To glow, especially with a reddish color
The sky flushed pink at dawn.

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

To cause to redden or glow.

Flush

To excite or elate
The team was flushed with the success of victory.

Flush

To clean, rinse, or empty with a rapid flow of a liquid, especially water
Flush a toilet.
Flush a wound with iodine.

Flush

To drive away with a rapid flow of a liquid
Flush debris from a pipe.

Flush

To remove or eliminate
"The weakness in demand and productivity will at least ... flush out some of the inflation premium that has been built into interest rates" (Fortune).

Flush

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

Flush

To drive or force into the open
The police fired tear gas to flush out the terrorists.

Flush

To dart out or fly from cover.

Flush

A flooding flow or rush, as of water.

Flush

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

Flush

A blush or glow
"here and there a flush of red on the lip of a little cloud" (Willa Cather).

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

A rush of strong feeling
A flush of pride.

Flush

A state of great vigor or development.

Flush

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.

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

Squarely or solidly
The ball hit him flush on the face.

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

(transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.

Flush

(intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.

Flush

(transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
Flush the injury with plenty of water.

Flush

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

Flush

(intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.

Flush

(transitive) To cause to blush.

Flush

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

Flush

(transitive) To excite, inflame.

Flush

To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
There must be somebody home: I just heard the toilet flushing.

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
Blood flushes into the face.

Flush

To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.

Flush

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

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.

Flush

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

Flush

To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet

Flush

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.

Flush

Wealthy or well off.
He just got a bonus so he's flush today.

Flush

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

Flush

Full of vigour; fresh; glowing; bright.

Flush

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

Flush

Suddenly and completely.
I landed flush on the couch.

Flush

To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.
The flushing noise of many waters.
It flushes violently out of the cock.

Flush

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

Flush

To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed.

Flush

To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
Flushing from one spray unto another.

Flush

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.

Flush

To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement.
Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.
Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose,Flushing his brow.

Flush

To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood.
How faintly flushed. how phantom fair,Was Monte Rosa, hanging there!

Flush

To excite; to animate; to stir.
Such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition.

Flush

To cause to start, as a hunter a bird.

Flush

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.

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.

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

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.

Flush

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

Flush

A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.

Flush

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.

Flush

Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May.

Flush

Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal.
Lord Strut was not very flush in ready.

Flush

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

Flush

Consisting of cards of one suit.

Flush

So as to be level or even.

Flush

The period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

A poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

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

Flush

Flow freely;
The garbage flushed down the river

Flush

Make level or straight;
Level the ground

Flush

Polish and make shiny;
Buff the wooden floors
Buff my shoes

Flush

Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid;
Flush the wound with antibiotics
Purge the old gas tank

Flush

Irrigate with water from a sluice;
Sluice the earth

Flush

Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water;
Flush the meadows

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

Flush

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

Flush

Squarely or solidly;
Hit him flush in the face

Flush

In the same plane;
Set it flush with the top of the table

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