Flush vs. Plush — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Flush and Plush
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Definitions
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➦
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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