Flushed

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In calicoprinting, spread beyond the limits of the pattern: said of a color.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of flush.
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  • adjective. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
  • adjective. having the pinkish flush of health
  • Word Usage
    "The next year, hunting the same bottom, another bird (maybe the same one; who knows?) flushed from the very same hole."
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    elated  
    Equivalent
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    blushed  brushed  crushed  gushed  hushed  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ablaze  afire  ardent  baking  beaming  
    verb-stem
    flush