flush : Idioms & Phrases

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Flush bolt

  • . (a) A screw bolt whose head is countersunk, so as to be flush with a surface. (b) A sliding bolt let into the face or edge of a door, so as to be flush therewith.
Webster 1913

Flush deck

  • . (Naut.) See under Deck, n., 1.
Webster 1913

flush down

  • verb flow freely
    wash down.
    • The body washed down the river
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flush it

  • verb fail to get a passing grade
    fail; bomb; flunk.
    • She studied hard but failed nevertheless
    • Did I fail the test?
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Flush tank

  • a water tank which can be emptied rapidly for flushing drainpipes, etc.
Webster 1913

flush toilet

  • noun a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
    lavatory.
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flush-seamed

  • adjective satellite laid edge to edge (not overlapping)
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four flush

  • noun the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
    bluff.
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four-flusher

  • noun a person who tries to bluff other people
    bluffer.
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high-flushed

High"-flushed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Elated. Young.
Webster 1913

royal flush

  • noun a poker hand with the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 all in the same suit
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straight flush

  • noun a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit
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To flush a joints

  • (Masonry), to fill them in; to point the level; to make them flush.
Webster 1913