flushes
Definitions
Noun
- 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)
Verb
- Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- Flow freely
- Glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- Make level or straight
- Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- Irrigate with water from a sluice
- Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "flushes".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "flushes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flush | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | flashes | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | flushed | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | flourishes | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | fuses | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | rushes | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | pushes | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | lashes | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | blushes | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | flusters | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | flashers | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | ushers | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tushes | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pluses | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | lusher | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | gushes | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | fusses | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | flutes | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | flumes | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | flukes | 1 | 0 |
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Words That Precede
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "flushes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flashes | 2 | 9 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 14
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 18
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Stormwater Management Technologies: Hydrant Flushing & Chlorination
Nov 5, 2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov)
Nov 5, 2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov)
Research revealing how the brain flushes waste named STAT Madness Editors’ Pick
Apr 7, 2026 statnews.com
Apr 7, 2026 statnews.com

