Definition for flush - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	flush4 (flush) Pronunciation: /flʌʃ/ noun Ecology a piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel. Origin: late Middle English (in the sense 'marshy place'): variant of flash²		Search results in the dictionary flush¹ flush² flush³ hot flush ( also hot flash) four flush royal flush More results » More words in this category abyssal alliance botany carbon cycle climax community cosmopolite ecotage ecotoxicology eutrophic halophile hypoxaemia mallee mangrove megafauna persistent organic pollutant precycling stenohaline treeline ungreen Nearby Words fluoroscope fluorosis fluorspar fluoxetine flurried flurry flush ¹ flush ² flush ³ flush ⁴ flushed Flushing fluster flute fluted fluting flutist flutter flutter kick